The Issue A known characteristic of VHA’s first UH-1 tail rotor blade, part number 2042200-101, is paint cracking along the edge of the largest doubler ply in the doubler stack on both sides of the . . . Keep Reading
Initially posted by Quantum Helicopters pilot Dean Scarrow on October 26, 2019 in the Bell 206 JetRanger LongRanger OH-58 Kiowas group on Facebook. Re-printed (with permission) verbatim with light editing for typos and spacing. Concerning . . . Keep Reading
Located on Norman Rogers Airport (CYGK) in Kingston, Ontario, AOG Heliservices has been providing helicopter maintenance services to Canadian operators since 1983. Owner Ken Przontka has spent his entire life in aviation, growing up in . . . Keep Reading
If your 206 or UH-1 is down for maintenance, now is the time to consider repainting your tail rotor blades. VHA recently switched to a new nano hybrid polyurethane (NHP) topcoat that provides increased durability, . . . Keep Reading
Beginning with April 2020 deliveries, VHA customers may notice a matte finish on their main and tail rotor blades. VHA has begun applying a new nano hybrid polyurethane (NHP) topcoat to all of its main and tail rotor . . . Keep Reading
Montana-based aftermarket avionics manufacturer uAvionix recently featured the tail of a Bell 206 in an ad for its “rotorcraft ready” TailBeacon ADS-B solution. Seen in the January 2020 issue of AOPA Pilot magazine, the ad . . . Keep Reading
