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we’re able to constantly re-engineer
and improve our service. It’s just one
of the reasons we’re the helicopter
industry’s biggest service network,
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BRINGING THE
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Northern Ontario’s Wisk Air Helicopters
YOU.
FLY
Continuous customer feedback means
we’re able to constantly re-engineer
and improve our service. It’s just one
of the reasons we’re the helicopter
industry’s biggest service network,
providing 24/7 assistance to 150
countries around the world.
Collaboration. We make it fly.
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verticalmag.com // june/july // volume 17 · issue 3
ON THE COVER
A Bell 407 operated by Wisk Air Helicopters holds a hover
in front of the Kakabeka Falls near Thunder Bay, Ontario.
The aircraft is one of three 407s in an all-Bell fleet.
MIKE REYNO PHOTO
Contents
44 AERIAL FIREFIGHTING IN 2018
How is the aerial firefighting industry placed to meet the
challenges of the upcoming wildfire season?
BY PAUL SADLER, ED BROTAK & OLIVER JOHNSON
64 AGAINST ALL ODDS
Flight nurse and post-crash fire victim Dave
Repsher shares his story of survival and recovery.
BY ELAN HEAD
72 SPACE ROTORS
We visit Kennedy Space Center’s helicopter unit.
BY KENNETH I. SWARTZ
78 2018 HELICOPTER & ENGINE
MANUFACTURERS SURVEY
Nearly 1,000 members of the helicopter industry took part in
our fourth annual industry survey. Here’s what they told us.
BY ELAN HEAD
DATA ANALYSIS BY PMG INTELLIGENCE
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106 THE HELITRADES WAY
Helitrades tells us about the secrets to its
success in MRO as it approaches its 40th year.
STORY BY DAYNA FEDY
PHOTOS BY PETER HANDLEY
BRINGING THE 110 BRAND LOYALTY
SKY Helicopters on why Robinsons are the
THUNDER
perfect fit for its operations.
STORY & PHOTOS BY SKIP ROBINSON
How Wisk Air Helicopters is gaining traction in the utility sector.
BY OLIVER JOHNSON | PHOTOS BY MIKE REYNO
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The Team
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SPECIAL PROJECTS EDITOR Elan Head, [email protected]
JR. EDITOR Dayna Fedy, [email protected]
Sales
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CIRCULATION MANAGER Leanne Willis, [email protected]
Design & Web
PRODUCTION MANAGER Jen Colven, [email protected]
GRAPHIC DESIGNER Kaytlyn Wismayer, [email protected]
WEB DEVELOPER Shawn Pieters, [email protected]
Contributing Writers
Ed Brotak, John Carinha, Thierry Dubois, Geoff Goodyear,
Kim Hutchings, Maria Langer, Trevor McIntyre, Bob Petite,
Skip Robinson, Andy Roe, Paul Sadler, Kenneth I. Swartz,
Corey Taylor, Dorcey Wingo, Terrence Wyman
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Publishers
GROUP PUBLISHER Mike Reyno, [email protected]
GROUP PUBLISHER Linda Reyno, [email protected]
ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Derek Kast, [email protected]
Editors
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Oliver Johnson, [email protected]
SPECIAL PROJECTS EDITOR Elan Head, [email protected]
JR. EDITOR Dayna Fedy, [email protected]
Sales
SALES & MARKETING DIRECTOR Tim Muise, [email protected]
MARKETPLACE SALES MANAGER Carla McKay, [email protected]
CIRCULATION MANAGER Leanne Willis, [email protected]
Design & Web
PRODUCTION MANAGER Jen Colven, [email protected]
GRAPHIC DESIGNER Kaytlyn Wismayer, [email protected]
WEB DEVELOPER Shawn Pieters, [email protected]
Contributing Writers
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