New AS350 for Castleview Hospital
Source: ETV-10 News, 15-Apr-13
Price residents may have noticed a helicopter flying over the city on Friday. The new chopper caught the eye of many residents and will soon be a permanent fixture to the area (see full story)
Universal Helicopters announces new NVG training alliance
Source: Universal Helicopters, 03-Mar-13
Universal Helicopters (UHI), a leader in helicopter flight training, Night Flight Concepts (NFC), the leading provider of comprehensive night vision solutions, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, the world’s oldest and most prestigious aeronautical university and Dodge City Community College (DC3) are pleased to announce new training alliance to bring collegiate level NVG programs to the southwest. [...]
Utah Highway Patrol selects Becker digital system for new AS350B3e
Source: Becker Avionics, 30-Jan-13
The Utah Highway Patrol/Department of Public Safety (DPS) Aero Bureau, recently selected the Becker Avionics DVCS6100 digital airborne audio control system for its newly ordered AS350 B3e multi-mission helicopter. The aircraft will initially deliver in May, followed by the completion phase at Hanger One Avionics’ facility in Carlsbad, CA. During that time the aircraft will [...]
Utah AirMed puts EC145 into service
Source: KSL, 02-Jan-13
In choosing a new helicopter, the team took test rides up to Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort, fully loaded with crew, equipment and fuel, said pilot Jeff Dansie. (see full story)
NEMSPA Board of Directors set to convene in Salt Lake City
Source: NEMSPA, 01-Jan-13
The National EMS Pilots Association (NEMSPA) Board of Directors announced their annual work session will be held in late January in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Board of Directors, made up of 12 members will spend time working together to be the voice of the air medical pilot. “With many issues and challenges facing the [...]
15-Dec-12 N393LE Robinson R22 Logan-Cache Airport, US-Utah
15-Dec-12
Tipped over onto its side on landing. Training flight
Mountain Ridge Helicopters gains ACCSC accreditation
Source: Mountain Ridge Helicopters, 04-Dec-12
Mountain Ridge Helicopters is now accredited through the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC). ACCSC is a recognized accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education. Mountain Ridge has been training pilots for careers in the helicopter industry for the last 6 years and focuses on high altitude, mountain training. With this accreditation [...]
Air Methods to provide services to St Mary’s Hospital CareFlight
Source: Air Methods, 13-Nov-12
Air Methods Corporation (Nasdaq:AIRM), the global leader in air medical transportation, announced today it was selected as the air medical operator and began service for St. Mary’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center’s CareFlight program in Grand Junction, Colorado. This new contract has significant historical relevance since St. Mary’s was Air Methods’ first-ever air medical program [...]
Becker digital audio system selected for Utah AirMed EC145
Source: Becker Avionics, 26-Sep-12
Becker Avionics’ DVCS6100 Digital Audio System was recently selected for the new University of Utah AirMed EC145 Air Medical helicopter. The aircraft is a replacement for an older twin-engine helicopter in AirMed’s fleet. American Eurocopter in Texas recently delivered the helicopter to United Rotorcraft in Denver (a division of Air Methods Corp), where the aircraft [...]
Utah EMS helicopter moved after single complaint to FAA
Source: Deseret News, 31-Aug-12
“I believe just one citizen complained and made a big enough stink that he got an FAA inspector to come out,” said Tony Henderson, president of Classic Aviation. (see full story)
17-Aug-12 N208WM Robinson R22 Spanish Fork, US-Utah
17-Aug-12
Training flight, reportedly practicing autorotations. CFI Gary Hansen sustained bad head injuries, student only minor injuries.
University of Utah AirMed takes delivery of EC145
Source: American Eurocopter, 31-Jul-12
American Eurocopter announced today that it delivered an EC145® to the University of Utah’s AirMed Program. AirMed currently has a fleet of four helicopters. This is the program’s first Eurocopter aircraft and will be providing a much needed upgrade to one of its older aircraft. “We were getting to the point where it wasn’t cost [...]
Upper Limit Aviation student receives Doug Doty scholarship
Source: Upper Limit Aviation, 24-Jul-12
Upper Limit Aviation (ULA) is proud to announce that our student, Ryan DeJong is the recipient of The Doug Doty Vertical Flight Foundation’s Accelerating Possibilities Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to pilots that have demonstrated their commitment and dedication in becoming professional pilots. The Doug Doty Vertical Flight Foundation is an organization that was founded [...]
Utah Highway Patrol Aero Bureau orders an AS350B3e
Source: American Eurocopter, 13-Jul-12
American Eurocopter announced today that the Utah Highway Patrol has purchased an AS350® B3e for its Aero Bureau fleet. The new B3e will bring enhanced capabilities to the Bureau’s current fleet of two AS350 B2s that support law enforcement agencies statewide, whose efforts protect the citizens of Utah. “When we decided to add a third [...]
Intermountain Life Flight goes live with GrandNew
Source: Intermountain Healthcare, 03-Jul-12
Three of the most sophisticated and safest medical helicopters in the world now call Utah home. The Intermountain Life Flight program, one of the nation’s first air medical transport and rescue services, has added three state-of-the-art Agusta Grand helicopters to its fleet to enhance safety, precision and maneuverability in the rescue and transportation of critically-ill [...]
Maverick Helicopters lose four pilots in fixed-wing crash
Source: HeliHub.com, 04-Jun-12
Joshua Stubblefield, 31, Chris Spircu, 44, Paul Andrews, 32, and Todd Stuntzner, 45, died on Tuesday night when their single-engine Cirrus SR20 crashed near Zion National Park, according to the Kane County Sheriff’s Office. All four were tour pilots for Las Vegas operator Maverick Helicopters. The plane had departed from the North Las Vegas Airport [...]
Tourist flights proposed over Zion National Park
28-May-12
Zion National Park is a big tourist attraction and a businessman wants to give visitors a view from above of the park and other attractions. But some residents, including the mayor, object to part of his plan. (see full story)
University of Utah AirMed orders an EC145
Source: American Eurocopter, 12-Feb-12
American Eurocopter announced today that University of Utah Health Care’s AirMed has ordered a new EC145® helicopter. AirMed was established in 1972 as the seventh air medical transport program in the country. This is the program’s first Eurocopter aircraft. “We are honored that such an outstanding program as AirMed has selected a Eurocopter product for [...]
IHC equips first AW109SP with Donaldson inlet barrier filter system
Source: Donaldson, 08-Feb-12
Donaldson Aerospace & Defense, a division of Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE: DCI), is pleased to announce that Intermountain Healthcare’s (IHC) Life Flight in Utah has installed and is operating the world’s first AgustaWestland AW109SP Inlet Barrier Filter (IBF) system. Longtime air medical operator IHC Life Flight selected the IBF system to reduce direct engine operating [...]
Mountain Ridge Helicopters working with Veterans
Source: Mountain Ridge Helicopters, 30-Dec-11
Mountain Ridge Helicopters is pleased to announce that the VA has approved it’s Flight Instructor Course which after completion the pilot will be able to perform one of the most vital and influential roles in aviation, instructing others how to fly helicopters. Now, students enrolling in the Flight Instructor Course at Mountain Ridge can receive financial benefits under either Chapter 30 [...]
University of Utah moves AirMed base from Orem to Payson
Source: University of Utah Healthcare, 16-Dec-11
With the goal of better serving southern and central Utah regions, University of Utah Health Care’s AirMed and Mountain View Hospital welcomed guests today to celebrate AirMed’s new 24-hour aircraft base at Mountain View Hospital in Payson. The new base in Payson was a strategic move for AirMed, as the crew relocated to Mountain View [...]
Summit Air Ambulance expands into Montana
15-Dec-11
Summit Air Ambulance is expanding its business with a new base in the Montana city of Belgrade, which they expect to have up and running by 1st January. (see full story). The company is based in Idaho and has a base at Boise in their home state of Idaho, as well as bases at Las [...]
MUSIC integrates unmanned and manned aircraft
Source: US Army, 18-Sep-11
MICHAEL ARMY AIRFIELD, Utah — The Project Offices for Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Apache Attack Helicopter and Armed Scout Helicopter conducted an exercise showcasing advancements made in aircraft interoperability, referred to as the Manned Unmanned System Integration Capability Exercise at Michael Army Airfield, Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, on Sept. 16. The MUSIC exercise is the largest [...]
03-Sep-11 N280AD Enstrom F280FX Heber City, US-Utah
03-Sep-11
Three injured – pilot reported entered autorotation after engine failure. Pilot named as Ken Heidorn and passengers were Suzanne Tanner and her 15-year-old son
AgustaWestland delivers first GrandNew to a US customer
Source: AgustaWestland, 18-Jul-11
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that Intermountain Healthcare has taken delivery of the first of five GrandNew helicopters. The aircraft is both the first of its kind to be completed in Philadelphia with an EMS configuration and to enter operations with a U.S. customer. The GrandNew will be operated by Intermountain Life [...]
Federal Trade Commission moves to sell two R44s of Utah gambling figure
Source: Vegas Inc, 29-May-11
Jeremy Johnson, of St. George, Utah, and scores of associated companies and individuals were sued by the Federal Trade Commission in Las Vegas last year in what the FTC called a nationwide scheme that operated online for years and that cost consumers $275 million. [file photo]
Vertical Aviation adds EC130 to its 135 certificate
Source: Vertical Aviation, 27-May-11
Vertical Aviation LLC, of Scottsdale Ariz., has added an EC130B4 to its 135 certificate. The Helicopter will be based in Provo Utah. The 2003 720tt hour ship just completed maintenance and conformity inspection at our facility and is on its way home. Helicopter features quiet technology Fenestron fan tail and seating for six in a [...]
Mountain Ridge Helicopters is now a Part 141 Certified Pilot School
Source: Mountain Ridge Helicopters, 16-May-11
Mountain Ridge Helicopters is ecstatic to announce they are now a Part 141 Certified Pilot School! Private, Commercial and Flight Instructor Certification are now available under Part 141!!! Come celebrate this great achievement on May 21st with Mountain Ridge Helicopters as they host National Learn to Fly Day at the Logan/ Cache Airport in Northern Utah. Intro flights [...]
23-Apr-11 N109RX AgustaWestland A109K2 Salt Lake City, US-Utah
23-Apr-11
Bird strike en route. No injuries reported
06-Apr-11 N268SH Robinson R22 South Valley Regional Airport, US-Utah
06-Apr-11
Hard landing – skids splayed out although helicopter remained upright. Tail boom sliced by main blades.
Mountain Ridge Helicopters approved as a CATS testing facility
Source: Mountain Ridge Helicopters, 12-Mar-11
Mountain Ridge Helicopters, a flight school in Logan, Utah is proud to announce it’s approval as a CATS testing facility! Computer Assisted Testing Service (CATS) delivers computer-based examinations for Sponsors and Agencies involved in educational, licensing, or certification testing. Being the Cache Valley’s only public testing facility to offer FAA written exams, Mountain Ridge provides [...]
Upper Limit Aviation B206 crashes on training flight in Utah
Source: HeliHub.com, 02-Mar-11
A Bell 206B JetRanger of Upper Limit Aviation has crashed at Bolinder Field – Tooele Valley Airport. The helicopter was on a training flight and suffered a very heavy landing. Both occupants were reportedly trapped in the helicopter, which ended up on its starboard side and with the boom separated from the airframe. HeliHub.com adds [...]
01-Mar-11 N206BY Bell B206 Tooele Valley Airport, US-Utah
01-Mar-11
Very heavy landing on training flight. Helicopter ended up on starboard side with boom separated.
03-Feb-11 N441TB Robinson R44 Ogden, US-Utah
03-Feb-11
Run on landing on wet mud performed which ended in the helicopter on its side, tail boom apparently severed by the tail which ended up close to the fuselage.
FBI investigates laser on AirMed helicopter in Salt Lake City
Source: KSL, 17-Jan-11
The FBI has opened an investigation into a person who shined a laser pointer into the cockpit of a medical helicopter. [report does not state helicopter type - photo is representative of teh AirMed fleet in Salt Lake City]
FAA proposes $330K penalty against Heli-Dudes
Source: FAA, 06-Jan-11
SALT LAKE CITY — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing a $330,000 civil penalty against Heli-Dudes LLC, of Salt Lake City, for allegedly operating sightseeing helicopter rides for hire when it was not authorized to do so, a violation of Federal Aviation Regulations. The FAA alleges that Heli-Dudes did not have an FAA operating certificate [...]
Intermountain Life Flight adds new base in southern Utah
Source: KCSG, 06-Jan-11
Intermountain Life Flight will begin providing helicopter service for medical transport in southern Utah starting January 14th
Utah State University Life Flight helicopter hit by laser
Source: Herald Journal, 29-Nov-10
The incident spurred an investigation by USU police after the flight crew reported seeing the light originate somewhere near the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum on Oct. 3.
22-Nov-10 N408UH Bell 407 Ogden, US-Utah
22-Nov-10
AirMed was responding to a rollover on I-84 when the rotor struck a metal pole on the side of the road. The craft raised 10 feet in the air and began tipping on its side before the pilot brought it down hard on both skids, which splayout out.
Upper Limit Aviation Receives ACCSC ‘School of Distinction’ Award
Source: Upper Limit Aviation, via Vertical, 08-Nov-10
The Accrediting Commission for Career Schools and Colleges has recognized Upper Limit Aviation (ULA) and its helicopter flight training program as a School of Distinction. The award “is intended to recognize ACCSC- accredited institutions that have demonstrated a commitment to the expectations and rigors of accreditation as well as a commitment to delivering quality educational [...]
Intermountain Healthcare orders three GrandNew helicopters
Source: AgustaWestland, 12-Oct-10
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that Intermountain Healthcare has signed for three GrandNew helicopters with options for two additional aircraft. These aircraft will be equipped to provide industry leading in-flight patient care and will also benefit from the world’s most technologically advanced avionics system ever to fly in a helicopter of this [...]
27-Sep-10 N6122 Bell 206L3 Logan, US-Utah
27-Sep-10
Foreign object debris struck main blades on takeoff. Landed without further incident
Summit County votes in favour of restrictive helipad ordinance
17-Aug-10
Summit Common Council voted unanimously in favour of a restrictive helipad and heliport ordinance at a recent meeting
Utah town of Rockville rewriting helicopter ordinance
Source: Deseret News, 10-Aug-10
The southwestern Utah town of Rockville’s ordinance that prohibits building helipads within the city limits apparently has a loophole. It doesn’t address helicopters landing on other surfaces.
Decorated helicopter pilot inducted into Utah Aviation Hall of Fame
Source: Deseret News, 01-Jun-10
Lt. Col. Paul Bloomquist spent much of his distinguished military career helping to save the lives of his fellow soldiers. During his exemplary service, he was awarded four Distinguished Flying Crosses, 37 Air Medals and three Purple Hearts.
Intermountain Healthcare Orders Three GrandNew Helicopters
Source: AgustaWestland, 04-May-10
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that Intermountain Healthcare has signed for three GrandNew helicopters with options for two additional aircraft. These aircraft will be equipped to provide industry leading in-flight patient care and will also benefit from the world’s most technologically advanced avionics system ever to fly in a helicopter of this [...]
Summit County may regulate where helicopters are allowed to land
Source: Park Record, 02-Mar-10
The conflicts about helicopter noise date back three years to when people complained about helicopter sightseeing tours on the West Side of Summit County.
Weber commission stands by exemption to heliski service
Source: Standard, 18-Feb-10
A mini- debate broke out Tuesday at the Weber County Commission meeting over the legality of granting a temporary zoning exemption to Diamond Peaks Heli-Ski Adventures in Ogden Valley.
Interview – Utah DPS Pilot Terry Mercer About His Now Famous Pinnacle Landing(s)
Source: PoliceHelicopterPilot.com, 14-Jan-10
When Utah State Trooper Terry Mercer landed his helicopter on this pinnacle back in August 2009 to rescue an injured hiker, he had no idea that it would turn into the story which it did
AirMed stays in Summit County Utah with move to Snyderville Basin
Source: Park Record, 10-Jan-10
Since the 1980s an AirMed helicopter crew has been stationed in Summit County. They went from manning 12-hour to 24-hour shifts about two years ago. But with the Park City Fire District set to expand, AirMed learned last year that they were going to lose their landing pad at a fire station on Bitner Road
Dixie Regional Medical Center expects Life Flight helicopter in 2010
Source: The Spectrum, 22-Dec-09
The Foundation of Dixie Regional Medical Center announced that by the end of this year, it expects to have reached its goal of raising $2.3 million of the $7.5 million needed to bring a Life Flight helicopter to St. George
Summit County to deny permit for helicopter skiing at The Canyons
Source: Park Record, 22-Dec-09
Some commercial helicopters will not be landing near the resort base of The Canyons ski area this winter because a permit for officials to build a helipad will likely be denied. Summit County Community Development Director Don Sargent said he intends to deny the permit after the Snyderville Basin Planning Commission voted against the application
Wasatch Powderbird Guides proposes new helipad near Escala
Source: Park Record, 09-Nov-09
The company has already used The Canyons as a base for shuttling its customers into the mountains, said Rusty Dassing, a senior guide at Wasatch Powderbird Guides. “Instead of operating out of the parking lot, they’ve got a better place in mind to have helicopters coming in and out of The Canyons,” Dassing said. A [...]
Heliskiing permit extended for 10 years in central Wasatch
Source: Salt Lake Tribune, 30-Oct-09
Last week the U.S. Forest Service approved a 10-year extension of Wasatch Powderbird Guides’ permit to conduct heliskiing operations along the range from Utah through Davis counties, most prominently in the “Tri-Canyon Area” that includes Little Cottonwood, Big Cottonwood and Mill Creek canyons.
KUTV takes news helicopter out of service
Source: Salt Lake Tribune, 20-Aug-09
The local CBS affiliate, to save on leasing fees and the cost of storing it in a hanger, did not renew its lease with the helicopter, said General Manager David Phillips. “I’d much rather lose that than people. These are tough times.”
18-Aug-09 N430UH Bell B430 Salt Lake City, US-Utah
18-Aug-09
18-Aug-09 N430UH Bell B430 Salt Lake City, US-Utah
25-May-09 N5699N Enstrom F280C Ogden, US-Utah
25-May-09
25-May-09 N5699N Enstrom F280C Ogden, US-Utah
28-Mar-09 N430UH Bell B430 Salt Lake CIty, US-Utah
28-Mar-09
28-Mar-09 N430UH Bell B430 Salt Lake CIty, US-Utah
19-Mar-09 N280AD Enstrom F280FX Wendover, US-Utah
19-Mar-09
19-Mar-09 N280AD Enstrom F280FX Wendover, US-Utah
12-Mar-09 N90764 Robinson R22 Skull Valley, US-Utah
12-Mar-09
12-Mar-09 N90764 Robinson R22 Skull Valley, US-Utah
Man arrested for pointing laser at US National Guard helicopter in Utah
Source: ABC Channel 4, 27-Feb-09
26-Feb-09 N430UT Bell B430 Salt Lake City, US-Utah
26-Feb-09
26-Feb-09 N430UT Bell B430 Salt Lake City, US-Utah
Marketing Agency Pilots New Website for Heli-ski Operator Wasatch Powderbird Guides
Source: Dering Elliott & Associates, 14-Feb-09
8-Jan-09 N168SH Robinson R44 West Valley City, US-Utah
08-Jan-09
8-Jan-09 N168SH Robinson R44 West Valley City, US-Utah
