Mark Huber is an aviation industry veteran who has worked in the flight training, aircraft sales, aircraft component, and airport development businesses. He has flight time in more than 50 different and diverse aircraft, including helicopters, aerobatic aircraft, vintage warbirds, jet fighters, business jets and turboprops, and transport-category aircraft. He has jumped out of several of these—on purpose—with a parachute. His defense and aviation journalism has been published in a variety of national and international periodicals.

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Guano be gone! Birds and their guano can make offshore energy platform helidecks dicey places to land and slippery places to walk, but maybe less so now, thanks to a new automated laser and sound system that scares them away developed by the Bird Control Group, CHC Helicopter and Total E&amp;P.

 


The Aerolaser helipad system keeps birds at bay and a safe distance away. The new device does not harm the wildlife and can save up to €100,000 ($106,067) per year in cleaning fees.

 


“The UK CAP437 and ICAO regulations mandate clear visibility of navigation marks and lights. Guano can obscure these markings,” said Jack van Sligter, Helideck Inspector at CHC Helicopter. The groups cited a UK Civil Aviation Authority report finding that all UK operators have experienced problems with birds on offshore sites and pointing to some cases of as much as 90 percent coverage of an installation by guano.

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News about bills, laws, regulations and other governmental decisions affecting aviation and aerospace. Topics include FAA re-authorizations, taxes on fuel and aviation activities, environmental legislation, ICAO decisions, governmental mediation of labor conflicts and World Trade Organization disputes and decisions.

News and issues regarding all manner of civil and military rotorcraft and their powerplants, including helicopters, tilt rotors and unmanned air vehicles.

News and issues relating to international air transport and cargo carriers, national airlines and regional airlines, including aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

News and issues relating to business, corporate and private aviation, primarily regarding turbine-engine-powered airplanes and helicopters. Subjects include aircraft, engines, maintenance, operations, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security, and training.

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New developments at airports including regulations and noise issues; legal disputes; openings, acquisitions and mergers.

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