Marysville, Calif. (Appeal Democrat) - For a minute, Alex Gowin said, "I forgot we were flying." That is how the Camptonville Academy senior described the start of her first helicopter flight.

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Arlington, Texas (Star-Telegram) - The Arlington Police Department recently won approval from the federal government to fly two remote-control helicopters for public safety purposes, likely making it the largest urban police department in the United States to be given permission to use the unmanned craft.

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app.com - The New Jersey National Guard formally began construction March 8 of a new helicopter support base near Lakehurst, a $43-million project that will allow the 1-150th Aviation Battalion to finally move out of obsolete quarters at a Mercer County airport and consolidate operations at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.

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Donna, Texas (themonitor.com) - A U.S. Customs and Border Protection helicopter pilot said a laser blinded him March 7, leading to the arrest of two men, one of whom deputies said appeared to have been using marijuana.

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Mesa, Ariz. (upi.com) - A new single-engine armed scout helicopter has successfully completed live-fire exercise at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds.

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Rotor & Wing - Phoenix Heliparts (Booth C1527), an aftermarket MRO and rotorcraft parts supplier, is one of more than 725 businesses that exhibiting at HELI-EXPO 2013 in Las Vegas. Tina and Darin Cannon, a veteran aircraft maintenance technician (AMT) with experience in MDs, the Bell 206 and the Aerospatiale/Eurocopter AS350, started their aftermarket repair and parts business in 2003, in the garage of their home.

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Gold Coast Helicopters announce that they are now approved to accept Qualified Veterans under VA Post 9/11 GI or the Montgomery GI Bill benefits applied toward flight training.

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Craig L. Fuller, president and chief executive officer of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, has notified AOPA's Board of Trustees of his intent to step down from his position and from the Board.

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Branson, Mo. (ozarksfirst.com) - Despite inclement weather, the Branson Mill Craft Village still plans to welcome a restored Vietnam Era Huey Helicopter on Feb. 22.

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USS Bonhomme Richard, At Sea (military.com) - For the first time while forward-deployed, amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) has conducted landing operations with the MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft.

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