Many consider helicopters of this style to be death traps but we all can’t afford a new 500E now can we? Swisscopter has obtained their FAA certification for a one-man, hydrogen powered, tip-jet helicopter called the Dragonfly DF1. Due to large demand, the first ones will be auctioned off with details coming soon on how [...]
UTAH – According to a recent FAA preliminary report, a University of Utah Airmed helicopter had a bird strike over the weekend. N407UH, a 1999 Bell 407 made contact with a bird that hit the windscreen while taking off. There were three on board so likely no patient and nobody was injured. Damage was listed [...]
SCOTLAND – In what must be an embarrassing move, a Royal Air Force Super Puma helicopter ran out of fuel during a training exercise today. The aircraft was only carrying 27 minutes worth of fuel for what was supposed to be a 20 minute flight. They were navigating by following a road when they managed [...]
A feature on power line work using N138TX, a 1979 MD500D operated by Air2. Air2 has five 500D helicopters and a 500E registered to them. I thought the livery looked familiar, this is the second time an Air2 helicopter has made the cut for Worth Watching. The previous video was actually my second entry which [...]
According to a new FAA preliminary report, a 1991 Robinson R22 Beta II ditched in the water off Miami Beach yesterday. It was being operated by boatpix.com and doing aerial photography for a fishing tournament at the time. The two on board reported a popping sound and then a loss of power. Despite attempts made [...]
One of the Sikorsky S76 helicopters operated by Ornge (yeah that is how they spell it) in Canada had a close call on Friday. Just before 7 a.m. a car slammed in to the back of a tractor-trailer prompting a medevac flight to be called. The patient died at the scene and therefore wasn’t loaded [...]
