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Mark Huber

Heliworks Bell 206s under contract to the U.S. Fish &amp; Wildlife Service are being used to help guide rescuers to birds endangered by the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. The helicopters are equipped with the EMS Aviation&nbsp;Fleet tracking system, which allows bird rescuers to monitor the helicopters’ automated flight-following map via Internet, and quickly and precisely locate the oiled birds.&nbsp;

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