The Bell 407 is a popular light helicopter produced by Bell Textron Inc., a subsidiary of Textron Inc. It is a member of the Bell 206 series of helicopters and was first introduced in 1996. The Bell 407 has become …
An Aerial Look at The US West’s Megadrought
2021 Megadrought Entering New Extremes Though it’s not widely known to some outsiders, the western United States is passing through what could best be described as a megadrought that has been ongoing for over 20 years to-date. This event that …
A Helicopter Retrieves the Body of a Kit Carson Peak Climber
On Saturday evening, a helicopter together with its crew completed the search and rescue operation of a lost peak climber after retrieving her body. The 29-years-old mountaineer also known as Madeline Baharlou-Quivey, cliffed out, a scenario that resulted in a …
Helicopter Rescue of Hiker in Rugged Olympic National Park Caught on Video
Search rescue helicopter services are all too often completely essential for the safe evacuation of injured or stuck people from remote locations. This was demonstrated only recently with posted video of a hiker being extracted from one such famously rugged …
This Florida Sheriff’s Department Splurged on a $5.2 Million Helicopter
In Martin County, Florida, the Sheriff’s Department doesn’t mess around when it comes to high-tech toys for its work. County Sheriff William Snyder proudly presented his department’s brand new $5.2 million helicopter this last Tuesday and justified it as a …