Helicopter Operations: Helicopter Websites

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Is the information in this guide:

AHS International (The Vertical Flight Technical Society) https://www.vtol.org/

Aviation Handbooks & Manuals (FAA) https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/

CH-47 Chinook Helicopter https://www.boeing.com/defense/ch-47-chinook/

CHC Helicopter Association https://www.chc.ca/

Helicopter Association International - https://www.rotor.org/

Helicopter Foundation International https://www.helicopterfoundation.org/

Avjobs: Helicopter Pilot Jobs https://www.avjobs.com/careers/detail.asp?Job_Title=Pilot&Category=In%20Flight&Related=Helicopter%20Pilot&RecID=105

How Helicopters Work https://science.howstuffworks.com/transport/flight/modern/helicopter.htm

International Radio Controlled Helicopter Association https://www.ircha.org/

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Association https://www.noaa.gov/

Sikorsky  https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/capabilities/sikorsky.html

Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association https://www.vhpa.org/

Whirly-Girls International Women Helicopter Pilots https://www.whirlygirls.org/

Why use web sites for research?

- Current

- Fast and easy

- Works on any computer

- Unrestricted and unregulated

- Information needs to be verified elsewhere

- Beware of hoaxes