“You haven’t seen a tree until you see its shadow from the sky” -Amelia Earhart


Contents


04 ≈ HANGAR TALK INDUSTRY INFORMATION REVELANT TO YOUR BUSINESS


12 ≈ INTERVIEW WITH ROBINSON HELICOPTER’S KURT ROBINSON


18 ≈ FEATURE VECTOR AEROSPACE REVISITED


22 ≈ ROTORCRAFT PIONEERS NAVAL ROTORCRAFT PIONEERS


32 ≈ PRODUCT REVIEW RHOTHETA


36 ≈ NEMSPA PROGRESS WITH FATIGUE IN AIR MEDICAL OPERATION


44 ≈ GROUND SUPPORT H.W. FARREN


45 ≈ SAR RESOURCE GUIDE HOIST | INSERTION / EXTRACTION EQUIPMENT | ROPES


48 ≈ ADVERTISERS INDEX FINDING YOUR FAVORITE ADVERTISER WITH EASE


Cover Photo: - A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 772, Marine Aircraft Group 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing receives fuel prior to conducting a flight in Hawthorne, Nev. HMH-772, which was preparing for M-2 .50-caliber machine gun live-fire night training, provided heavy transport support dur- ing exercise Javelin Thrust. photo by U.S. Marine Corps Captain Keith A. Stevenson


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