Bell Helicopter facility will create 115 jobs and invest $11.4 million in equipment and tooling; State will fund new hangar at Lafayette Regional Airport Lafayette, LA – December 10, 2013 –Today, Gov. Bobby Jindal and Bell Helicopter CEO John Garrison announced the company will build its new SLS helicopter line at Lafayette Regional Airport, leading … Continued
“Funner Than Shopping, Roller Coasters, Staying Home From School, Recess!” Wait for it, wait for it…Moment 2:06 says it all in this video as a youngster describes her ride in a helicopter! Guidance Aviation provided helicopter rides to the public during the 2013 Yavapai Fair. Helicopters, fuel, ground personnel, and pilots were donated for the event … Continued
GoPro Bomb Squad member and US Military Veteran, Neil Amonson, and his adrenaline junkie buddies jump from helicopters, defy gravity, and wow crowds for a living. Check out the video and full story as reported in Yahoo News by ABC News. Neil and his base jumping buddies hang off the skids of a helicopter at … Continued
True Grit. That’s what you need to succeed as a helicopter pilot. As you struggle with the books, massive amounts of new information, work, and personal time while wondering if you can do this helicopter pilot thing, thinking, “I can’t keep up… The others seem to be doing this so much more easily…I am just … Continued
Focusing on the person AND the pilot, Guidance Aviation creates unique opportunities for both its helicopter flight instructors and students. The mission is to improve lifestyles surrounding the flight operations while embedding both instructors and students pilots in real world flight scenarios and environments which will enrich their learning experiences and provide them the knowledge … Continued
2014 Spring semester application deadline for Helicopter flight school, Prescott, Arizona flight operations, is December 1, 2013. For more information, please contact Mr. Robert Short, Student Services Manager, Guidance Aviation. Direct, Toll Free: 866-535-5770 Email Inquiries: www.guidance.aero/contact Applicant News CLICK HERE
Situational Awareness Is Just as Important During The Interview as It Is in Flight We hear it all the time while training as newbie pilots, career aviators, and during recurrent training: “Stay Ahead of the Aircraft”. One of our tasks in the cockpit is to mitigate risk by constantly analyzing new information as it becomes … Continued
Powerless, Helicopter Pilot Autorotates to One Knee and Finds Power Again in the Word “YES!” Ben Lewis, CFI-I, Guidance Aviation, thought he was going to surprise his girlfriend with “THE RING” in December, but The Power of Love and a small ring box with contents of pure crystallized carbon and an infinite form of gold was … Continued
Helicopter Pilot Careers driven by Gulf Region’s Off-Shore Oil and Gas Operator Demand for more Transportation to Off-Shore Rigs Helicopters pilot careers are being driven by a strong demand for new helicopters in the Gulf of Mexico. As off-shore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico increase production, they require more off-shore helicopter … Continued
Guidance Aviation Director of Maintenance, US Army Veteran, Jason Kidd, Awarded Maintenance Technician of the Year for the State of Arizona, 2014, Moves on to National FAA Awards Competition Mr. Jason Kidd, Director of Maintenance, Guidance Aviation of Prescott, Arizona and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was awarded the FAA’s Maintenance Technician of the Year, 2014, for the State … Continued