Alan Purwin Fatally Injured In Plane Crash
PHPA was saddened to learn of the death of one of our members, Alan Purwin last week. Alan will be missed by the entire aviation community. To honor the loving…
Steven Robinson, LAFD Pilot & Crash Survivor, Passes Away
The pilot of a LAFD helicopter that crashed in 1998, fatally injuring four persons on board, has passed away, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department web site. Steven Robinson…
LAPD Remembers Crew Lost in 1966 Mid-Air
Forty nine years ago, two helicopters collided over Dodger Stadium, with devastating consequences. The LAPD Air Support Division posted the following information on their Facebook page this week. The incident…
L.A. County Fire Featured in G.E. Engine Promo Video
This clip, produced by G.E., was designed to be a promotional video for their turbine engines. But for us, it also gave a great insiders view of a typical day…
A Look Back: KTLA “Telecopter” First Live Broadcast in 1958
The video shows the first live broadcast from the KTLA Telecopter, a Bell 47 helicopter which was the first known news helicopter ever in use. The reporter in the clip…
Local CalFire Helicopter Pilot Profile
Local helicopter pilot (and PHPA Board Member) Desiree Horton gained notoriety as a television news pilot/reporter here in Southern California in recent years, but it's her newest assignment - CalFire…
CalFire Aerial Firefighting and Training
The Southern California drought has left the region vulnerable to a devastating fire season. This video goes behind the scenes to see what the CalFire helicopter crews are doing to…
AOPA: “Surviving the Wires Environment”
Please take the time to watch this video about wire strike avoidance. Thanks go out to our friends at AOPA for bringing greater awareness to this very important topic. Surviving…