9-Sep-2009Source: CBS13
Balltazar Valladares, 30, pleaded guilty in June to shining a high-powered green laser at a Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department helicopter on March 16, 2009. The helicopter was searching for a suspect who had shined a green laser at a Southwest Airlines flight that was landing at the Sacramento International Airport two hours earlier.... Read more
8-Sep-2009Source: San Diego Gas & Electric
Press conference to introduce Wildfire Strike Team and to announce details on new firefighting helicopter that are part of SDG&E’s Community Fire Safety Program for 2009. SDG&E will also outline its progress to date on steps taken to improve power line safety, especially during fire season... Read more
4-Sep-2009Source: Press Enterprise
Corona 1, the Corona Police Department crime-fighting helicopter, has a price of $900,000 after City Council members voted unanimously to sell it at their council meeting Wednesday. The city had paid about $950,000 for it in 2002, according to a city staff report.... Read more
4-Sep-2009
4-Sep-09 Bell OH-58 Redding Municipal Airport, US-California... Read more
3-Sep-2009
3-Sep-09 N8631X Robinson R44 Torrance, US-California... Read more
2-Sep-2009Source: Avionews
Barbara K. Robinson, ex-wife of the founder of Robinson Helicopters, died at 53 after 12 years of fight against cancer. In 2005 she had founded the “Robinson breast cancer research fund”, initially financed with US$3 million... Read more
2-Sep-2009Source: Vertical
The summer of 2009 has been another season fighting inferno for Erickson Air-Crane, manufacturer of the world-renowned Helitanker and heavy-lift helicopters... Read more
2-Sep-2009Source: Vertical
Sandel Avionics announced it will begin flight testing as scheduled on October 20, 2009, at Corporate Helicopters of San Diego, CA, for its revolutionary HTAWS (helicopter terrain awareness and warning system)... Read more
1-Sep-2009Source: Lake County News
A continuing discussion on the sheriff’s use of helicopters under a federal grant and new proposed ordinances for county parks will be on the Tuesday Board of Supervisors agenda.... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: Redwood Times
Coast Guard helicopters flying around Humboldt County will now be able to provide a more integrated response to search and rescue missions due to the arrival of the latest version of the Dolphin helicopter.... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: Rim of the World
SCE is relocating its fleet of aviation workhorses from LA/Ontario International Airport to the less-congested Chino Airport. The county’s Department of Airports and the Real Estate Services Dept had been in discussions with SCE regarding this relocation since August 2006.... Read more
13-Aug-2009
13-Aug-09 N217LA Eurocopter AS350B2 Lancaster, US-California... Read more
10-Aug-2009Source: Rotorhub
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26-Jul-2009Source: DVidsHub
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26-Jul-2009
AgustaWestland announced Thursday at the ALEA Conference that the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) has signed for a third AW139. This aircraft will join the two AW139s already in service performing critical aerial fire-fighting, medevac and search and rescue missions in Los Angeles and the surrounding communities.... Read more
23-Jul-2009
23-Jul-09 N Venice Beach, US-California... Read more
21-Jul-2009
21-Jul-09 N212HP Bell B212 Lassen National Forest, US-California... Read more
20-Jul-2009Source: News10
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17-Jul-2009
17-Jul-09 N613CK Sikorsky SH-3K Trinity Alps (nr Forks of Salmon), US-California... Read more
14-Jul-2009
14-Jul-09 N244HP Robinson R44 Marysville, US-California... Read more
13-Jul-2009Source: San Francisco Bay Guardian
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8-Jul-2009
8-Jul-09 N6768D Bell B47G2 Turlock, US-California... Read more
7-Jul-2009Source: Record Searchlight
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7-Jul-2009
7-Jul-09 N Ocean Shores, US-California... Read more
30-Jun-2009Source: Press-Enterprise
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30-Jun-2009Source: Fire Department Network News
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30-Jun-2009Source: Journal of Commerce
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26-Jun-2009Source: CALSTAR
CALSTAR has the first helicopter in the world modified to allow for dramatically enhanced abilities and increased safety to make landings while using Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), Joseph Cook, CALSTAR’s President and CEO announced today.... Read more
25-Jun-2009
25-Jun-09 N515DG Robinson R44 Lakeport, US-California... Read more
23-Jun-2009Source: Ledger Dispatch
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21-Jun-2009
21-Jun-09 N2306T Robinson R22 Palm Beach, US-California... Read more
18-Jun-2009Source: Sierra Sun
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18-Jun-2009Source: Pasadena Now
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16-Jun-2009
16-Jun-09 N Eurocopter AS350 Palm Desert, US-California... Read more
11-Jun-2009Source: Vertical
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5-Jun-2009Source: Desert Sun
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19-May-2009
19-May-09 165117 Sikorsky HH-60H off San Diego, US-California... Read more
15-May-2009
15-May-09 N902EC MD Helicopters MD902 Salinas, US-California... Read more
13-May-2009
13-May-09 N843M Bell UH-1 Richvale, US-California... Read more
5-May-2009Source: California National Guard
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5-May-2009
5-May-09 160824 Bell AH-1W Cleveland National Forest, US-California... Read more
2-May-2009Source: Valley News
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1-May-2009
1-May-09 N67FF MD Helicopters MD369FF Santa Clarita, US-California... Read more
30-Apr-2009
30-Apr-09 N175SJ Bell OH-58 Arvin, US-California... Read more
27-Apr-2009Source: LA Times
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22-Apr-2009Source: American Eurocopter
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21-Apr-2009Source: Union-Tribune
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15-Apr-2009Source: Vertical
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11-Apr-2009Source: Ramona Sentinel
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11-Apr-2009Source: BizJournals
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25-Mar-2009Source: Sacramento Bee
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24-Mar-2009
24-Mar-09 N139RJ Robinson R22 Chowchilla, US-California... Read more
19-Mar-2009Source: Bakersfield Californian
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