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San Luis Obispo, California
San Luis Obispo County Airport    McChesney Field
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R44 calendar 2012
May 25 Fri.
- US Marine Corps last CH46 Sea Knight helicopter pilot completed training kpbs.org
- Idaho National Guard new Apache Longbow helicopters ktvb
- Plan B for Los Angeles residential helicopter noise relief latimes
- First 787 built in South Carolina facility has first flight boeing.mediaroom
May 24 Thu.
- US Marine V22 Osprey to take on White House transport mission thehill.com
- Sikorsky facility at Troy, Ala. has completed structural modernization of first S61T airframe, now undergo completion at Carson Helicopters for eventual delivery to the US State Department for diplomatic service in Afghanistan sikorsky
- F35B Lightning II made first flight at Eglin Air Force Base, photo eglin.af.mil
May 23 Wed.
- Major General William Crosby (Program Executive Officer, Aviation) speaks at 2012 Utility Helicopters Users Conference al.com
- Helicopters and fixed wing tankers on three massive fires that have scorched thousands of acres in parts of Arizona and Colorado prweb.com
- EADS North America UH72A Lakota fleet 100000 flight hours eurocopter
- US Coast Guard Kodiak MH60 Jayhawk helicopter crew awarded Naval Helicopter Association 2012 Aircrew of the Year Award dodlive.mil
May 22 Tue.
- FlightSafety Sikorsky HH60G Pave Hawk helicopter simulator enters service at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico flightsafety.com
- UTair to operate ten AW139 helicopters agustawestland.com
- US Marines want K-MAX unmanned cargo helicopter for extended stay in Afghanistan lockheedmartin
- Falcon 9 rocket launched carrying SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to International Space Station nasa.gov nasaStation
May 21 Mon.
- Canada reactivation of 450 Tactical Helicopter Squadron, home of 15 model F Chinook helicopters forces.gc.ca
- Northrop international signing for Block 40 Global Hawks irconnect
May 20 Sun.
- New Zealand Air Force full flight helicopter simulator now used for training scoop.co.nz
- Medical helicopter came within 1000ft of three military jets, Virginia newsleader
- US Air Force becoming big spender for unmanned aerial systems (UASs) frost.com
- USAF Global Strike Command leader previews B52 upgrades af.mil
May 19 Sat.
- KPHO Arizona Wildfires kpho.com azein.gov
AZ Gladiator Fire, eight helicopters and eight air tankers were utilized to drop water when conditions permitted inciweb.org
National Wildfire current incidents inciweb.org
- Rancho Murieta Airshow, May 19, Calif ranchomurietaairport.com
- NASA synthetic vision on to the next level aopa.org
- Hover Power,
   Cessna Skyhook, May 9 aopa.org
Three US Marine H-53 Sea Stallion heavyLift helicopters (over 20yrs old) brought out of retirement from DavisMonthan AFB Ariz. will be upgraded and put back into active service. photo Aug2005 navy.mil
US Navy Fleet Readiness Center East delivered last H-53E helicopter to come out of desert retirement. photo Jun2010 navy.mil
Mars Spirit Opportunity rovers. jplNasa
US Navy helicopter San Diego Calif training 2007. Photo courtesy of Jim Pratt "flybum" opens new window. USN2007helicopter
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Over 200 Naval Aviation themed events are anticipated through 2011. Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard are focusing combined assets on these 34 particular Centennial commemorations navy.mil
Centennial of Naval Aviation is a historic milestone navalaviation100.org
Monthy Van Nuys Propeller Aircraft Association, Historical Aircraft Display Day. vnyprop.org
Red Bull Air Race World Series redBullAirRace.com
Blue Angels Show Schedule navy.mil
EAA B-17 Tour b17.org
USAF Thunderbirds Show Schedule. thunderbirds
Collings Foundation B-17 B-24 collingsfoundation.org
Reno NV Air Races airrace.org
ThunderMustang
rarebear Bearcat F8F
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From 2012
Bell 525 Relentless Super Medium Helicopter textron.com
- Caltrans heliport hospitals dot.ca.gov

From 2011
EMS Helicopters positive impact urmc.rochester.edu
Summary Heli-EXPO 2011 ainonline

From 2010
Great Images NASA grinNasa
NASA Subsonic Rotary Wing Project nasa.gov

From 2009
AEA Pilot Guide to Avionics aea.net
Sikorsky X2 test flights prnewswire
Apollo 11 Moon Landing 40th Anniversary nasm.si.edu nasaApollo
NASA research into rotor blades nasa

From 2008
AOPA Internet Flight Planner aopa
Sikorsky X2 first flight sikorsky.com
HeliExpo 2008 Texas AIN

From 2007
FAA Revised Instrument Flying Handbook faa
Robinson R66 RR300 engine rollsRoyce
X-47B Program Overview northrop

From 2005
Sikorsky coaxial X2 helicopter sikorsky

From 2004
Pilot Guide In-Flight Icing nasa

From 2003
PopSci article on X-Plane Simulator popsci
Astronomy Picture of the Day gsfcNasa

From 2002
NIFC graphical TFRs airspace.nifc.gov
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San Luis Obispo is located on the Central Coast of California about halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco. The airport (McChesney Field) is about a mile south of downtown San Luis Obispo.
 
 
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FAA Helicopter CFI approved R22, R44
Robinson approved R22, R44 CFI and A&P
Over 6,000 hours from 1986 - 2002
A few Pictures at the airport.
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