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April 14, 2021 Car Chases with Mesa PD

"Chopperguy" Bruce Haffner flies with the Mesa Police Air Support Unit to learn how they follow suspects fleeing from law enforcement.

March 16, 2021 Tim Tucker on Autorotations

Robinson Helicopter Company chief flight instructor Tim Tucker answers our followers' questions about autorotations.

February 21, 2021 MD 500 Autorotation Practice

"Chopperguy" Bruce Haffner joins MD Helicopters instructor pilot Dave Salem in the MD 500 to practice full-down autorotations

February 10, 2021 Cal Fire Hoist Training

A new video from Air Rescue Systems (ARS) demonstrates fluid dynamic hoisting during recent training with Cal Fire and its new Sikorsky S-70i Firehawk.

February 1, 2021 MH-53E: King of the Sky

Join Sam Eckholm as he spends a day with the U.S. Navy’s HM-15 and its Sikorsky MH-53 “Sea Dragon” helicopters out of Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia.

January 19, 2021 Near Collision with Paraglider

A new video from the Vuichard Recovery Aviation Safety Foundation shows a close call between a helicopter and a paraglider, and tips for how helicopter pilots can avoid mid-air collisions.

January 17, 2021 Formation Flying for ‘I’m a Celebrity’

Learn how GB Helicopters pulled off the five-helicopter formation flight that opened the 2020 season of the TV show "I'm a Celebrity."

January 10, 2021 USAF Test Pilot School Huey Flight

Ride along with students of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School Class 20A as they fly and experience the legendary Bell UH-1 Huey.

January 3, 2021 Chopperguy: Huey Flight

In the first episode of a new YouTube series, "Chopperguy" Bruce Haffner flies a restored 1967 Huey helicopter along with its original pilots.

December 22, 2020 Vuichard Safety Tip: Shade to Sun

Claude Vuichard demonstrates an approach to the 11,000-foot Glacier du Trient in Switzerland in a Mountain Flyers Bell 505.

December 14, 2020 North Shore Rescue NVG Approval

Talon Helicopters explains how an NVG pilot project recently approved by the B.C. government will aid its work with North Shore Rescue.

November 30, 2020 Next Generation Civil TiltRotor

Learn more about Leonardo's plans for the Next Generation Civil TiltRotor, a technology demonstrator that is part of Europe's Clean Sky 2 program.

November 24, 2020 Utah DPS Hoist Extension Line System

An Air Rescue Systems (ARS) video highlights recent training with the Utah Department of Public Safety using a hoist extension line system.

November 15, 2020 HITRON History: Rear Adm. Donna Cottrell

The U.S. Coast Guard's Rear Adm. Donna Cottrell discusses HITRON, which uses armed helicopters to to disable go-fast drug smuggling vessels.

November 11, 2020 Night Flying Tips

Flight instructor Mona Seeberger shares some relevant tips for flying visual flight rules (VFR) helicopters at night.

October 27, 2020 RAAF Globemaster Delivers Firefighting Helicopter

A Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster transported a Bell 412 helicopter from Canada for the New South Wales Rural Fire Service.

October 27, 2020 AH-1W Super Cobra Final Flight

After 933,614 flight hours over a 34-year career, the AH-1W “Whiskey” Super Cobra helicopter flew its last flight on Oct. 14, 2020.

October 16, 2020 Flight Planning and Preparation

Flight instructor Mona Seeberger reviews some of the flight planning essentials that pilots should bear in mind as they return to flying after an extended hiatus.