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In the past 40 years, Sikorsky has delivered more than 4,000 members of the Black Hawk family, with that fleet collectively logging more than 14 million flight hours. Ted Carlson Photo

The Black Hawk at 40: Part 1

By Ken Swartz

Aeronav Avionics’ aircraft maintenance engineer Brent Butowski works on a wiring bus on a Bell 212 at Victoria International Airport. Heath Moffatt Photo

Indie appeal: Behind the scenes with Aeronav Avionics

By Dayna Fedy

The three Sikorsky S-51 helicopters purchased by Helicopter Air Transport at the Sikorsky Plant in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in 1946. These aircraft represented Sikorsky’s first commercial helicopter sales. Sikorsky Archives Photo

The first operator: Helicopter Air Transport

By Bob Petite

Bell has now delivered more than 100 505s to customers around the world. It expects to deliver 150 of the type in 2019 alone. Bell Photo

The X Academy: Flight training for the 505

By Guy R Maher

Getting on and off Air Zermatt’s helicopter – an Airbus AS350 B3 – while it was in hover flight was the very first and most essential exercise in the company’s alpine HEMS training course. Tomas Kika Photo

Mountain rescue school: Air Zermatt

By Tomas Kika

Collaboration between operators is key to improving safety, said HAC’s Fred Jones. Mike Reyno Photo

HAC president spotlights critical issues

By Elan Head

Leonardo is offering Canada an extensively upgraded version of the RCAF’s existing airframe, based upon the AW101-612 configuration. Lloyd Horgan Photo

An investment in capability: SAR with the AW101-612

By Robert Erdos

The author positions the H145 simulator to land at Oulu hospital over terrain designed for FinnHEMS. Lloyd Horgan Photo

The Finnish way: Sim training at Coptersafety

By Jon Duke

An Airbus AS350 B3 and AS332 C Super Puma belonging to Norwegian company Airlift AS. The utility operator has 14 AStars in its fleet, but just one Super Puma. Anthony Pecchi Photo

Powered up: Airlift AS

By Howard Slutsken

An Airbus H125 and Bell 407 operated by Hillsboro Aviation fly in front of Mount Hood in northern Oregon. Now celebrating 38 years in operation, the company continues to evolve alongside the industries it serves. Heath Moffatt Photo

Building beyond ordinary: Hillsboro Aviation

By Oliver Johnson

Aircraft operating in U.S. airspace must be equipped with ADS-B Out capabilities by Jan. 1, 2020. Mike Reyno Photo

2020 vision: Countdown to the FAA’s ADS-B Out deadline

By Norm Matheis

The Modular Egress Training Simulator (METS) at SSUSA’s headquarters in Groton, Connecticut, is a 6,500-pound device that can be configured to represent a range of different aircraft types, both fixed- and rotary-wing. SSUSA also has a separate simulator to represent aircraft with tandem seating, such as the AH-64 Apache. Eric Adams Photo

Dunking Practice: Underwater egress training

By Elan Head

A U.S. Marine Corps HR2S-1 at the Marine Helicopter Squadron One HMX-1 in Quantico, Virginia, where it was first evaluated and tested by Marine pilots.

Vertical rewind: The original heavy lifter

By Bob Petite

A 1999 MD 520N is packed and loaded on a 40-foot roll-on-roll-off, bound for Australia. Tony Steer Photo

A leading southern light: Oceania Aviation

By Dayna Fedy

The department is aiming to fly 1,400 flight hours in 2018. Mike Reyno Photo

A Nova Scotian service

By Oliver Johnson

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