I write about rotary-wing things for @verticalmag.
Toronto, Ontario
Joined February 2011
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Add this to list of things you don’t get to see every day. Very lucky to see the @AirbusHeli #Racer high-speed demonstrator in action today. @verticalmag
#PHI & @shell have provided more details about the "route-proving" program they'll be using to launch the #H160 with @AirbusHeli in the U.S. verticalmag.com/news/phi-she…
Sikorsky just announced they are no longer selling the #S76… are “assessing partnerships” to licence out production. Leaves just the #S92 and Firehawk as civil production aircraft. @verticalmag
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The February issue of Vertical is live! For our cover story @elanhead has the opportunity to get hands on with The Flying Bulls Bell AH-1F Cobra helicopter.
Find the issue here: bit.ly/32UhZCr
Photo/Video cover by @lloydhphoto
#VerticalMag #RedBull
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Mirabel, Quebec is home not just to @BellFlight's commercial production lines, but also to some of its most innovative projects. @ORJohnson_ reports: verticalmag.com/features/bel…
Happy #WorldHelicopterDay! To mark the occasion, here’s a clip of my most recent rotary-wing action.
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The #MarsHelicopter is really “spreading its wings” now – even pushing beyond my camera's field of view. Watch my view of Flight #3, as Ingenuity takes off on a long run (164 ft/50 m) down its flight zone and back. go.nasa.gov/3ewRa9m
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.@AirbusHeli has revealed its #Flightlab demonstrator, an H130 helicopter being used to test new flight controls, visual detection capabilities and hybrid propulsion. @ORJohnson_ reports: verticalmag.com/news/airbus-…
This was spectacular. Happy New Year and fingers crossed for a more hopeful and happy 2021 for everyone. #londonfireworks
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The global helicopter industry has seen a downturn in new aircraft sales of 40-50% in 2020, according to new figures from @AirbusHeli, whose own sales are down 25-30%. @ORJohnson_ reports: verticalmag.com/news/airbus-…
Don't often get the chance to write about non-Earth matters as a helicopter-focused journo... so getting to chat with @NASA about Ingenuity, its Mars-bound helicopter, was a real treat: bit.ly/3hIOXHQ
#Mars2020 @NASAPersevere
Finally got the chance to fly(ish) a helicopter last summer. Was such a fun couple of days & I can't thanks @AirbusHeli_usa enough for giving me the chance to do so. Was observing a course that teaches non-pilots how to land in an emergency... bit.ly/3fRVxer @verticalmag
Very proud of how this has come together. Brand new design to make the magazine a little easier and more fun to read on your computer, tablet or phone.
Vertical's June 2020 issue is here! Read about how operators are adapting to the pandemic, shooting scenes for Survivor by #helicopter, how NHV survived in offshore & more! We've also unveiled an exciting new digital magazine format! check it out here: verticalmag.com/issues/
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Check it out! @verticalmag took over our Instagram this morning, sharing @lloydhphoto's week with the Jamaican Defence Force.
Head over to @bellflight on Instagram to see for yourself!
Latest social media series is up... This time it's a @verticalmag takeover of @BellFlight 's Instagram, taking you behind the scenes during my week in Jamaica working with the JDF Air Wing and their Bell 429 helicopters. Check it out here: instagram.com/stories/bellfl…
Outstanding article from my colleague @elanhead. Well worth a read if you have a few minutes to spare...
I finally put everything I've been trying to tell non-helicopter-pilots about the Kobe Bryant crash into an article. verticalmag.com/features/hel…
So sad to hear this news. Matt was such a great advocate for the helicopter industry & always generous with his time when we wanted his input for a story. Safety was Matt's unerring focus & and his call to "land the damn helicopter" when in doubt will be heard for years to come.
With deep sadness, @HeliAssoc has announced the passing of Matthew Zuccaro, the immediate past president and CEO of the association. verticalmag.com/press-releas…
Fascinating program. Bell’s electric anti-torque system would be safer, quieter, and potentially cheaper to operate.
No, that's not Photoshopped! Introducing @BellFlight's new Electrically Driven Anti-Torque system, which has been flight testing in Canada since May 2019. verticalmag.com/news/bell-el…