The aviation accident attorneys at Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman are representing the families of the two men killed in Robinson Helicopter Company's first R66 crash which occurred on July 12, 2011 near Flandes, Colombia.
Killed in the crash, was the owner of the R66 aircraft, Juan Pablo Gaviria, former president of the Colombian Civil Air Patrol, and Jose Ricardo Cabrera, his dear friend and a skilled helicopter pilot.
http://www.expertclick.com/NewsReleaseWire/Colombian_Families_Hire_Los_Angeles_Aviation_Attorneys_to_Represent_Them_in_First_Fatal_Robinson_Helicopter_Co_R66_Crash,201239307.aspx (http://www.expertclick.com/NewsReleaseWire/Colombian_Families_Hire_Los_Angeles_Aviation_Attorneys_to_Represent_Them_in_First_Fatal_Robinson_Helicopter_Co_R66_Crash,201239307.aspx)
QuoteHe was very involved with the Colombian Civil Air Patrol, a non-profit group of doctors which provides free medical care to communities stricken by poverty.
Odd name for a group of doctors?
Not really. The only people who can afford to fly in Colombia is drug dealers, the military and doctors. So in the CCAP everyone is a master rated HSO. :clap:
Doesn't Brazil have a CAP too?
Pre-WWII Britain had a Civil Air Guard:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Air_Guard (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Air_Guard)
I did my CFI in an R22. My Private-Comm was done in the S300C and the MD500E. If I never have to fly a Robinson product again it will be to soon! They are the dominant trainer because they are cheap to aquire and cheap to maintain. No other reason. With all the warnings and the SFAR restrictions, there is no way that thing should have ever become the dominant trainer that it is. I dont know anything about the R-66 though. I think we should just burn them all. Sad thing is though......If I want to be an active CFI-H, Ill probably need to just bite the bullet.
Silver State Helicopters deposited 140 of the things back on the market, too.