Midair Collision Draws Attention to Military Helicopter Training and Previous Accidents
To learn to fly a military helicopter is to take a master class in multitasking. You need both hands and both feet to control the aircraft while keeping a close eye on the horizon and your altitude. If it’s nighttime and you’re flying low, you may be scanning the ground for familiar landmarks using night-vision […]
2 Army Contractors Killed in Aviation Accidents at Fort Novosel, Fort Belvoir
Two contractors died in separate aviation-related accidents this week while on the job at Fort Novosel, Alabama, and Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Army spokespeople confirmed to Military.com on Thursday. An Army contractor died Wednesday afternoon when the AH-64 Apache helicopter he was teaching a student to fly crashed at Fort Novosel, the base said in a […]