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Pilot Scott Mahon recently led a demonstration tour of the Bell 505 in parapublic configuration across Mexico, stopping in 11 states and meeting with more than 20 operators.

(KTXL) – A California Highway Patrol (CHP) helicopter crew diverted from another call Jul. 5 to transport a teenager in Nevada County to a local hospital. The teen had experienced anaphylactic shock from a bee sting.

(KTVZ) – Three helicopter crews—from AirLink, Life Flight Network, and the Oregon Army National Guard—assisted Lane County Sheriff’s Office deputies with the rescue of an injured climber Jul. 6 from a mountain peak in the Three Sisters Wilderness.

The deadline is this Friday, Jul. 12, for aircraft owners and operators to respond to the FAA’s 46th annual General Aviation and Part 135 Activity Survey. Your participation is important, as government agencies and the general aviation industry use data from the survey to assess the need for aviation infrastructure and to evaluate the impact of safety and aviation initiatives.

VAI and SoCal Rotors hosted a town hall Jun. 29 in Los Angeles, California, to help guide aspiring helicopter pilots toward careers in firefighting.

(NewsNation) – Helicopter Applicators began applying a bacterial larvicide in Pennsylvania waterways Jul. 8 to help control gnats under a project for the York County Office of Emergency Management.

(Sierra Sun) – A Placer County Sheriff’s Office AS350 B3 crew located a group of 13 missing hikers Jul. 8 near the Royal Fire in Tahoe National Forest.

(TownLift) – A University of Utah AirMed helicopter crew transported a man injured in a Jul. 6 horse-riding accident to a local hospital in Wasatch County.

(DVIDS) – The US Nuclear Emergency Support Team has welcomed a new Leonardo AW139 to Joint Base Andrews (KADW) in Maryland. The helicopter will replace a Bell 412 that has served the team for almost 30 years.

(ROTOR magazine) – The 10-year-old Belgian Malinois accompanies veterans on exposure therapy flights to treat PTSD and help them find peace.