From John Schreiber (CBS/KCAL) "Might be a bad (or maybe good?) time to run from police in #Pasadena as every law enforcement helicopter from as far away as San Diego is parked by the Rose Bowl." #RoseBowl#aviation#helicopters#LEO#Pasadena
Based on Premier Ford's 2024 budget, Ontario's deficit will TRIPLE to $9.8 billion.
It is shocking how the #DougFord Conservatives are able to spend such an exorbitant amount of taxpayer dollars while doing almost nothing to help #Ontario.
Rest well, you magnificent Martian flying machine.
"NASA’s history-making Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has ended its mission at the Red Planet after surpassing expectations and making dozens more flights than planned. [...] [I]magery of its Jan. 18 flight sent to Earth this week indicates one or more of its rotor blades sustained damage during landing and it is no longer capable of flight."
Germany will transfer decommissioned Sea King MK41 multi-purpose military helicopters to Ukraine, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced on Jan. 23. This would be Germany's first provision of military helicopters to Ukraine.
I guess the AI in my #MacbookPro random desktop background generator must have picked up that I have firefighting helicopters on the brain today. This is a 2023 Global Identification Chart from HeliOps.
The state of #Alaska recently killed more than 100 brown #bears, gray #wolves, and other important #carnivores — shooting them from #helicopters in a misguided attempt to boost the #Mulchatna caribou herd for hunters.
Each year the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service gives Alaska millions of dollars for state wildlife management projects. By law, that money can only go to states that have demonstrated their commitment to wildlife conservation.
Two pairs of (large, noisy) #helicopters just came up the #sfbay. It’s dark but based on the noise I assume they’re military. Anyone know what’s going on?
Six Ukrainian pilots died when two helicopters crashed in Donetsk Oblast on Aug. 29 under unknown circumstances, Ukrainska Pravda reported on Aug. 30, citing its sources.
Jana Černochová, Czech Defence Minister, stated that Soviet-made Mi-24 helicopters, which Czechia is replacing with US helicopters, could find use in Ukraine.
@HelicoptersofDC This was wild. Two military helicopters flew over the marina around 730am. That is normal. The wild part was the second one was in towards the seawall from my boat. I'm 2/3 the way down the dock. Helicopters always fly channel side of my boat. This pilot flew inward even further, about halfway between my boat and Hell's Kitchen. Then he made a huge bank turn over the marina before heading back down channel. Should have taken video, but you get this photo, lol.
"Deliberately grounded on a tiny reef in the #SouthChinaSea, part of an island chain claimed by the two Asian countries, the #BRPSierraMadre is now the unlikely base for a detachment of Filipino marines who stand guard over the atoll, scanning the turquoise waters for Chinese ships." #AyunginShoal#SecondThomasShoal#Philippines
The U.K. reports that there is evidence Russia is using a small number of new Ka-52M helicopters, which are "heavily modified" versions of the Ka-52 HOKUM attack helicopters.
Within the 1.1 million acres that make up the #AntelopeComplex in #Nevada lives a herd of beautiful strong #WildHorses. — But for the past few years, the herd has been targeted by #helicopters.
When the helicopters descended on the herd in 2021, the horses ran as fast as they could away from its deafening roar. After over an hour of running, they were exhausted — especially the foals and the helicopters were funneling them into a trap.
My dad died last week after a long battle with dementia. It's a slow and horrible disease. Dad and I didn't always see eye to eye. In fact, we were at loggerheads over a lot of important stuff. But I loved him, and he lived an amazing life that frankly, sometimes defied belief. He was in the Korean conflict (where he was flight engineer on Psiops missions and dropping spies behind North Korean lines), and later on dangerous test flights in a B-29 testing self-sealing fuel tanks over a bomb range. As a civilian he was a aircraft mechanic for military contractors, and for the rest of his working career a Field Service Rep for Bell Helicopter, traveling the world advising Bell customers in peace and war. He was imbedded with combat pilots in Vietnam, barely escaped the fall of Tehran, visited off-short oil rigs, shot at and forced down by drug lords in Columbia, rode out hurricanes in the bahamas, flew with Air America in Cambodia, shot at by troops off the coast of South America. He was immune to wealth or celebrity, but his eternal and genuine farm-boy charm allowed him to hob-nob with the rich, movie stars, captains of industry, high-ranking military, and high ranking politicians. He didn't care about any of it, and his favorite place was working in his shop fixing old vehicles or tools, and building amazing machines from scratch.
It was hard seeing this amazing guy slipping away year by year, day by day. Even as his memory faded, he retaining his humor and charm until near the end, when the disease (as if often does) strips away even that. It was sad to see him go, but the dad I knew left a long time ago. I wish we'd had more time together, but we lived far apart, and sometimes worlds apart, and the covid shutdown hit at a very bad time for both of us.
#Latvia will hand over all its military helicopters to #Ukraine, Prime Minister Karinsh said
"We have a fleet of helicopters, all these #helicopters — now they are being repainted so that they are suitable and look good — we are sending those to Ukraine," he said. (United24Media)
UK Defence Intelligence has suggested that Russian troops have temporarily gained air superiority in the Ukrainian south, as additional attack helicopters have been deployed there since the start of Ukraines counteroffensive.
#Helicopters played a critical role in the emergency response to the 1986 #Chernobyl NPP accident. They fulfilled many different missions. Read the 1998 paper Operation of Helicopters During the Chernobyl Accident by Major General Masharovsky (State Emergency Service of Ukraine). 🚁 #VerticalFlight#VTOL
Germany to transfer military helicopters to Ukraine for the first time (kyivindependent.com)
Germany will transfer decommissioned Sea King MK41 multi-purpose military helicopters to Ukraine, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced on Jan. 23. This would be Germany's first provision of military helicopters to Ukraine.
Media: 6 Ukrainian pilots killed in crashed helicopters in Donetsk Oblast (kyivindependent.com)
Six Ukrainian pilots died when two helicopters crashed in Donetsk Oblast on Aug. 29 under unknown circumstances, Ukrainska Pravda reported on Aug. 30, citing its sources.
Czechia Hints at Sending Additional Mi-24 Helicopters to Ukraine (www.eurointegration.com.ua)
Jana Černochová, Czech Defence Minister, stated that Soviet-made Mi-24 helicopters, which Czechia is replacing with US helicopters, could find use in Ukraine.
UK Defense Ministry: Russia commits new attack helicopters in response to Ukrainian counteroffensive (kyivindependent.com)
The U.K. reports that there is evidence Russia is using a small number of new Ka-52M helicopters, which are "heavily modified" versions of the Ka-52 HOKUM attack helicopters.
Russia gains temporary advantage thanks to additional attack helicopters - UK Intelligence (www.pravda.com.ua)
UK Defence Intelligence has suggested that Russian troops have temporarily gained air superiority in the Ukrainian south, as additional attack helicopters have been deployed there since the start of Ukraines counteroffensive.