HANGAR TALK


Operations, Dart Aerospace Ltd. (DAS). He went on to say “Customers have been asking for this for a while and we are pleased to provide them with a solution.” 


DART Helicopter Services Announces FAA & EASA Certification for the first ever Screw-in Windshield Modification Kit for Bell 206A/B/L/L1/L3/L4 Model Aircraft


DART Helicopter Services (DHS) is pleased to announce FAA & EASA approval of DART Aerospace Ltd.’s (DAS) new Screw­in Windshield Modification


Kit for Bell


206A/B/L/L1/L3/L4 model aircraft. Transport Canada approval has been previously received. The new DAS Screw­in Windshield


Modification Kit allows the operator to replace the existing OEM windshield retainers with quick change out retain­ ers. With the OEM system, the retain­ ers are riveted in place and so are diffi­ cult and time consuming to remove during windshield replacement. OEM retainers are often damaged during windshield replacement and must be replaced, resulting in additional costs. The DAS kit provides durable retainers that are screwed in place and can be easily removed to allow for quick wind­ shield replacement or removal. After initial installation of the modification kit, windshields can be removed or installed in less than 2 hours per side. Product Features: ∙ Compatible with OEM, AAI and Tech Tool windshields


∙ Compatible with Apical Cable Cutters and Magellan/Bristol WSPS


∙ Easy removal and replacement of windshields


“The convenience of being able to


change out a windshield in the less than two hours means that every operator should be ordering this kit whenever they need to change a windshield,” quoted, Bill Beckett, VP Canadian


14 June 2012


Helicopter Pilots at Bristow LLC Ratify Agreement


Oil service industry helicopter pilots


in the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska, mem­ bers of the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) Local 107 employed by Bristow LLC, have voted to ratify a three­year agree­ ment covering 235 pilots. The agreement comes after 18


months of negotiations and was rati­ fied by 84.3 percent of the voting mem­ bers. The secret ballot ratification vote was conducted by Survey and Ballot Systems. The agreement is expected to be signed soon, and will be retroactive to March 26, 2012. The new agreement provides for 4


percent wage increases each year of the contract, a total of 12 percent over the life of the agreement. Substantial improvements were also made to con­ tract language, making it much easier to understand and interpret, “which we believe will result in fewer grievances in the future,” said Local 107 President Pete Catalano.


ber pilots.” OPEIU Local 107 is affiliated with the


Professional Helicopter Pilots Association (PHPA), a council within OPEIU, bringing together all of its 3,000 helicopter pilots with one voice. 


“This was a very amicable negotia­


tion,” Catalano continued. “This is our fourth contract with Bristow, and we’re pleased with the results and look for­ ward to continuing to work with the company to best represent our mem­


Troy Facility Completes S-61 Airframe Modernization for U.S. State Department


Sikorsky Aircraft’s Troy, Ala., facility


has completed the structural modern­ ization of its first S­61T airframe, which will be finalized at Carson Helicopters for delivery to the U.S. State Department for service in Afghanistan.


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