pilots

Conawapa spring 1975

Helair

The proposed Conawapa generating station on the Nelson River was located approximately 18 miles downstream from the Limestone station. Midwest Helicopters was there with a Bell 206.

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1974 On hire

OMNR

The sleepy forest fire season in northwestern Ontario finally kicked in with a vengeance, when, after a long spell of drought, dry lightning ran through the district. Dryden-16 was ignited not far from the Federal Government’s Experimental Lakes Area at Hayes Lake.

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Pete Peterson: A Flying Story

Helair

Pete Peterson has been a part of the Canadian helicopter scene for many years, but did you know that he began his aviation career as a young teenager, eventually flying Corsairs off carriers in the second World War as a U.S. Marine?

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A mule crew replaces three helicopters

Viking Helicopters

Having ESSO as a customer didn’t appear to make any difference to Viking’s managers back in Canada on this GSI contract in southeast Turkey, and in fact three helicopters were replaced with a mule crew after a series of accidents.

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Revolution in the desert

Africa

An old guy tries to bribe his way around the helipad. Later, a young guy will attempt kicking ass. Neither of them has much success, although the entertainment factor is greatly enhanced for all of us.

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