N2548S, a Robinson R22 Beta operated by Hillsboro aviation crashed Friday night. The two on board didn’t suffer any injuries as a result of the incident. It is being reported that the helicopter lost power at around 40′ AGL and tipped over on its side upon landing. Check out the bending on the rotors! This [...]
The string of tragic events in the helicopter world continued today with an R22 crash in Spokane, Washington. The pilot was the sole occupant of the Robinson aircraft when it crashed into someone’s backyard east of Felts Field. Articles were reporting that it was a student at the controls and that it was registered to [...]
Choppajock is back with another excellent R22 mustering video out of Australia. This time he is using a camera mounted to sunglasses for a great first person view of the action. Like previous videos, he also has some externally mounted cameras as well. Skip to the 3min mark to see how small of a spot [...]
The kind people over at Guidance Helicopters will be having a benefit to raise money for an injured Marine on May 29th. They plan to offer rides for $40 at the Prescott Airport from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on that Saturday. Michael Martinez, the beneficiary of this event, was injured in Afghanistan when an [...]
A Robinson R22 Beta II operated by Mountain Ridge Helicopters suffered an engine failure around 6 p.m. on Sunday. An instructor and student were on board at the time and were flying at an altitude of 1,500 ft. They performed an auto-rotation in to a field located in the Bud Phelps Wildlife Management Area near [...]
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 [...]
