Medevac pilot’s got talent
Having returned from deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan, US medevac pilot Chief Warrant Officer William ‘Scott’ Anderson has made his bid for fame by appearing on television show America’s got talent....
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Prince William fully operational SAR pilot
Flight Lieutenant Wales, as Prince William is known in the UK Royal Air Force (RAF), has graduated from his search and rescue (SAR) training course at RAF Valley in Anglesey, Wales. He has now joined C...
View ArticleNEMSPA gathering NPRM feedback
The US National Emergency Medical Services Pilots Association (NEMSPA) is gathering feedback from helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) pilots on proposed regulations that it says could be the...
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Tail rotor shreds phone line
Canada’s Transportation Safety Board (TSB) has said it will not be conducting any further investigation into an incident that involved a BC Air Ambulance helicopter clipping a telephone line in Pitt...
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NEMSPA unveils med pilots’ credo
The US National EMS Pilots Association (NEMSPA) unveiled its ‘Professional Air Medical Pilots Credo’ at the Air Medical Transport Conference. The Association said the credo was created in direct...
View ArticleFlt Lt Wales to head to Falklands
British royal pilot Flt Lt Wales, as Prince William is known in the UK Royal Air Force, is to be posted to the Falkland Islands for six weeks from next February on a routine deployment as a search and...
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USCG report on July 2010 crash
Although the US Coast Guard (USCG) dismissed charges of negligent homicide, dereliction of duty and destruction of government property against Lt Lance Leone in early March, a final report released by...
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Politicians join campaign to reinstate suspended beef pilot
VIDEO: A campaign to reinstate a coastguard helicopter pilot from Shetland who was suspended after detouring to pick up a consignment of beef has received the support of local politicians. read more
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First rooftop heliport for Department of Defense
The US Department of Defense (DOD) dedicated the its first rooftop heliport in May San Antonio, Texas, in conjunction with heliport consulting firm HeliExperts International. read more
View ArticleNo major injuries in 118 helicopter crash
VIDEO: The two crew members who were onboard an air ambulance that crashed in woodland near Morbegno, Italy, on 21 July both survived the incident with no serious injuries, according to reports. The...
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London's Air Ambulance helicopter walk-through
VIDEO: In a new video released by London’s Air Ambulance in the UK, pilot Neil Jeffers explains the safety features of the charity’s helicopter, including how its NOTAR tail works. Video: read more
View ArticleFormer HEMS pilot dies in London crash
On 16 January, a helicopter flying over central London, UK, collided with a crane on top of a building alongside the Thames at around 08:00 hrs. The pilot, Captain Pete Barnes, was the only person...
View ArticleRAF pilot battles whiteout to rescue pregnant woman
With extreme weather conditions affecting most of the country, UK Royal Air Force (RAF) search and rescue (SAR) teams reported having had a busy weekend recently. RAF SAR units were assigned nine...
View ArticleUSCG releases final report on 2010 helicopter crash
A loss of situational awareness by the pilot and a failure to take control of the aircraft by the copilot are the primary factors that caused the crash of a US Coast Guard (USCG) MH-60 Jayhawk...
View ArticleNTSB crash report calls for cell phone clamp down
A pilot’s decision to depart on a mission despite a critically low fuel level, as well as his inability to perform a crucial flight manoeuver following the engine flameout from fuel exhaustion, was...
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