Fleet Upgrades To G500H Glass Panels Complete At Guidance Aviation Prescott, AZ., January 13, 2015 – Garmin G500H glass panels have been installed in the Guidance Aviation helicopter fleet. Last year, the primary helicopter flight training organization with flight operations in Prescott, Arizona and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, announced their decision to upgrade their aircraft. Now, … Continued
ADS-B – Gains in Safety and Situational Awareness What is ADS-B ? If you’re a student helicopter pilot just starting at one of Guidance Aviation’s helicopter pilot schools in Arizona or Louisiana, you may have viewed ADS-B info via the Guidance Aviation mobile APP or web portal “MY GA”. ADS-B stands for Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast and … Continued
2014 was an awesome year and was once again wrapped up nicely as Santa delivered Christmas cheer to Yavapai Exceptional Industries (YEI!). This was the third consecutive year that Santa has called on Guidance Aviation and their red helicopter fleet to deliver the bearded winter wonder and all his frosty friendliness to the incredible people at … Continued
Agenda for New Student Helicopter Aviation Orientation Orientation for new students entering the Yavapai College helicopter aviation program will take place Thursday, January 8, 2015, 8:15am at the CTEC Campus, Room 198-D, 220 Ruger Road, Prescott, AZ 86301. The Schedule is as follows: 8:15am – 8:45am: Dean John Morgan, CTE Introduction to Yavapai College and … Continued
Robert Ardy, CFI-I, USAF Veteran, shares vectors to becoming a professional helicopter pilot [CAREER UPDATE 2-10-15: Rob Ardy starts new career flying helicopters for utility company. Congrats Rob!!!] Considering himself one of the “old guys” at work, Robert Ardy, CFI-I, 34, is a United States Air Force Veteran, former Police Officer, and now a Certificated … Continued
Navy and Army Veteran Ryan Shaw is Rescued Out of a Fixed Darkness by an SH-60 Seahawk and Brought Into The Light of Vertical Flight As many little dudes do at 8 years of age, Ryan Shaw would daydream for countless hours of being a big dude fighter pilot as he stared at his Navy … Continued
Take The Tour Then Get Your Rotor On at Baton Rouge Community College Check out the new Baton Rouge Community College (BRCC) Campus Tour Video with Kyle Guidry, BRCC helicopter flight student. The video takes you through the overall layout of the campus, classroom facilities, gymnasium, and library where Guidry gets “shusshed”… Check out the … Continued
Video of The Week – Smooth Operators Get It Done This week’s HELI-YEAH Video of The Week is of a confined space landing. Guidance Aviation helicopter flight instructors show us how it’s done. The tune “Smooth Operator” should be playing in the background on this one – hah!
Making It Look All Too Easy, Son of The South and U.S. Air Force Veteran, F-16 Mechanic Jumps Feet First Into Helicopters Born in the Big Easy and raised in Lafourche Parish, Kyle Guidry spent his days growing up in a small oil and fishing area just south of New Orleans. After enlisting in the … Continued
Best Job In The World is Flying Helicopters The best job in the world is flying helicopters, according to Jay Van Wagenen, graduate of the Guidance Aviation professional helicopter pilot program. Wagenen is now a professional helicopter pilot for ERA Helicopters in the Gulf of Mexico. Wagenen discusses how his training at Guidance Aviation prepared … Continued