North America's Helicopter Authority, Vertical Magazine features
Los Angeles Helicopters as part of its Rotor Beat Operator News
section. In this Special Issue which also reviews the 2008 Heli-Expo, “LA
Helicopters Gets Real” in an article focused on the newly
launched LAH Professional Long-Line Training Course and the industry's
need for experienced long-line operators.
“Los Angeles Helicopters of Long Beach,
Calif., said it is offering a new vertical reference course that
addresses the demands of real-world utility operators, who are
having difficulty finding pilots with long-line experience. The
course is taught by high-time long-line pilots, most of whom are
current or former captains on heavy-lift helicopters, including
the Boeing B234 and BV 107.”
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