A joint-military investigation into the mid-air collision that killed nine people last October has put a lot of focus on the Navy air traffic controllers based in Coronado. The original story from VTOLblog can be read here: <link> The investigation has ultimately concluded that no misconduct had occurred and like many of these incidents, it [...]
I’m in awe looking at this incredible display of flying skills. The story begins when a 15-year-old girl was hiking near the Skokomish River with four of her brothers. She slipped and fell 60 feet down to the river but survived the fall. One of her brothers managed to get her out of the water [...]
One of Japan’s Coast Guard helicopters struck power lines today and crashed into the waters off Sanagi Island. There were five people on board at the time. Four are confirmed dead and the fifth person is currently missing. The helicopter took off from Hiroshima at around 1:45 p.m. for a routine patrol mission. It was [...]
Two Nevada Department of Wildlife workers and Tuff, the dog, have the National Guard to thank for rescuing them from the wilderness a few weeks ago. The two men, part of a group of five, were doing fish habitat assessments and population surveys when one of them became ill due to the heat. Three of [...]
The pilots of an Apache helicopter were involved in a training exercise on Sunday when they encountered an emergency on board. It isn’t clear what went wrong but they elected to land immediately in the first area they could. That area was by Estridge Road in Kershaw, North Carolina. No injuries were reported but the [...]
