Additional Aircraft Supports Increased Demand for UPRT
Aviation Performance Solutions (APS) has increased its training capabilities by incorporating a third SIAI-Marchetti S211 into its fleet. This expansion meets the rising need for Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT) in an effort to reduce Loss of Control In-flight (LOC-I) fatalities.
Incident Near McAllen Int’l Was 6th Time In Four Months
A Department of Homeland Security helicopter patrolling the southern border of the U.S. near McAllen International Airport (MFE) in south Texas was struck three times by a laser pointed at the helicopter from a vehicle on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande River. This incident was the sixth time in the last four months that Air Interdiction Agents were made to take evasive maneuvers after being struck by lasers.
Freeman Holdings Group announced its recent acquisition of two FBOs in Texas, its first locations in the Lone Star state that add to the company’s growing count that now stands at 24 FBOs nationwide.
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