10-May-2010Source: DART Helicopter Services
Kent, WA, May 10, 2010 — A new Geneva Aviation digital audio system (P139-HD) is getting high marks from Airborne Law Enforcement Services (ABLE) pilots and maintenance personnel. The fully certified system is available through Geneva’s parent company DART Helicopter Services (DHS). ABLE is a joint venture of the Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, and Santa... Read more
4-May-2010Source: Nercury News
The helicopter was helping on a robbery search in the south Sacramento area on Friday night when witnesses reported seeing people on the roof of a middle school.... Read more
28-Apr-2010Source: Fire Dept News Network
The Upland Fire Department in San Bernardino County, California recently introduced a new critical care air ambulance service through a public/private partnership with REACH Air Medical Services. This partnership is only one of two of its kind in the United States.... Read more
24-Apr-2010Source: Hollister Freelance
The Hollister base’s opening – it would be Calstar’s 11th in the state – has been delayed before. Calstar’s original plan was to have the base open by April 2009, but because of the economy it postponed the completion to later in the summer. Nearly a year later, the project remains incomplete.... Read more
23-Apr-2010Source: Hiller Aviation Museum
How old were you when you got bit by the rotor wing bug? Was it when you started walking and could point to the sky at that strange thing suspended in the air? Or was it your retirement present to yourself to become a helicopter pilot? Or are you somewhere in the middle? Doesn’t matter,... Read more
21-Apr-2010Source: Ventura County Star
Channel Island Helicopters, which currently operates out of the Oxnard Airport, wanted to lease harbor land near Anchors Way to offer tours one weekend a month and raise its profile, but “it wasn’t the right fit,†Harbormaster Scott Miller said Tuesday.... Read more
20-Apr-2010Source: Merced Sun Star
For the first time, helicopters are landing at a Merced hospital, practicing for when Mercy Medical Center opens a new hospital on May 2nd... Read more
15-Apr-2010Source: Noozhawk
“This newer generation camera will allow us to see even farther at night than before,†said Senior Deputy and pilot George DeLuca. “It will definitely have an impact on our lifesaving abilities when we work with the sheriff’s volunteer Search and Rescue Team”... Read more
14-Apr-2010Source: Ventura County Star
The distinctive yellow and blue helicopters of the Ventura County Sheriff’s Air Unit fly about 900 missions a year, and a volunteer from the Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Medical Team is on board for almost every one... Read more
26-Mar-2010Source: Justice News Flash
This refers to the accident of Bell 206 N5016U – see HeliHub.com accident page here... Read more
25-Mar-2010Source: NBC San Diego
On Thursday, Martz contacted NBCSanDiego to say that he had passed his “helicopter pilots license test today with the FAA. I am back and fully licensed.”... Read more
22-Mar-2010Source: Orange County Register
Due to budget cuts, Huntington Beach has decreased its flight time to 40 hours from 60, saving about $108,000. Anaheim has cut their hours to 45 from 60, reducing costs by $311,000, and the Sheriff’s Department slashed its air time in half – from five hours a day to two and a half, saving $700,000.... Read more
22-Mar-2010Source: Pasadena Independent
Executives from MD Helicopters presented a key to the new helicopter to Pasadena Mayor Bill Bogaard during a brief afternoon ceremony introducing the public to the new member of Pasadena PD.... Read more
21-Mar-2010Source: Press-Enterprise
Riverside Community Hospital has been the only trauma center south of San Francisco without a helicopter landing pad, hospital officials said, but no longer.... Read more
14-Mar-2010Source: Mid-Continent Instruments
VAN NUYS, Calif. — Mid-Continent Instruments – West now has the capability to reach international customers without delays. Bryan Miner, in his role as Chief Inspector, is the latest unit member of the company’s Organizational Designation Authorization (ODA). Miner is authorized to issue export airworthiness approvals for Class II products shipped overseas on behalf of... Read more
13-Mar-2010Source: CALSTAR
California Shock Trauma Air Rescue (CALSTAR) has announced the appointment of Louie R. Bell, current Director of Flight Operations, to a new post as Director of Risk and Safety Management. Bell assumes his new duties July 1, 2010. The new position will report directly to the President and CEO, and will oversee all aspects of... Read more
12-Mar-2010Source: Orange County Register
Council members suggested taking closer looks at the Airborne Law Enforcement Services program, which provides helicopter policing services primarily in Newport Beach, Costa Mesa and Santa Ana.... Read more
5-Mar-2010Source: CALSTAR
McClellan, Calif. – California Shock Trauma Air Rescue (CALSTAR), a nonprofit air ambulance service, has appointed a new Chief Financial Officer. Mark A. Vincenzini was formerly the CFO for International Business Systems in Folsom, CA. Vincenzini assumed his new duties March 1st. He replaces current CFO Lynn Malmstrom, who was recently promoted to CEO following... Read more
2-Mar-2010Source: San Diego News Network
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved $1.1M for refurbishing a sheriff’s helicopter that has been grounded since October. Board Chairwoman Pam Slater-Price said a new helicopter would cost $2.5M.... Read more
24-Feb-2010Source: The Californian
CEO Joseph F. Cook, a 22-year veteran of the organization, will retire at the end of March.... Read more
22-Feb-2010Source: Daily News
After 35 years of fighting fires in this city, first from the ground then as a helicopter pilot for 28 of those years, Dale Gant retired Friday.... Read more
17-Feb-2010Source: Lassen County Times
Mountain Lifeflight’s newest aircraft, an AStar 350 B3 helicopter, Mountain Lifeflight 5 went into service at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 7, bringing its first patient to Banner Lassen Medical Center.... Read more
17-Feb-2010Source: Lassen County Times
Mountain Lifeflight’s newest aircraft, an AStar 350 B3 helicopter, Mountain Lifeflight 5 went into service at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 7, bringing its first patient to Banner Lassen Medical Center.... Read more
13-Feb-2010Source: San Bernardino Sun
The Eurocopter Astar B3 emergency medical services helicopter was added to Mercy Air’s fleet recently and is operating out of its Hesperia location.... Read more
1-Feb-2010Source: Elite Helicopter Tours
Just because the holidays are over doesn’t mean the giving spirit has ended at Los Angeles-based helicopter tour company Elite Helicopter Tours (‘http://www.elitehelicoptertours.com/‘). Elite Helicopter Tours is donating multiple helicopter rides to various global and local charities – the American Red Cross and the Lyon Herron Foundation. – The Los Angeles scenic helicopter tour donated... Read more
31-Jan-2010Source: AIN
American Eurocopter said it will close its company-owned and -operated Long Beach, Calif. service center by the end of June.... Read more
27-Jan-2010Source: News 10 ABC
Placer County District Attorney’s Office spokesman Art Campos said Jamie Allen Downie, 35, pleaded guilty to two felony charges of discharging a laser at an aircraft.... Read more
15-Jan-2010Source: Visalia Times-Delta
he Kaweah Delta Hospital Foundation and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., won the grant to finance the project, according to a news release... Read more
15-Jan-2010
The city entered into a contract with REACH Air Medical Services in June 2009 to operate a medical aircraft at no cost to the city, according to city officials.... Read more
5-Jan-2010
Three biologists with the California Department of Fish and Game and a contract pilot were killed Tuesday when their helicopter clipped a power line and crashed while they were surveying deer. Killed in the accident were Fresno DFG colleagues Clu Cotter, 48, an associate biologist; Kevin O’Connor, 40, a biologist supervisor; and Tom Stolberg, 31,... Read more
30-Dec-2009
OnDemandHeli has announced that it is purchasing two new Agusta AW109S Grand in addition to its existing fleet of 3 Agusta 109E. It focuses on providing its clients with the safest, most comfortable, and VIP-style service possible.... Read more
18-Dec-2009Source: Helinet
Helinet Aviation Services announced today the launch of Helinet Technologies, a new division that formally consolidates the firm’s long-standing aerial surveillance solutions business into its own group within the company.... Read more
12-Dec-2009Source: Mail Tribune
San Diego Gas and Electric, which has leased an Erickson S-64E aircrane helicopter dubbed “The Incredible Hulk,” will take delivery of a new helicopter sometime in the spring.... Read more
7-Dec-2009Source: Vertical
Lynn D. Malmstrom, a senior executive with more than 30 years of management experience, has been hired as the Chief Financial Officer of California Shock Trauma Air Rescue (CALSTAR).... Read more
3-Dec-2009Source: Group 3 Aviation
Group 3 Aviation Inc., an FAA & VA Approved Part 141 flight training facility and Part 135 charter service operating from the Van Nuys Airport (VNY), recently announced the grand opening of its new pilot housing.... Read more
1-Dec-2009Source: KPBS
Due to the continuing wildfire threat, San Diego-area emergency crews will have access to a large water-dropping aircraft until mid-December, a fire department spokesman said... Read more
28-Nov-2009Source: Washington Post
A medical helicopter that crashed this month in the dark hills north of Reno, Nev., killing three, lacked safety features recommended for years by federal experts, including night vision equipment and a system to warn the crew when the aircraft was too close to obstacles or the ground.... Read more
20-Nov-2009Source: Merced Sun-Star
Sheriff’s officials announced their plans this month to add a 1973 UH-1H Bell Helicopter to the department’s aviation unit. The Huey is a donation from the California Emergency Management Agency... Read more
12-Nov-2009Source: NBC
The battle over whether San Francisco General Hospital should be equipped with a helipad to save lives could come down to a ritzy fundraiser.... Read more
9-Nov-2009Source: UTV Weekly
REACH and the Bureau of Land Management were showing off a new helipad in Glamis near the Glamis Beach Store... Read more
30-Oct-2009Source: Sutter Medical Center
The Sutter Medical Center Castro Valley project reached another major milestone with the official opening of the newly relocated helicopter landing site today.The site received approval for use following the final state permit inspection earlier this week by the CalTrans Division of Aeronautics.... Read more
28-Oct-2009Source: Sacramento Police
The Sacramento Police Department has added some features at www.sacpd.org to help you find out what the police are doing. With the addition of daily logs, helicopter location information, Facebook, and twitter we hope to keep the community more informed.... Read more
23-Oct-2009Source: Vertical
MD Helicopters, Inc (MDHI) will have a booth at this year’s Air Medical Transport Conference (AMTC) and will have on display the latest California Shock Trauma Air Rescue (CALSTAR) MD Explorer.... Read more
20-Oct-2009Source: Turbomeca
Turbomeca USA has taken a new approach to servicing its customers by giving them what they want, more choices. We are proud to announce the first four Service Centers in our Network marking the beginning of many Turbomeca approved Service Centers to come.... Read more
15-Oct-2009Source: Monterey Herald
A bid by Sheriff Mike Kanalakis to get the county to underwrite the purchase of a law enforcement helicopter was grounded Tuesday. Kanalakis was hoping the Board of Supervisors would agree to guarantee about $660,000 in backup funding for a used Robinson R-44 helicopter if a hoped-for federal Homeland Security grant for the purchase doesn’t... Read more
13-Oct-2009
Leading Edge Aviation (LEA), a Bend, Oregon based helicopter company, has partnered with Heli Tahoe to provide aircraft and pilot services in Lake Tahoe, CA.... Read more
11-Oct-2009Source: The Californian
The move comes just nine months after the board killed the program because of budget problems, and as Sheriff Mike Kanalakis’ challenger for re-election seeks to make it a campaign issue.... Read more
11-Oct-2009Source: Orange County Register
Sixteen months after the decision to order the night-vision technology, the equipment is ready. The helicopter crews are trained. But they remain tucked in at night in the midst of fire season.... Read more
9-Oct-2009Source: San Diego Union-Tribune
The massive chopper, an S64E Helitanker, can scoop and dump up to 2,650 gallons of water per trip. It will be controlled by city fire officials but be available to fight blazes throughout the county during the next two months.... Read more
18-Sep-2009Source: Visalia Times Delta
With the approval by the Tulare City Council, the city’s Police Department entered into an agreement with Blue Sky Aviation for helicopter support. Six other departments in the county joined the agreement.... Read more
14-Sep-2009Source: Erickson Air-Crane
Four of Erickson’s Helitankers are flying long hours battling the large “Station Fire” consuming homes and forcing thousands of evacuations. In previous weeks, they have already helped put out wildfires in Washington State, Oregon, Utah, Greece, and British Columbia and will soon be to Australia for the bushfire season that is soon approaching.... Read more
14-Sep-2009Source: Valley Chronicle
Fire Chief Matt Shobert proposed to the City Council this week that the city build a helipad behind Station 4 at Hemet-Ryan Airport and lease it and quarters for a the three-person crew that mans the emergency helicopter.... Read more
14-Sep-2009
14-Sep-09 N796SH Robinson R22 El Toro, US-California... Read more
10-Sep-2009Source: Monterey Herald
Emergency trauma helicopter service in Monterey County could go out to competitive bid at the beginning of next year, county Emergency Medical Services Agency Director Tom Lynch said Tuesday.... Read more
9-Sep-2009Source: Vertical
Aerial firefighting companies from as far away as Atlanta are working with ground forces to contain the devastating Station Fire still sweeping Los Angeles County. The fire has scorched more than157,220 acres or 246 square miles to date.... Read more
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