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July 03, 2022

Diamond Special Mission Aircraft to Feature Haivision Video Streaming Technology

I Am the Eye In the Sky …

Diamond Aircraft’s special mission, fixed-wing, twin-reciprocating-engine aircraft—the DA62 MPP—is set to undertake a demo tour that will mark the model’s North America debut. The airplane—which resembles a DA62 grown up and joined the Air Force by way of DARPA—is designed for military and police missions the likes of surveillance; coastline, maritime, and border patrol; search and rescue; and airport landing-systems calibration.

About 30 Minutes Into The Flight, The Helicopter Experienced A Violent Upset

On June 8, 2022, about 1726 Hawaii-Aleutian standard time, a Bell 407 helicopter, N402SH, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Kalea, Hawaii, on the island of Hawaii. The pilot and two passengers sustained serious injuries, and three passengers sustained minor injuries. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 on-demand air tour flight. According to a representative of the operator, Paradise Helicopters, about 1701, the helicopter departed the company base at Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole (PHKO), Kona, Hawaii, to the south for an air tour flight around the island.