CONTENTS


FEATURES 44


60 74


VIDEOS


34 USMC Retires AH-1W 39 FAA & NASA Complete Drone 40 Bell Shares Autonomous Pod


Demonstrations Transport Technology


45 Montenegrin AF Welcomes 61 Grace from Above:


Bell 505 Mercy Air Africa 70 Tribute to Rudy Frasca


DEPARTMENTS 10 12


MY 2 CENTS


RPMN columnist Randy Mains voices his industry views


MEET A ROTORCRAFT PRO


14 18 20


Desiree Horton; Fire Pilot for Heliqwest EXECUTIVE WATCH


Romain Trapp; President of Airbus Helicopters Inc. and head of North America region


MIL2CIV TRANSITION Tips for the transitioning military helicopter pilot


MAINTENANCE MINUTE Tricks of the trade for helicopter mechanics


WATCH 74


22 24 36 38 42 84


VIDEO NOW!


U.S Military’s Biggest Helicopter: CH-53E Super Stallion Recovers AH-1Z Viper


HELIPHOTOS


HANGAR TALK Industry news relevant to your business


BY THE NUMBERS FASCINATING AND FUN FACTOIDS


HANGAR TALK UAS News relating to unmanned aerial systems


PRODUCTS & SERVICES FOCUS Universal Avionics and Boost Systems


ROTORCRAFT CHECKRIDE WHEN FAA LEGAL INTERPRETATION AND COMMON SENSE COLLIDE…DOES SAFETY EVEN MATTER?


COVER


The Montenegrin Air Force retires the Gazelle and introduces the new Bell 505 into operations.


BEST OF 2020


MULTI-MISSION OPERATIONS


MONTENEGRO AIR FORCE TRAINING IN BELL 505


RotorcraftPro.com Nov/Dec 2020


MONTENEGRO WAVES FAREWELL TO THE GAZELLE...AND WELCOMES ITS NEW BELL!


BEST OF 2020: @LEGACY AND @WORK


HELICOPTERS AND MULTI-MISSION ARE SYNONYMOUS


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