CONTENTS FEATURES


LAS VEGAS METRO POLICE AVIATION


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THE PUSH FOR CLEANER PROPULSION | OEMS ARE GOING GREEN


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DEPARTMENTS 10


MY 2 CENTS


RPMN columnist Randy Mains voices his industry views


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MEET A ROTORCRAFT PRO Thurbie Botterill, Chief Pilot at Lee County Mosquito Control District


EXECUTIVE WATCH Markus Schmitz, managing director, axnes inc.


MIL2CIV TRANSITION Tips for the transitioning military helicopter pilot


MAINTENANCE MINUTE Tricks of the trade for helicopter mechanics


VIDEOS


Air Methods NTSB


Las Vegas Metro Police Aviation


Bell Helicopter and the City of a Hundred Spires


WATCH VIDEO NOW


#Repost @baacuna show me your deployment video without showing me your actual deployment video.


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HELIPHOTOS


HANGAR TALK Industry news relevant to your business


BY THE NUMBERS Fascinating and fun factoids


HANGAR TALK UAS & eVTOL News relating to unmanned aerial systems


PRODUCTS & SERVICES FOCUS CALIFORNIA POPTOP & STRAUBE’S AIRCRAFT SERVICES


ROTORCRAFT CHECKRIDE THROWING ROCKS: HELICOPTER INTERNET “EXPERTS?”


COVER


A Las Vegas Metro Police Aviation Unit H145 crew performs hoist rescue training in the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.


Photo: Lyn Burks


RotorcraftPro.com May/June 2022


LAS VEGAS METRO PD AIR SUPPORT OPS


OEMs GOING GREEN PRAGUE MX


FACILITY THRIVES


BELL’S BIG BET WITH V-280 APSCON ISSUE


PARADIGM SHIFT WITH V-280 VALOR BELL ATTEMPTS U.S. MILITARY 58


BELL HELICOPTER AND THE CITY OF A HUNDRED SPIRES


MAY/JUNE 2022


APSCON ISSUE


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