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LAPD Remembers Crew Lost in 1966 Mid-Air

Sep 1, 2015 admin

Forty nine years ago, two helicopters collided over Dodger Stadium, with devastating consequences. The LAPD Air Support Division posted the following information on their Facebook page this week. The incident…

Firefighting

L.A. County Fire Featured in G.E. Engine Promo Video

Jun 26, 2015 admin

This clip, produced by G.E., was designed to be a promotional video for their turbine engines. But for us, it also gave a great insiders view of a typical day…

Southern California Television

A Look Back: KTLA “Telecopter” First Live Broadcast in 1958

May 30, 2015 admin

The video shows the first live broadcast from the KTLA Telecopter, a Bell 47 helicopter which was the first known news helicopter ever in use. The reporter in the clip…

Firefighting PHPA Board of Directors Southern California

Local CalFire Helicopter Pilot Profile

May 9, 2015 admin

Local helicopter pilot (and PHPA Board Member) Desiree Horton gained notoriety as a television news pilot/reporter here in Southern California in recent years, but it's her newest assignment - CalFire…

California Firefighting

CalFire Aerial Firefighting and Training

May 9, 2015 admin

The Southern California drought has left the region vulnerable to a devastating fire season. This video goes behind the scenes to see what the CalFire helicopter crews are doing to…

Safety

AOPA: “Surviving the Wires Environment”

Apr 25, 2014 admin

Please take the time to watch this video about wire strike avoidance. Thanks go out to our friends at AOPA for bringing greater awareness to this very important topic. Surviving…

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