Canada’s Grey Cup — the equivalent of the trophy awarded to the Super Bowl winners in the U.S. — arrived in style in Hamilton, Ontario, where the 108th Grey Cup game was played in December 2021.
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Bringing in Christmas
Ever wonder how your Christmas tree was harvested? Would you have guessed by helicopter? A new video gives a glimpse of one of the missions of the pilots with JL Aviation, who flew almost 800,000 trees in 34 days.
Whirley-Girls to award 15 new scholarships
“We have recently released two new G1000H, GTN, and TXi eLearning courses that we hope provide additional value to Whirly-Girl members. Garmin looks forward to continuing to expand our partnership in the future.”
Mars helicopter logs second successful flight
For this second flight test at Wright Brothers Field, Ingenuity took off at 5:33 a.m. EDT (2:33 a.m. PDT), or 12:33 p.m. local Mars time. But where Flight One topped out at 10 feet above the surface, Ingenuity climbed to 16 feet this time. After the helicopter hovered briefly, its flight control system performed a slight (5°) tilt, allowing some of the thrust from the counter-rotating rotors to accelerate the craft sideways for 7 feet, NASA officials reported.
GA advocates fight proposed legislation that would hobble NYC’s helicopter industry
The GA advocates emphasized that New York City does not have jurisdiction to impose the restrictions set forth in the two bills. The proposals are preempted by federal law, with only the FAA having the ability to regulate aviation over the city and the terms of access to public heliports, the GA advocates advise city officials.
10 best-selling rotorcraft of 2020
Even in a tough year, when rotorcraft sales down 20%, there are some models that outsell others. Airbus, Robinson Helicopters, Bell Helicopters, and Leonardo made the list of Top 10 best-selling rotorcraft of 2020, with most companies grabbing more than one spot.
Fatal helicopter accidents down 20% in 2020
Preliminary data shows 94 total U.S. helicopter accidents in 2020 compared to 121 accidents the year before. There also were 19 fatal accidents in 2020 compared to 24 fatal accidents in 2019.