Going There: Flying the Grand Canyon
January 14, 2022
The Grand Canyon has attracted people for twelve millennia, from Paleoindian hunter-gatherers during the last ice age through Puebloan civilizations a thousand years…
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HAI Salute to Excellence Communications Award
January 11, 2022
Alexandria, Virginia (January 10, 2022) – Helicopter Association International (HAI) is pleased to announce Helicopter Life Editor Georgina Hunter-Jones as the recipient of…
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Landing There: STOLing in the Alps
January 7, 2022
Welcome to “Landing There,” the blog series where we talk to pilots who regularly land in remote places, and get their recommendations, perspectives,…
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Landing There: The Freedom of Backcountry Flying
December 14, 2021
Welcome to “Landing There,” the blog series where we talk to pilots who regularly land in remote places and learn their recommendations, perspective,…
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Landing There: Touching Down on The Beach and Avoiding Polar Bears
December 7, 2021
Every pilot has to be ready to handle an off-airport landing in case of an emergency. But for many general aviation pilots, off-airport…
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Dispelling The Myth: ANR Blocks Engine Noise
December 3, 2021
Every experienced pilot is tuned to the sounds of their aircraft, what’s normal and what’s not. An unusual sound can be the first…
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Aviation No Tie Downs: The pilots who walked away from the Miracle on Mt. St. Helens
November 9, 2021
Episode 4 If you’ve watched the previous Aviation No Tie Down stories about the two pilots who crashed in the Pacific Northwest and…
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Lightspeed Running for a Cause
October 29, 2021
Lightspeed recently had the opportunity to participate in Southern Timing Foundation’s Run the Runway 5K event in Florida. This special event was established…
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Aviation No Tie Downs: The rescue, community support and lessons learned
October 28, 2021
Episode 3 In this third episode about Truman and Craig’s crash, join Executive Vice President and Aviation No Tie Downs host, Teresa De…
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Aviation No Tie Downs: Fly it through the crash and survival lessons
October 25, 2021
Episode 2 We pick up our story as the pilots’ plane rests right above the forest floor and learn what steps they took…
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