Heli-Expo 2012

jescobar — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:00:11 +0000

The Helicopter Association International (HAI) Heli-Expo 2012 is next week. The staff of D.O.M. and HeliMx magazines will be there!

The Babbitt Blunder

jescobar — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:37:57 +0000

Most of us in aviation are aware of FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt’s arrest this past weekend on drunk driving charges. Babbitt has been placed on administrative leave while FAA and DOT officials try to figure out what to do.

Teamwork – An Interesting Concept

admin — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 15:57:22 +0000

The Super Bowl has come and gone, as it has done for XLV years. There was a winning team and a losing team. The talking heads on TV, radio and internet have 20/20 hindsight and have been making comments on the performance of the teams, individual players and why the coaches did what they did. On occasion they mention teamwork.

TSA Screening for Air Ambulance Personnel

fpolak — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 02:47:50 +0000

This has recently been an interesting topic being discussed on the NBAA Part 135 discussion thread regarding TSA screening for air ambulance personnel. There are many opinions on this subject, depending on what your perspective is. In this case, my feelings are that the “screening” of air ambulance medical personnel is not warranted, and does not accomplish anything to promote safety of flight. What next? If there is a fire in the aircraft hangar, do we need to screen the arriving firefighters before we let them do their jobs? What about bus drivers and train engineers? Where do we draw the line?

The 12 Days of Christmas in a Down Economy

admin — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 23:58:14 +0000

It’s that time of year that I dread: Christmas. My wife goes nuts over Christmas. The grandkids all want new iPhones and if we buy them something that does not run on electricity of some sort, they won’t know how to use it. This is that time of year when folks who seem perfectly normal the rest of the year become something else entirely. People go around wondering who to buy a gift for and what should it be and how much to spend and what did we give others last year and what did they give us?

Ah, the glorious life of a magazine editor

fpolak — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 20:36:41 +0000

It’s October 14th and I am up at 0’ dark thirty, drive to the airport, park the car and grab the shuttle to the terminal. Get a cup of coffee and a sweet roll for breakfast and try to remember if I forgot anything. Then get in line with everyone else to go through the wonderful TSA screening process and finally get to the gate and pray that my aircraft is on time. What you say, why don’t I try another profession? And get out of aviation! Are you crazy? I love it!

Welcome to HeliMx

fpolak — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 20:45:07 +0000

Labor Day has come and gone, NBAA is just around the corner, and the premier issue of HeliMx magazine for and about helicopter maintenance professionals will soon be published. I suddenly realized as editor that I had not yet started a blog on our website! I better get busy.