HAI’s Salute to Excellence Awards Dinner is HELI-EXPO’s premier event Chris Horton, CFI-I, Manager of Flight Operations for Guidance Aviation of Prescott, AZ. and Baton Rouge, LA., was honored at the HAI HELI-EXPO® Awards Dinner, Wednesday evening, February 26, 2014. The Honorable Deborah Hersman, Chairman of the National Transporation Safety Board (NTSB) and keynote speaker of … Continued
Mickey’s got nothing on HELI-EXPO 2014 The aircraft have arrived at this year’s HELI-EXPO, taking place at the Anaheim Convention Center, adjacent to Disneyland. For pilots, industry professionals, and enthusiasts, the convention center has been transformed into the rotorcraft industry’s Magic Kingdom, complete with manufacturers, service providers, and flight schools. It truly is “The Happiest … Continued
Time To Kiss Some Glass! As Robinson Helicopters announces the introduction of glass instrument panels and advanced avionics for the R22, R44, and R66’s, Guidance Aviation of Prescott, Arizona and Baton Rouge, Louisiana is upgrading its fleet with Garmin G500H glass panels. “We decided a while back to invest in fleet upgrades that would better represent industry … Continued
30 Year US Army Veteran and Former Exec Director of Louisiana Dept. of Veteran Affairs to Address Baton Rouge Community College – Guidance Aviation Flight Students Col. Joey Strickland, a 30 year Veteran of the US Army, is set to address the Baton Rouge Community College helicopter flight students during the BRCC – Guidance Aviation … Continued
Air Methods, with the largest EMS helicopter fleet in the United States, has acquired Blue Hawaiian Helicopters for an unknown sum. It is reported that Blue Hawaiian Helicopters operates on five islands in Hawaii and maintains a fleet of 24 Eurocopters (EC 130’s and EC350’s). David and Patti Chevalier founded Blue Hawaiian in 1985. Today, … Continued
Helicopters and mountain biking are the passions of Israel Tilman, semi-pro mountain biker and helicopter flight student at Guidance Aviation. Tilman is one of the many helicopter flight students taking advantage of Guidance Aviation’s unique program which blends student activities outside the classroom with actual flight training. Mountain biking, Rally Racing, and Wakeboarding are great examples … Continued
DARPA’s VTOL X-Plane project has taken off as Sikorsky Aircraft Company and Aurora Flight Sciences have both won contracts for Phase I of the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) [www.darpa.mil] experimental VTOL program . The four year, $130 million project goal is to develop an experimental aircraft that flies faster than 300kts, has a … 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
The Helicopter careers and jobs front remains strong. Recently, Jay Van Wagenen, ERA Pilot and Guidance Aviation helicopter pilot school graduate, flying in the Gulf of Mexico, visited our Baton Rouge flight operations and proudly showed off his AgustaWestland 109E Power. In the video below, Jay discusses his experience flying professionally with ERA and what he learned … Continued
Pic courtesy of Kelton Rochelle, Technician Asst.,Prescott Wing and Rotor They make metal fly. Airframe and Powerplant technicians (A&P’s) of the helicopter world are the unsung heroes of helicopter aviation. Without them, helicopter pilots, crews, instructor pilots, and student pilots would never leave the pad or worse: drop like rocks while in flight. How is … Continued