A Bell 206 carrying four passengers on a sightseeing tour has
gone down in the East River in New York. All five people have
reportedly been extracted from the aircraft.
Five-Year-Old Had Wandered Away From Family Campsite
Here's one from the "pilots and aircraft doing good" files. A
five-year-old girl who had wandered away from her family's campsite
in northern California was located by a helicopter SAR team in part
because of her glow-in-the-dark necklace.
Preserving history is a tough gig... especially bits and pieces
of it that comprise a fairly small part of it all. Such is the
ultra-dedicated mission of the Lawrence D. Bell Aircraft Museum,
Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, dedicated to preserving
the legacy of the man that created one of the iconic helicopter
companies of the century.
Recognized For Achievement With X2 Technology Demonstrator
Kevin Bredenbeck, the pilot who flew the revolutionary X2
Technology demonstrator last year to an unofficial speed record for
conventional helicopters, has been recognized by the Society of
Experimental Test Pilots (SETP) with the Iven C. Kincheloe Award
for the year’s outstanding professional accomplishment in the
conduct of flight testing.
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