Archive for the 'Aviation' Category

Aviation: Resupply By Robot? UAV Competition Heats Up

     This is cool.  When I was fighting forest fires back in the day, I worked on a couple fires where they used the K-max. It’s a funky helicopter, and that would be very interesting to see that aircraft as a UAV for resupply.
     I really think this concept is one that could […]

Aviation: Drone Operators Climb On Winds Of Change In The Air Force

     Like with contractors, drones have been the ‘new thing’ that the military has been trying figure out. Now a kid who is really good at video games, could essentially fly these drones.  Hell, I think drone piloting will only become easier and more user friendly in the future.  We will also see drones […]

Jobs: UAV Pilots, OCONUS/CONUS

   All you aspiring Drone Archers, here is your chance.  If you have the quals, I would jump all over this guys and gals.  UAV’s are not going away, and if you get in on this stuff now, you will definitely have a bright future.  I am not the POC or recruiter, and follow the […]

Aviation: Border Patrol Chooses The Flat Top Paramotor, 14 Million Dollar Contract


Aviation: Contractor Helicopter Missing in Afghanistan

      Usually these don’t end well.  I hope they find them alive, if in fact they crashed. My heart goes out to the friends and family of the missing. -Matt
Edit: The crashed helicopter has been found, three dead.  Rest in peace.
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Contractor helicopter missing in Afghanistan
By Jennifer Z. Deaton
November 26, 2009
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) — A search […]

Afghanistan: Three Contractors Killed in Plane Crash

  This kind of missed the news, and adds to the brutal list of air accidents that have happened recently. RIP. -Matt
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3 bodies found in US plane wreckage in Afghanistan
October 27, 2009
KABUL — NATO-led forces have recovered the remains of three American military contractors from the wreckage of a U.S. Army reconnaissance plane that crashed two […]