Bell Helicopter took a cue from the auto industry, and displayed a 'concept helicopter' where visitors could sit inside wearing a augmented reality headset

This year's Heli-Expo marks the largest event to date with all 1 million square feet of the Dallas Convention Center's exhibit hall sold out. Fork lifts and cranes darted around frantically as I navigated the construction of massive vendor booths.

The helipad at the convention center loading docks makes for a pretty tight landing zone.  Yet these pilots made landing here look easy with their controlled and precise approaches into the LZ.

Last week my company started a lease on a new (to us) helicopter, that my friend and coworker Stephen Boatwright and I were sent to Pennsylvania to pick up and fly home to Dallas for maintenance in preparation for its temporary home in Maine. Although the terrain along the way is some of the most boring you can find in the USA (there's a reason they are called fly over states... a better name would be sleep over states), I came armed with my Nikon D810 ready t...

As we are landing, the sun paints a golden glow over the turbine Pawnee tied down on the ramp out side of an ancient looking hangar. After landing we topped off on fuel and prepared the helicopter for an early morning departure to Dallas.

Day 2 of the cross country adventure in our 'new to us' Agusta A109E helicopter. Fighting massive headwind and winding through a storm front...

Agusta retained the skeletal system of the flight controls but completely replaced the brains of the system, trading out antiquated Vertical Gyros for two AHRS units, and the ancient 3 axis Sperry HELCIS II Flight Director with a brand new proprietary 4 axis dual autopilots.

My husband has been with the airlines for 10 months now, and although we have taken advantage of his travel benefits together, I had yet to ride on a trip he was flying. So, the opportunity finally presented itself with a long weekend in Calgary. 

I had every intention to take a series of 'day in the life' style photos of him on this trip. However, I ended up not having the guts to be completely obnoxious and in the way. Also, I would like to be invited on a tr...

After climbing down another set of ladders, I made my way around the edge of the Mesa, literally walking in the footsteps of the ancestral Pueblo people. The soft volcanic tuff wore away with year after year of travel from the dwellings to water sources and possible agricultural sites.

but this time I was low enough so that the entire trip was in the clouds which feels like you've been swallowed up by a dark cotton ball. The medical crew are at work in the back, so it feels like I am alone, and time almost stands still. The approach into UVA is parallel to but about 2000 ft beneath the approach into the CHO airport. As I am passing the initial approach fix, I hear the last airline flight into CHO call up Potomac Approaching seeking their...