A 2002 Robinson R22 registered to G&S Helicopters (N324GS) was involved in an unbelievable incident Saturday. Here are the sequence of events: The pilot of the aircraft had to make an emergency landing around 2:30 pm due to unknown problems with the helicopter. He elected to land in the Indian Key State Park which is [...]
The murder of four police officers in Pierce County, Washington prompted the local channel 5 news helicopter to head to the scene for aerial coverage. It isn’t entirely clear from the details in the article what they did wrong but the police aren’t happy. Several times during their investigation they contacted the news agency asking [...]
Paradigm Helicopters, located in Houston, Texas has added a new A-star to their fleet. They are involved in an array of services including aerial photography, tours, surveying and instruction (including turbine transition.) One of their most interesting tour flights involves their “U-Fly Police Missions” package. You’ll get to fly around Houston answering actual police calls, [...]
Typical Christmas decorations entail your standard hoofed animals covered in lights dragging around an obese man. Sometimes you see an infant with adoring fans hunched over a manger flanked by enormous candy canes. It has all been done far too many times so I encourage and support anyone that wants to change it up a [...]
I hope everyone has a safe turkey day. Here’s a video of 101 turkeys being dropped from a helicopter:
Swiss pilot Yves Rossy strapped four jet engines to his back and attempted to fly across the Strait of Gibraltar today. He jumped out of a plane at 6,500ft while over the Moroccan coast which is about 25 miles from his destination in Southern Spain. His plan was to maintain around 130 mph with 30 [...]
