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Friday, February 1, 2008
Editor’s Notebook: The Coming Revolution
We asked Jim McKenna, editor of our sister publication Rotor & Wing, to give us his perspectives on the coming changes in helicopter maintenance. Here are his thoughts. — Ed. A revolution is brewing... [read more]
February 1, 2008
HUMS Ascension
"Helicopters are really a bunch of parts flying in relatively close formation; all rotating around a different axis. Things work well until one of the parts breaks formation." - Anon Helicopter operators are HUMS-ing a happy tune as advancements in...
August 1, 2007
Back Shop: Change Agent
Jerry Airola is president, founder and CEO of Silver State Helicopters. He has more than 17 years of law enforcement experience and 20 years of executive management experience. His law enforcement career included working as a police officer in California in...
June 1, 2007
Reader Feedback: A&P Helicopter Rating
In response to the very fine article by Brian Finnegan (see AM Feb. 2007, p. 40) in the February 2007 issue of AM magazine, I would like to give the author my full support and add a few thoughts of my own. As an Airworthiness Inspector who has been the holder...
February 1, 2007
Intelligence: News
IAC Wins Contract, Award Intelligent Automation Corporation (IAC) recently won a contract to supply 72 IAC 1209 Health and Usage Monitoring Systems (HUMS) for the U. S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopters. The company was also recently named to M2M Magazine’s...
February 1, 2007
General Aviation: Keystone and Sikorsky: A Dutch Treat
On December 15, 2005, helicopter giant Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. acquired Keystone Ranger Holdings, a privately owned U.S. company specializing in rotorcraft completions and MRO. Calling it "a great strategic fit," Sikorsky allowed its new acquisition...
February 1, 2007
Back Shop Industry Insights: Rotorcraft Technician Certification
The importance of ensuring the airworthiness of helicopters cannot be overstated. Their ubiquitous presence in our daily lives lends a familiarity that we often take for granted. Frequently, the indispensable aspects of life are the things we take most for...
November 1, 2006
Helicopter Parts: Playing Their Role
Last year, the helicopter industry essentially committed itself to reducing the accident rate by 80 percent over the next 10 years. Major emphasis will be placed on operational aspects, the primary cause of most accidents-stop flying into inadvertent IMC...
October 1, 2006
HUMS
by David Jensen Health and usage monitoring systems (HUMS) for helicopters amass plenty of data. Now efforts are being made to put that information to better use. Like divers salvaging the contents of sunken ships, the manufacturers of health and usage...
October 1, 2006
HUMS
Health and usage monitoring systems (HUMS) for helicopters amass plenty of data. Now efforts are being made to put that information to better use. Like divers salvaging the contents of sunken ships, the manufacturers of health and usage monitoring systems...
October 1, 2006
Calendar
NOVEMBER 2006 13-15 Gorham Techonologies Presents Approved Repairs for Commercial Aviation. San Diego, California. 207-892-5445; www.gorhamtech.com 14-17 Aviation Safety Management, Scandinavian Aviation. Johannesburg, South Africa. Phone: +47 91 18 41 82...
September 1, 2006
About People
DiagnoSYS Systems has named Jim Duich director of sales, transportation and telecommunications. He is tasked with spearheading sales growth of its electronic tester in the transportation sector. Jack Hess was appointed OEM sales manager for Avidyne...
May 1, 2006
Aftermarket Outlook
Out of the Crisis of Costs, Opportunity The problem with predicting the size of the aftermarket industry is that it depends heavily on the price of fuel. Crank up the price of fuel and the aviation industry takes a dive, and with that plummet goes the...
May 1, 2006
Briefs
IS-BAO for Dassault Falcon Dassault Falcon's Teterboro flight operations department recently achieved International Standard for Business Aviation Operations (IS-BAO) registration. New Qantas Parts Center Qantas opened a $55 million material and logistics...
February 1, 2006
HUMS: Health And Usage Monitoring Systems
Health and usage monitoring systems (HUMS), initially developed for the larger twin-engine helicopters flown to offshore rigs in the North Sea, are becoming more affordable, more capable and more commonplace in the rotorcraft industry. These systems, which...
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