The Local H.E.R.O. Foundation’s new EC135 T2e was officially unveiled on July 15th, and is now nearly ready to enter into service in the region. Take a look at the aircraft being painted and assembled, a walk-through of it at the factory, and a video put together by Shaw TV Fort McMurray of the unveiling ceremony.
Read More »We’ve been very busy this spring, and we’ve captured some great footage of training and missions that we’ll be posting to YouTube in the near future. Here are a few screenshots: Flight Training Hover Exit Training Water Bucket Training Float Training ...
Read More »Phoenix Heli-Flight and the Local HERO Foundation would like to thank the Fort McMurray Tarsands Lions Club for their generous donation to the Local HERO Foundation! It is the support of community groups such as the Tarsands Lions Club which proves that the community believes in the value of the dedicated medevac helicopter program. Tarsands Lions Club Local HERO...
Read More »The EC175 helicopter which had been engaged in cold weather testing in the Canadian Arctic returned to Phoenix Heli-Flight today. The helicopter stopped for a fuel on its way back to Edmonton, where it will be loaded back onto the Antonov AN-124 cargo aircraft which brought it to...
Read More »It has been a busy few months for the Local HERO Foundation’s medevac helicopter, HERO 1. Since receiving Transport Canada approval to begin night operations on December 19th, 2013 HERO 1 has been dispatched 25 times. Reinforcing the need for a medevac helicopter available 24/7 is the fact that 7 of the medevac flights have been at night. While donations have begun to come in, the Local HERO Foundation still requires much more funding to ensure the future of the...
Read More »On Sunday, January 26th an EC175 stopped at Phoenix for fuel. The new aircraft was headed to Yellowknife and then on to cold weather testing in the Canadian...
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