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Bell profiles customer Air Zermatt, illustrating how the Swiss operator employs a Bell 429 for rescue missions varying from performing a hoist at 16,000 ft. to saving a climber who’s fallen over 1,600 ft. down a steep ice wall.

(New York Post) – With shark sightings on the rise along much of the Northeast coast of the United States this summer, the New York Police Department (NYPD) is using drones to patrol city beaches, giving lifeguards an aerial view to spot sharks before they get too close to swimmers.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined the probable cause of this accident to be the pilot’s failure to remain clear of a power line during an aerial application flight.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined the probable cause of the accident to be the pilot’s failure to maintain control while hovering in gusty wind conditions, resulting in the helicopter rolling onto its side.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined the probable cause of the accident to be the failure of the volunteer fire department personnel to properly monitor and secure a stretcher, which resulted in it rolling into the helicopter’s tail rotor.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined the probable cause of the accident to be the pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient rotor speed during a practice autorotation to soft
terrain, resulting in a loss of control and rollover.