Industry Round-up, November 30, 2018

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Key Takeaways:

  • Californian racer Steve Senegal, a United Airlines captain, won the inaugural Air Race 1 China Cup in Wuhan, China.
  • Helicopter Online Ground School is hosting a free webinar on Dec. 8, 2018, focusing on reducing fatal helicopter accidents due to VFR flights into IMC.
  • WildBlue Aircraft has announced Mac Swindell, with previous experience at Boeing and Gulfstream, is joining their aircraft sales team.
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AVweb‘s weekly news roundup uncovered reports of the winner of the first Air Race 1 event in China, a free webinar for helicopter pilots and sales team member at WildBlue Aircraft. Californian racer Steve Senegal became the first person to win the Air Race 1 China Cup, which was held at Hannan City Airport in Wuhan, China. Senegal, who is a captain with United Airlines, held off World Champion air racer Tim Cone for the top honors.

Helicopter Online Ground School will be hosting a free webinar titled “Tipping the FATAL Helicopter IIMC Accident Rate Back Towards Survival” on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018. at 14:00 EST. The webinar will focus on safety hazards associated with VFR flights into IMC.

Finally, Kansas City-based WildBlue Aircraft has announced that Mac Swindell will be joining the company’s aircraft sales team. Swindell is a graduate of Oklahoma State University and has previously worked for aviation companies including Boeing and Gulfstream.

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