CONTENTS Features
THE ANNUAL ROTORCRAFT PRO U.S. Pilot Salary & Benefits Survey
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Departments 8
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MY 2 CENTS’ WORTH RPMN columnist Randy Mains voices his industry views
MEET A ROTORCRAFT PRO Simon Jones
EXECUTIVE WATCH Jim Rankin, CEO, Columbia Helicopters
HANGAR TALK Industry news relevant to your business
HANGAR TALK–UAS News relating to unmanned aerial systems
PRODUCT & SERVICES FOCUS Search & Rescue Equipment Heliports/Ground Equipment
ROTORCRAFT CHECKRIDE Maximum Performance Takeoff by Randy Rowles
COVER
Columbia Helicopters CH-47D drops water from the Fire Attack System (FAS) internal water tank, which was collaboratively designed by Columbia and Simplex Aerospace. See full feature story on page 50.
RotorcraftPro.com Mar/Apr 2017
Video Description A KC-130J Hercules, assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 234 refuels a CH-53E from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464.
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2017 U.S. PILOT SALARY SURVEY
THE RISING CAPABILITIES OF COLUMBIA HELICOPTERS
LOCKHEED MARTIN COMBINES UAVS, OPTIONALLY-PILOTED HELICOPTERS TO FIGHT FIRES
FOR AERIAL FIREFIGHTERS, MUCH ACCOMPLISHED, BUT HEADWINDS LOOMING
AFTER THE CRASH
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This video shows the team effort that Columbia Helicopters uses to fight wildland forest fires, including use of the new internal tank system in the company’s CH-47D Chinook helicopters
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2017 Pilot Salary & Benefi ts Survey
Columbia Helicopters Rising Capabilities
Firefi ghting with UAVs & Optionally Piloted Helicopters
State of the Aerial Firefi ghting Industry
After the CRASH
Mar/Apr 2017
MAR/APR 2017
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