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Lieutenant Governor of Michigan Allocates $6M to advance AAM

Lieutenant Governor of Michigan Allocates $6M to advance AAM

29-Jul-2024Source: Michigan Government

Lieutenant Governor Gilchrist announced that four projects will receive $6.25 million in total funding to scale critical AAM infrastructure and deploy pilots that will generate operational data to validate the commercial potential of key AAM use cases and help inform the state’s AAM policy. The funding will be provided through the AAM Activation Fund, a collaborative effort... Read more

Enstrom – what are the likely outcomes?

Enstrom – what are the likely outcomes?

1-Feb-2022Source: HeliHub.com

Under two weeks ago, the Michigan based manufacturer Enstrom Helicopter Corporation closed its doors and went into Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings. There is no scope for a financial rearrangement (ie the US “Chapter 11” rules) and the company will be liquidated, and its assets sold off. Why did the company fail? What is now becoming... Read more

Enstrom closes after 62 years

Enstrom closes after 62 years

20-Jan-2022

Michigan based manufacturer Enstrom is to close Friday 21st January after 62 years.  The company is filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, which means the company is being liquidated and there is no potential for reorganisation. Enstrom celebrated its 60th birthday on 22nd December 2019, and a detailed report on how mining engineer Rudy Enstrom founded... Read more

Children’s Hospital of Michigan adds dedicated helicopter

Children’s Hospital of Michigan adds dedicated helicopter

1-Nov-2021Source: DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan

DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan transport has expanded services to now include a fully-dedicated helicopter to serve critically ill patients. The PANDA One helicopter will allow our neonatal and pediatric transport team to initiate critical care services more quickly when kids need us the most. The aircraft is an addition to the existing ground-based PANDA... Read more

Metro Aviation considering use of FAA weather cameras

Metro Aviation considering use of FAA weather cameras

25-Oct-2021

Metro Aviation is embarking on a year-long project to test the capabilities of an FAA weather camera at its Ann Arbor, Michigan base, hypothesizing that the University of Michigan Survival Flight crew will see a reduction in canceled flights due to weather. Metro pilots currently use automated surface observing systems (ASOS) to obtain weather data,... Read more

15-Sep-21 N632SD Airbus AS350B2 Romeo, US-Michigan

15-Sep-21 N632SD Airbus AS350B2 Romeo, US-Michigan

15-Sep-2021

Hard landing during autorotation training (FAA). Level of damage unknown in FAA report... Read more

Emergency Helipad for Metro Health

Emergency Helipad for Metro Health

8-Feb-2018Source: HeliHub.com

Metro Health-University of Michigan Health has been granted approval to maintain and operate out of an emergency helipad. The helipad will be operated from a section of the Wyoming Fire Training Center’s parking lot. The helipad already has wind cones, lighting, signage, a touchdown and lift-off area and a final approach and take-off area. Metro... Read more

Aero Med Lost during EMS

Aero Med Lost during EMS

10-Jan-2018Source: HeliHub.com

Aero Med got lost last Thursday, arriving 22 miles northwest of the incident scene. 20-year old Joel Kinsey died on scene, while the two other passengers were transported to the nearest hospital. Oakfield Township Fire Chief Sam Peterson explained that the error in their landing must have been due to an error in their software... Read more

Saginaw FlightCare Celebrates Anniversary

Saginaw FlightCare Celebrates Anniversary

7-Jun-2017Source: HeliHub.com

FlightCare recently celebrated their anniversary at their hangar campus in Saginaw. The first flight from St. Mary’s of Michigan in Saginaw was in March 1987. The service covers from the Great Lakes Bay Region to the Thumb area. As reported by WSGW, the crews work 12 hour shifts and in total, they have made over... Read more

Valley Med Flight Invites Public to New Hangar

Valley Med Flight Invites Public to New Hangar

20-Mar-2017Source: HeliHub.com

November 2016 saw the opening of the new Valley Med Flight hangar at OSF St. Francis Hospital and Medical Group campus. Recently, the hangar was available to the pubic in an open house setting. The new hangar was built in two and a half months and is complete with office space, space for their AStar... Read more

New Hangar for North Flight Aero Med

New Hangar for North Flight Aero Med

6-Mar-2017Source: HeliHub.com

North Flight Aero Med in Traverse City now has a new hangar. The new hangar has been met with great enthusiasm, especially as it will save time during emergency situations. Not only does it have space for helicopters, it is well equipped for staff as it has beds available as well as space for equipment. The... Read more

Traverse City Coast Guard to Receive Fleet Upgrade

Traverse City Coast Guard to Receive Fleet Upgrade

27-Feb-2017Source: HeliHub.com

The Coast Guard Air Station in Traverse City will soon receive three new MH-60T Jayhawk helicopters for their air rescues and emergency services on Lake Superior. They currently have four MH-65 Dolphin helicopters that have been in service since 1990, which will be sent to other air stations in the country. The Jayhawk has anti-icing... Read more

Metro Aviation Launches Air Medical Service

Metro Aviation Launches Air Medical Service

12-Sep-2016Source: Metro Aviation

Metro Aviation welcomes West Michigan Air Care (WMAC) to the Metro family with the delivery of an EC145e and assumption of operations of the Kalamazoo-based air medical program beginning September 1. Until now, WMAC has operated under their own Part 135 certificate, but contracted with Metro to allow staff to solely focus on the excellent level... Read more

Metro Aviation launches service with West Michigan Air Care

Metro Aviation launches service with West Michigan Air Care

5-Sep-2016Source: Metro Aviation

Metro Aviation welcomes West Michigan Air Care (WMAC) to the Metro family with the delivery of an EC145e and assumption of operations of the Kalamazoo-based air medical program beginning September 1. “West Michigan Air Care has provided quality service since 1993, and we are happy to help them continue their legacy,” said Metro President Mike... Read more

Enstrom TH-180 prototype has test flight accident

Enstrom TH-180 prototype has test flight accident

15-Feb-2016Source: HeliHub.com

The sole Enstrom TH-180 development aircraft N180TH [pictured] had an accident on Friday, coming down in a residential area close to Marinette Twin County Airport in Menominee, Michigan where the manufacturer is based.  The helicopter hit a power pole and some tree branches on 14th Avenue and crashed right-side up at 18th Street and 15th... Read more

Spectrum Health Aero Med helicopter moving to Traverse City

Spectrum Health Aero Med helicopter moving to Traverse City

12-Feb-2016Source: WoodTv

Spectrum Health and Munson Healthcare are partnering to operate two medical helicopters and a fixed wing aircraft in Traverse City, moving one Aero Med aircraft out of Big Rapids. See Full Story... Read more

12-Feb-16 N180TH Enstrom TH-180 Menominee, US-Michigan

12-Feb-16 N180TH Enstrom TH-180 Menominee, US-Michigan

12-Feb-2016

Test flight accident, coming down in residential area 600m short of runway 32 at Marinette Twin County Airport... Read more

U-M Survival Flight wins international title

U-M Survival Flight wins international title

6-Nov-2015Source: Metro Aviation

If you think caring for severely injured patients is hard work, imagine doing it 2,000 feet above the ground and at 175 miles per hour. And if that doesn’t sound bad enough, perform all of those same caring techniques in front of hundreds of fellow medical professionals, video crews, and of course, judges. U-M Survival... Read more

Michegan operator McMahon Helicopter Services buys its first drone

Michegan operator McMahon Helicopter Services buys its first drone

16-Jul-2015Source: Hometownlife

By the book is how the McMahon brothers wanted to work with their first Unmanned Aircraft System — colloquially known as a drone. See full story... Read more

15-Jul-15 N8337Z Robinson R44 Sandusky, US-Michigan

15-Jul-15 N8337Z Robinson R44 Sandusky, US-Michigan

15-Jul-2015

Helicopter landed at a manufacturing business, severing powerline.  After brief stop on the ground – and “the authorities had arrived at the scene“, the helicopter took off again and departed the area... Read more

Michegan – Munson Healthcare and Spectrum Health to collaborate

Michegan – Munson Healthcare and Spectrum Health to collaborate

9-Jul-2015Source: Munson HealthCare

Spectrum Health and Munson Healthcare officials today signed an agreement to form a joint venture between Aero Med’s northern operations and North Flight EMS Air Division. The new organization will enhance critical care air emergency transport services in northern Michigan. Aero Med will continue to serve West Michigan from its operations based at the Gerald... Read more

Consumers Energy tests drone as helicopter line patrol replacement

Consumers Energy tests drone as helicopter line patrol replacement

24-Jun-2015Source: Consumers Energy

Consumers Energy launched an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) near a Jackson County electric substation Monday to help determine whether the emerging technology can improve how the company serves Michigan residents. “We are always looking for ways to innovate and provide Michigan with safe, affordable, reliable, and environmentally sustainable energy,” said Mary Palkovich, Consumers Energy’s vice... Read more

29-May-15 N206ED Bell 206B Caledonia, US-Michegan

29-May-15 N206ED Bell 206B Caledonia, US-Michegan

29-May-2015

Emergency situation led pilot Ken Wilson to put the helicopter down into trees – and it came to rest in the branches 40 feet from the ground.  Wilson and passenger Raymond Osan III – working on low level powerlines – were able to get out of the helicopter into the trees, from which they were... Read more

Michigan State Police to add third helicopter

Michigan State Police to add third helicopter

10-Mar-2015Source: mlive

The sound of twin jet engines and rotors intensifies as the Michigan State Police helicopter rocks from side to side and gently lifts off the ground, leaving the runways of MBS International Airport in the distance. See Full Story... Read more

US Army attending AW189 cold-weather testing in Michigan

US Army attending AW189 cold-weather testing in Michigan

17-Feb-2015Source: The State

The Army’s Redstone Test Center’s Aviation Flight Test directorate near Huntsville, Alabama, has sent a team to Sawyer to ice test the twin-engine AW189 helicopter.  See full story... Read more

26-May-14 N365WM Eurocopter AS365N2 Constantine, US-Michigan

26-May-14 N365WM Eurocopter AS365N2 Constantine, US-Michigan

26-May-2014

Hand landing causing damage to nose wheel and starboard landing wheels.  Helicopter came to rest on an angle without the blades striking the ground... Read more

Spectrum Health’s Aero Med S76 returns to service

Spectrum Health’s Aero Med S76 returns to service

7-May-2014Source: MLive

Spectrum officials revealed an incomplete FAA training form was the reason they voluntarily grounded the S76 – see full story... Read more

Spectrum Health grounds Aero Med S76 due to “a potential administrative error”

Spectrum Health grounds Aero Med S76 due to “a potential administrative error”

6-May-2014Source: WOOD TV

Aero Med statement starts with “Aero Med has decided to voluntarily ground its helicopter service after learning from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of a potential administrative error.”  – See full story... Read more

Michigan State Police requests budget for a Bell 407

Michigan State Police requests budget for a Bell 407

25-Apr-2014Source: HeliHub.com

Michigan State Police have put in a budget proposal to the State Senate for a new Bell 407, with the intention that it would enable them to double the The state budget proposal includes the following:- New Helicopter Purchase $5,178,000. Governor and Senate recommended adding $5.2 million GF/GP for the purchase of a new Bell... Read more

Helicopter Camera Pioneer Brian McMahon Flies West

Helicopter Camera Pioneer Brian McMahon Flies West

20-Mar-2014Source: HAI

Brian Patrick McMahon, president and founder of McMahon Helicopter Services, Inc. and cofounder of the Michigan Helicopter Association, passed away February 9. He was 63. As an entrepreneur, innovator, inventor, professional aviator, and flight instructor, Brian was recognized by many as a pioneer in helicopter aviation. Brian became involved with helicopters during service as a... Read more

CHI Aviation Purchases Two EC175s

CHI Aviation Purchases Two EC175s

25-Feb-2014Source: Airbus Helicopters

Airbus Helicopters Inc. on Tuesday announced the purchase of two EC175s by CHI Aviation, to be utilized in search and rescue missions and passenger transport for its oil and gas customers along the Gulf Coast. Established in 1980 and accident free, CHI Aviation provides search and rescue and passenger transport services to oil and gas... Read more

Helipad reopens at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital

Helipad reopens at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital

22-Jan-2014Source: Spectrum Health

The new helicopter landing site at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital will open Wednesday, January 22. The dedication will feature an inaugural fly-in by Aeromed, Spectrum Health’s air ambulance service, and presentation of a $50,000 check by hospital volunteers. The donation represents the first payment on a $125,000 pledge the volunteers made to the hospital’s “Building... Read more

21-Jan-14 6578 Eurocopter HH-65C New Haven Township, US-Michigan

21-Jan-14 6578 Eurocopter HH-65C New Haven Township, US-Michigan

21-Jan-2014

Flying from Traverse City to Lansing for maintenance of a compass malfunction when it developed mechanical problems requiring the emergency landing.  Roaded out.... Read more

St Marys of Michigan FlightCare upgrades from BK117 to EC135P2e

St Marys of Michigan FlightCare upgrades from BK117 to EC135P2e

1-Dec-2013Source: St. Mary's of Michigan

A new FlightCare helicopter is now flying the skies over the NE Michigan region to transport critically ill or injured patients to St. Mary’s of Michigan. St. Mary’s has partnered with Med-Trans Corporation to grow their air ambulance program. With this new partnership, Med-Trans is providing a new helicopter and assuming business operations. The new, state-of-the-art... Read more

Air Evac Lifeteam honors Troy pilot

Air Evac Lifeteam honors Troy pilot

17-Sep-2013Source: Lincoln County Journal

Theo Kulczak, base pilot supervisor for the Troy, Mo., Air Evac Lifeteam base, recently celebrated a major milestone in his career with the company – his 1000th flight – see full story... Read more

USCG ends seasonal air facilities in Michigan and Illinois

USCG ends seasonal air facilities in Michigan and Illinois

3-Sep-2013Source: US Coast Guard

The Coast Guard’s Great Lakes air stations closed their seasonal air facilities in Muskegon, Mich., and Waukegan, Ill., Tuesday following their annual assignment to support Coast Guard operations in southern Lake Michigan and the surrounding areas. The air facilities operate during the traditional boating season, which runs from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend,... Read more

29-Aug-13 N2253U Brantly B2B Grant Township, US-Michigan

29-Aug-13 N2253U Brantly B2B Grant Township, US-Michigan

29-Aug-2013

Substantially damaged in crash shortly after takeoff, ending up on its port side.  Both POB to hospital... Read more

22-Aug-13 N975BW MD Helicopters MD530FF Reese, US-Michigan

22-Aug-13 N975BW MD Helicopters MD530FF Reese, US-Michigan

22-Aug-2013

F0rce landing in corn field.  Helicopter was involved in powerline work... Read more

Menominee City Council decision helps Enstrom

Menominee City Council decision helps Enstrom

17-Jul-2013Source: EHExtra

Later in the meeting the council voted unanimously in support of extending the Industrial Development District and also agreed to adopt a resolution to schedule a public hearing to provide Enstrom an industrial facilities and personal property tax exemption. see full story... Read more

Michigan State Police expand patrol area

Michigan State Police expand patrol area

13-Jun-2013

The Michigan State Police will begin using helicopters to patrol the Muskegon area beginning sometime this week. (see full story)... Read more

Enstrom breaks ground on production plant expansion

Enstrom breaks ground on production plant expansion

22-May-2013Source: Enstrom

Enstrom Helicopter Corporation held their groundbreaking ceremony Friday, May 10, 2013 for their new expansion.This expansion will nearly double the size of the current facility.Governor Rick Snyder of Michigan was in attendance at the event, as well as Michigan State Representative Ed McBroom, Michigan Economic Development Corporation Chief Operation Officer, Steve Hilfinger, Mayor Menominee, Jean... Read more

West Michigan’s Newest Crime Fighter

West Michigan’s Newest Crime Fighter

2-May-2013Source: FOX 17

There’s a new buzz around West Michigan and you may have heard it flying above your home.  Michigan State Police have a new helicopter.       (See Full Story)... Read more

Enstrom will expand, add to workforce

Enstrom will expand, add to workforce

18-Apr-2013Source: Ehextra

Construction set to begin in less than a month at Enstrom Helicopter will not only drastically change the business, it will change the face of the west side of Menominee (see full story).... Read more

West Michigan AirCare celebrates 20 years

West Michigan AirCare celebrates 20 years

12-Apr-2013Source: Air Care

Marks Air Care’s 20th anniversary and we wish to express our thanks to all healthcare providers in the region for so many years of teamwork and for helping keep us safe. Since our first mission in 1993, we’ve dedicated ourselves to bringing critical care and rapid trauma interventions to patients in Southwest Michigan and Northern... Read more

State police helicopter to make regular patrols in West Michigan

State police helicopter to make regular patrols in West Michigan

5-Apr-2013Source: M Live

Michigan State Police 1st Lt. Chris McIntire, commander of the Rockford post, and Sgt. Jerry King, a pilot in the aviation unit, talk about the helicopter patrols over West Michigan (see full story).... Read more

11-Mar-13 Sikorsky S76C++ Muskegon, US-Michigan

11-Mar-13 Sikorsky S76C++ Muskegon, US-Michigan

11-Mar-2013

Rotor downdraft caused the trunk of a parked vehicle parked in the lot to fly open. The trunk lid then flew back and smashed the back window of the vehicle.... Read more

Monroe County Sheriff takes on OH-6A from Kansas City Police

Monroe County Sheriff takes on OH-6A from Kansas City Police

9-Jan-2013Source: Monroe News

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office has added a second military helicopter to its aviation unit – a no-cost aircraft from the Kansas City Police Department (see full story) File photo... Read more

01-Dec-12 N3755Z Bell 47G2 Walkerville, US-Michigan (1F)

01-Dec-12 N3755Z Bell 47G2 Walkerville, US-Michigan (1F)

1-Dec-2012

Crash into forest area killed pilot Thomas Slocum, 49, and injured passenger Matt Williams, 28... Read more

Oakland County Sheriff sued for helicopter incident

Oakland County Sheriff sued for helicopter incident

5-Nov-2012Source: MIchigan Live

The complaint says the pilot operated the chopper “in a reckless and negligent fashion” etc (see full story)... Read more

Detroit Police to receive military surplus OH-58C

Detroit Police to receive military surplus OH-58C

10-Oct-2012

The Detroit Police Department, after nearly a decade of pursuit, has been granted a helicopter from the U.S. Military. (see full story)  File photo... Read more

New helipad completed at St. Mary Mercy Hospital in Livonia

New helipad completed at St. Mary Mercy Hospital in Livonia

7-Oct-2012Source: Observer & Eccentric

St. Mary Mercy’s new air ambulance helipad is adjacent to the hospital’s newly constructed three-story, 154,000-square-foot addition that features a new emergency center and private patient rooms. The hospital will move its emergency center and services and open the new air ambulance helipad when the new building officially opens to patients in early November. (see... Read more

Environment protesters apply for helipads to block wind farms

Environment protesters apply for helipads to block wind farms

27-Sep-2012Source: Traverse City Record-Eagle

Some Benzie County residents launched a new weapon in their efforts to block rural wind turbine development: helicopters. (see full story)... Read more

Oakland County Sheriff helicopter damaged classic cars, owners claim

Oakland County Sheriff helicopter damaged classic cars, owners claim

6-Sep-2012Source: Detroit Free Press

Two owners of classic cars at the Woodward Dream Cruise said their vehicles were damaged — and one said two of his children suffered minor injuries — after a helicopter from the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office churned up a hail of dust and rocks when it hovered over their party of more than 100 people... Read more

Michigan – Beaumont Health System contracts with PHi Air Medical

Michigan – Beaumont Health System contracts with PHi Air Medical

15-Aug-2012Source: Beaumont Health System

With an expanded organ transplant program and an increase in patients from outside Southeast Michigan, Beaumont Health System is taking to the skies with a new air medical transportation service, Beaumont One. The twin-engine EC135helicopter will transport patients within Michigan and northern Ohio. The service was launched Aug. 13. Beaumont is contracting with PHI Air... Read more

EC155 enters service with U-M Health System’s Survival Flight

EC155 enters service with U-M Health System’s Survival Flight

14-Aug-2012Source: University of Michigan

Three new maize-and-blue helicopters will soon be saving lives in the air above the Great Lakes states, and speeding patients toward advanced care at the University of Michigan Health System’s hospitals. The arrival of three newAmerican Eurocopter 155helicopters marks the beginning of a new era for the 29-year-old U-M Survival Flight  program, which was the first medical... Read more

Mercy One to receive second EMS Bell 429

Mercy One to receive second EMS Bell 429

23-Jul-2012Source: Bell

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), announced today that 429 launch customer Mercy One of Des Moines, Iowa will receive a second Bell 429 helicopter from Air Methods. Mercy One currently operates an air medical critical care configured Bell 429 and will add a second helicopter, equipped with United Rotorcraft emergency medical services... Read more

30-Apr-12 N433UM Bell 430 Tecumseh, US-Michigan

30-Apr-12 N433UM Bell 430 Tecumseh, US-Michigan

30-Apr-2012

EMS helicopter taking off from accident site – and downwash caused awning to blow over... Read more

Lawsuit filed for September 2011 fatal R44 accident in Michigan

Lawsuit filed for September 2011 fatal R44 accident in Michigan

11-Apr-2012Source: HeliHub.com

The estate of a Michigan man killed in an R44 accident last September have filed a lawsuit claiming negligence contributed to the accident.  Relatives of passenger Mark May initiated the claim, accusing the estate of the late pilot Dan Logghe of negligence, and that company Logghe Stamping Co – founded by Logghe’s grandfather Morris Logghe... Read more

Public invited to open house at CGAS Traverse City

Public invited to open house at CGAS Traverse City

10-Oct-2011Source: US Coast Guard

The public is invited to attend a free open house at U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City, Oct. 15, 2011, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The purpose of the open house is to highlight the air station’s missions, equipment and highly-trained personnel who serve the Great Lakes region, as well as to celebrate... Read more

University of Michigan EC155 completion on schedule

University of Michigan EC155 completion on schedule

6-Oct-2011Source: Metro Aviation

Survival Flight conducted an initial review of the EC155 B1 aircraft last week. On the agenda for the configuration team was to approve the final paint layout and review the medical system installation. With the approval of the new paint scheme and the medical system configuration, Metro Aviation, Inc. continues to proceed with an on... Read more

23-Sep-11 N8324F Robinson R44 Curren, US-Michigan (2F)

23-Sep-11 N8324F Robinson R44 Curren, US-Michigan (2F)

23-Sep-2011

Wooded area of Alcona County.  Fatalities listed as owner Dan Logghe, 46, and an employee of his, Mark May aged 33.  Failed to return on 23-Sep, hence listed as date.  But they had been away and potentially out of contact for a few days, so this may not have been the actual accident day.... Read more

29-Aug-11 N228F Enstrom F28F Menominee, US-Michigan

29-Aug-11 N228F Enstrom F28F Menominee, US-Michigan

29-Aug-2011

Landed hard and tail blades struck the ground... Read more

American Eurocopter ships first EC155 for UM Survival Flight to Metro Aviation for completion

American Eurocopter ships first EC155 for UM Survival Flight to Metro Aviation for completion

21-Jun-2011Source: American Eurocopter

American Eurocopter announced that it has shipped the first EC155 bound for the University of Michigan’s Survival Flight program to Metro Aviation, the air medical service provider and helicopter completions specialist based in Shreveport, LA, for completion. This aircraft is the first of three EC155s to be delivered this year. It is currently scheduled to... Read more

Lansing Community College faculty members and Icon Aviation being investigated over OH-58

Lansing Community College faculty members and Icon Aviation being investigated over OH-58

21-Jun-2011Source: HeliHub.com

Lansing Community College’s aviation mechanics program is the centre of an investigation involving a Bell OH-58A Kiowa.  Harry Whitehead, the lead faculty member who ran the aviation program before he was fired last month, allegedly tried to sell the helicopter to a long-time acquaintance two years ago.  He was expecting a running OH-58 in exchange... Read more

UM Survival Flight gets green light for new $11M HQ

UM Survival Flight gets green light for new $11M HQ

29-May-2011

The 80,000-square-foot building will be built on county property on Tooley Road, just north of M-59 in Howell Township. The 13-acre site, the former Hubbel farm, has access to the Livingston County Spencer J. Hardy Airport.... Read more

Aeromed signs on 20 year hangar deal at Roben Hood airport

Aeromed signs on 20 year hangar deal at Roben Hood airport

27-Jan-2011Source: HeliHub.com

The Big Rapids City Commission met recently to consider a resolution approving the lease agreement with AeroMed for use of the community hangar at Roben Hood airport. Commissioners voted unanimously to approve the 20 year deal. Commissioner Terry Harper said she was happy with the deal and it will help paying off the cost that... Read more

USCG Muskegon County base could close this summer

USCG Muskegon County base could close this summer

24-Jan-2011Source: MLive.com

USCG plans to use the specially designed hangar at the Norton Shores airport through September. But the federal budgeting process holds the fate of funding for helicopter operations beyond that. This SAR facility has been on the federal chopping block in previous years... Read more

Oakland County International Airport to house rescue helicopter

Oakland County International Airport to house rescue helicopter

11-Nov-2010Source: Spinal Column

Oakland Air’s aviation station at the Oakland International Airport in Waterford Township will now be home base for a new $5-million Superior EMS Flight Med-1 emergency response helicopter.... Read more

Henry Ford Hospital launches “Air Med 1” helicopter

Henry Ford Hospital launches “Air Med 1” helicopter

1-Oct-2010Source: Henry Ford Hospital

Henry Ford Hospital introduced today the Air Med 1 aeromedical helicopter as a new service for transporting critically ill and trauma patients to its facility from within a 150-mile radius in Michigan and Ontario. With demand growing for caring for critically ill patients, the air ambulance service positions Henry Ford to provide fast, emergency one-way... Read more

19-Sep-10 N324V Eurocopter AS350B2 Sheridan Township, US-Michigan

19-Sep-10 N324V Eurocopter AS350B2 Sheridan Township, US-Michigan

19-Sep-2010

Snagged a powerline during filming of Dreamworks movie “Real Steel” which is due for release November 2011.  Helicopter was later flown from the scene... Read more

Man accused of leading US Coast Guard on 8-hour search costing $53K

Man accused of leading US Coast Guard on 8-hour search costing $53K

11-Aug-2010Source: MI Live

If convicted, the Detroit resident who made the prank call could face up to six-years in prison, a $250,000 fine and liability for the full cost of the Coast Guard operation.... Read more

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