Aircraft Went Down During Filming Of TV Reality Series
The NTSB has released its preliminary report from a helicopter accident which occurred February 10 in Acton, CA, resulting in the fatal injury of all three people on board the aircraft. The report indicates that the weather was "Night VFR" when the Bell 206B JetRanger went down about a minute after takeoff. The pilot reportedly had to remove frost from the aircraft's main rotor blades just before the accident flight.
Calls Out The Administration For Anti-GA Stance On Tax Law
HAI President Matt Zuccaro has called out the White House for its position on a tax law that makes it more affordable to invest in aircraft for business uses. The White House wants to extend the period over which a general aviation aircraft buyer can depreciate the purchase, thus reducing the incentive to buy.
EvoLux Transportation Wins For Social Media Platform For VIP Helicopter Market
Sikorsky Innovations, the technology development organization of Sikorsky Aircraft, has selected EvoLux Transportation, LLC as the winner of its second Entrepreneurial Challenge Competition and awarded special recognition to Rescale. The Entrepreneurial Challenge competition is designed to identify and accelerate the development of emerging, transformational business solutions across all markets that can be applied to specialized aerospace and rotorcraft markets.
Duncan Aviation Completes Installation Of The Electronic Standby Instrument System
Certification for the installation of an an L-3 Communications Avionics Systems GH-3900.2 Electronic Standby Instrument System for Dassault Falcon 2000 and 2000EX aircraft was recently granted to Duncan Aviation. This multi-use Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) also includes a Securaplane standby instruments backup battery.
Inmate Hit By Gunfire, Fell From The Departing Aircraft
A convicted killer used a helicopter to make his fourth escape attempt from a prison about 205 miles northwest of Athens. But he was hit by gunfire that eventually brought down the aircraft in the prison's parking lot.
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