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December 27th 2005
Helispec delivered another CH47 back to Ft Rucker, there is
another scheduled for delivery tomorrow.
The sixth CH47 flew in today for work to be performed,
number seven will fly into tomorrow.
 
December 27th 2005
Helispec delivered the first of ten UH-1 (Huey) helicopters
today back to DynCorp ahead of schedule, with
four more to follow prior to January 31st, 2006.
 
December 22nd 2005
Helispec received the first of 10 UH-1 aircraft for work to
be performed on the first is expected to deliver any day.
 
December 21st 2005
Yet again, another heads home back to Ft Rucker, the 5th of
the original five chinooks arrived today.
 
December 20th 2005
Helispec had another great day today with the news that the
contract for five aircraft will be increased
by two more due to being so far ahead on the schedule.
Another goes home ahead of schedule. Helispec delivered the
3rd Chinook today and received the 4th
of five. Helispec was given a month to turn these five
aircraft we have exceeded that time frame.
 
December
15th 2005
Another
one goes home again, ahead of schedule back to Ft. Rucker.
Helispec is averaging a very
impressive turn around time for CH 47's.
Helispec received the 3rd of five CH-47 Helicopters.
 
December 13th 2005
Another goes home, Helispec delivered a CH47 back to Ft
Rucker today at the same time Helispec saw the
second of 5 CH47's arrive. The first of the five will fly
home tomorrow ahead of schedule with the 3rd of the five
flying in.
 
December 11th 2005
Helispec has another aircraft on the ground at the facility,
Sunday saw the arrival of a UH1 aircraft, this aircraft is
the
first of five that will have work performed on.
 
December 7th 2005
Helispec's second paint shop is almost complete, the new
paint shop houses a heated 20x20x70 paint booth,
with a total sq ft of 6400 this new shop can accommodate
three CH47 size aircraft at any given time. The
existing paint shop is capable of holding two UH60 size
aircraft at one time. Helispec is also in the process of
constructing a new structures shop. By the end of the
current expansion phase, Helispec will have in excess of
35,000 sq ft of work space.
The first of the five CH47 aircraft that were awarded to
Helispec on Dec 6th arrived today, these aircraft are in for
repainting. Helispec currently has two CH47's one Blackhawk
and an OH58 in work in addition to other work.
December 6th 2005
Other great day for Helispec, Today Helispec was awarded
another contract to perform work on five additional
CH-47 aircraft. Work will start on December 7th, 2005.
December 5th 2005
Helispec would like to welcome Clint Fuller to the Helispec
team. Clint a resident of Luverne, has accepted
a position as a Shop Assistant undertaking the stencil
process. Clint is a six year service Marine, who served
in an Infantry Division.
December 5th 2005
Helispec would like to welcome home from Basic Training with
the U.S. Army Mr Jeremy McCann. Jeremy,
a former employee has chosen to return to work for Helispec.
Jeremy has accepted a position as an assistant
in the paint shop.
December 2nd 2005
Yet another flies home as one arrives. Today Helispec sent
another Blackhawk home to Ft Rucker.
 
November 21st 2005
Helispec would
like to welcome Titus Averett to the Helispec family, Titus
is a resident of Brantley and
has accepted a position in our paint shop.
November 18th 2005
Helispec helps
in restoration of aircraft at the Army Aviation Museum at Ft
Rucker, today Helispec received
a letter for thanks from the at Ft Rucker.
November 17th 2005
Another one goes
home, today Helispec delivered the fourth CH47 and received
the 5th CH47 for refurb.
 
November 14th 2005
Another one goes
home, another arrives today Helispec delivered another
Blackhawk back to the US Army.
 
November 02 2005
Today was a
great day for Helispec. After working in conjunction with
the Alabama Technology Network
at Auburn University, and under the guidance and
facilitation of their field representative Chuck McPherson,
the FAA issued Helispec their Repair Station License #
L38R211Y. Helispec's Repair station manual was
created in electronic format, thus enabling us to integrate
it with ISO 9001-2001 system, which will enable our
technicians to better serve our customers worldwide.
October
25th 2005
Another one goes
home, and another one arrives. Helispec delivered a
Blackhawk today and received another.
 
October
24th 2005
Helispec would
like to welcome Nicky Cleghorn to the Helispec family, Nicky
has accepted the position as
Director of Information Technology. Nicky is a ten year
veteran, serving in the US Army and US Navy.
He held positions from E-3 to E-6 performing duties as a
radar operator, Navy Seabee, as well as training
and serving with the Navy Seals.
October
20th 2005
Another one goes
home, and another one arrives.
Helispec
delivered the third CH47 aircraft back to the US Army and
received the fourth aircraft.
 
Helispec would
like to welcome Jerry Williams (DJ), DJ has accepted a
position as a paint technician. We welcome
DJ to the Helispec family.
October
11th 2005
Helispec's
"firstborn" looking as good as new went home today with Col
Enderle at the controls. Col Enderle and
his team flew in the second Blackhawk that will be repainted
to look as good as the "firstborn".
 
September 28, 2005
Another exciting
day for Helispec. Today Helispec was awarded a contract to
repaint 11 US Army UH60 Blackhawks
from our friends at Ft Rucker, AL. The, now nicknamed
"firstborn", Blackhawk will soon be given a new birth and
will
look as good as new!
 
September 22, 2005
Helispec bids
farewell to the 2nd CH47, as the aircraft returns home to Ft
Rucker, AL.
September 21, 2005
Helispec
receives the 3rd CH47 for the Army's Reset program from our
friends at FT. Rucker. The 2nd
CH47 is scheduled for delivery tomorrow, after a 2 week
turnaround!
September 7th 2005
New Hires
Travis (Daniel)
Kidd joins the Helispec family, Daniel accepted a position
in our shop as a shop assistant.
Also, Karen (Kadee) Bryan has accepted a position as our
Inventory Clerk. We welcome them both to the
Helispec family.
September 2nd 2005
Helispec
installed the
IAI POP 200 on two of Bay County's Aircraft.
Helispec
receives the 2nd CH47 for the Army's Reset program from our
friends at FT. Rucker.
This one definitely needs a paint job!
September
1st 2005
General News
Helispec
prepares "Honey-Pot" to return home to FT Rucker. Freshly
Painted and in accordance with all
United States Army regulations and guidelines.
New Hires
Helispec would
like to welcome Mr. Paul Rogers to the family. He has
accepted a position as a Paint Tech.
August
23rd 2005
"Honey Pot",
Helispec's first CH47 from FT Rucker is looking better than
ever!
August
22nd 2005
General News
Helispec is
awarded a Purchase order to repair elevators for the State
Dept.
August
20th 2005
Press release
FUN DAY! raises
over $3000.00* to benefit the Brantley High School Band! See
More pictures
here
August
16th 2005
The second of
the two Bay County Sheriff's Aircraft has arrived for the
installation of the Night Vision Device,
IAI's POP 200. We are an authorized installation
facility for this system.
August
15th 2005
The first CH47,
now nicknamed by Helispec "honey-pot", from our friends at
FT Rucker is well under way...
Click image for more pictures
August
10th 2005
Helispec welcomes
Ronnie Robbins as its' newest employee. Mr. Robbins has
accepted a position as a paint tech.
August
5th 2005
Helispec
announces FUN DAY! 2005. Helispec is hosting a day of food,
fun and fund raising. Come one, come all
August 20th to the Helispec facilities to enjoy bouncing
castles, 18' slides, a "pie in your face" auction, pony
rides,
a raffle drawing and much more. All proceeds will go to the
Brantley High School Band.
Helispec ships
out the second
of three
refurbished and overhauled Huey II tailbooms to the US State
Department.
August
1st 2005
Vice Presidents and Founders Sandi Smith and Mark Topping
with the aid of Helispecs' Newest Employee, Larry Elder
presented to Ms Stringer of the Eagle's Eye Community
Development Corporation a donation of school supplies that
will be given to needy children in Brantley to ensure they
start the school year with all that they need. You may
contact Ms Stringer at 334-527-0333 for more information on
this wonderful program.
August
1st 2005
Press release
Press release
Helispec receives the first of ten CH47 aircraft, these
aircraft are part of the reset program. These aircraft will
be inspected and
re-painted and returned to their home at Ft Rucker.
 
July
27th 2005
Helispec is
pleased to announce that the first of three refurbished and
overhauled Huey II tailbooms have been shipped to
the US State Department.
A great day for
Helispec and our friends at Fort Rucker; the Daleville and
Rucker Blvd (Enterprise) static displays are on their
way home! (see more pictures
pg1,
pg2)
July
18th 2005
The second
static aircraft from Fort Rucker well underway...
... and the
third one arrived on Friday.
July
13th 2005
After a job well
done, Helispec delivers the first of three static display
aircraft back to Fort Rucker. The three aircraft can be
seen as you enter the Daleville, Ozark and Rucker Blvd
gates.
July
6th 2005
Helispec is in
the process of completing their first road trip – Helispec
has two technicians on site at a customer’s
facility located an hour outside of Portland Oregon.
Helispec is on site to accomplish the repair of an Augusta
109
helicopter. Helispec has contact teams available 24/7 to
take care of their customers' needs.
Helispec breaks
ground for new buildings
Helispec broke
ground this past weekend and commenced building additional
buildings for expansion of their facility.
Due to the additional work Helispec has acquired, such as
the CH47 contract, and the amount of space these contracts
require, Helispec has executed plans to build additional
buildings to assist in the completion of this and other
projects.
Helispec is growing fast and this new work could mean more,
new, jobs for the Town of Brantley. Pictures to follow.
Awards
Helispec was
awarded a contract to paint static display helicopters
located at Ft Rucker. Helispec received the first
of three UH1 aircraft yesterday. The requirement is to paint
these aircraft in time for the dedication of the new
entrances to
Ft Rucker. (See pictures below)
New
Hires
Robert King –
Robert accepted a position as a painter, we would like to
welcome Robert to the Helispec family.
July
5th 2005
Helispec
received the first of three static displays from FT Rucker.
They are coming to us for painting and will then
be placed back at the entrances of FT Rucker, AL.
 
June
23rd 2005
Press Release
Press Release
(this is a mirror site of the
above, scroll down to see the release)
"The Mayor of
Brantley along with the City Council announced today that
the Town of
Brantley is in the process of purchasing property to assist
Helispec, a Helicopter Repair
and Overhaul company..."
June
21st 2005
DCMA Inspection.
Helispec
received the results from the inspection performed at
Helispecs' facility by DCMA's
Aviation Maintenance Manager. Helispec passed the inspection
with no major discrepancies found.
June 20th 2005
General News
Here are some
pictures of the current UH-1 Helispec is proud to be working
on. This is the second of
six for Helispec's CSS contract.
June
17th 2005
Press Release
The City of Brantley made the announcement today that it is
in the process of purchasing property to assist Helispec,
(full story and more pictures) Requires
Acrobat.
June
14th 2005
Awards
Helispec becomes Bell Certified to accomplish 212 Spar
Installations. In addition we now have 5 employees that
are trained and certified by Bell to perform cold work.
 
June
9th 2005
General News
The first of two Bay County Sheriff Aircraft has arrived for
the installation of the Night Vision Device,
IAI's POP 200.
Helispec is an authorized installation facility for this
system.
June
3rd 2005
General News
Helispec is pleased to announce that it was a proud Sponsor
of the Crenshaw County Rodeo May 2005
May 27th 2005
Awards
The Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) has approved
Helispec as an official strip and paint facility. Helispec
has received its first Commercial Sustainment Support (CSS)
Huey and is currently being prepped for paint.
(see more prep
pictures)
May 18th 2005
General News
We are proud to announce we delivered our first freshly
painted, brand-new looking, Blackhawk back to the US Army
training fleet Ft Rucker, Alabama.
(see all
pictures)
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May
16th 2005
New Hires
Helispec would
like to welcome Mr. Sammy Cooper to the family. Mr. Cooper
has accepted a position as a
Paint Shop Technician.
May
2nd 2005
New Hires
Helispec would
like to welcome Rodney Hall to the Helispec family, Rodney
has accepted a position as a Structures Technician.
April
25th 2005
Awards
Helispec saw
it's first Blackhawk land for work to be performed. The
Blackhawk is part of the US Army training fleet at Ft
Rucker, Alabama.
aircraft landing
Helispec
received Purchase order for work to be performed on UH-1
Aircraft, arrival should be within the next day or two.
April 18th 2005
General News
Helispec has
it's first
aircraft landing at it's facility located in Brantley,
Alabama - the aircraft belongs to the US Army at
Ft Rucker.
April 13th 2005
Awards
Helispec has
been awarded a contract to paint 6 UH-1 aircraft with a
potential for an additional 4, we are hopeful that a long
rewarding relationship with this customer will flourish and
provide Helispec with additional work.
March 21st 2005
Trade Shows
Helispec will be
attending the ALEA
Conference in Reno NV this year. Our booth number is 403,
please stop by and visit with us.
March 18th 2005
General News
Our paint booth
is completed and ready for use. The paint booth is a
16x16x54 ft long Side down draft booth with 4.1 million
BTU's of heat.
We are working
with Chuck McPherson and Auburn University on being ISO
certified.
March 14 2005
New Hires
We would like to
welcome Daniel Senn to the Helispec team. Daniel will be in
the Structures shop as an assistant.
Promotions
Mr. Ron Bradley
has been promoted to Production Manager, with Ron's
experience we feel that he fills this position
well and will provide our customers with outstanding
service.
February 23rd
2005
General News
Our 3900sq ft paint shop is
completed, this houses a state of the art full side down
draft paint booth that has 4.1 million BTU's of heat.
New Hires
Helispec has hired a Chief
Inspector, Mr. Arthur Persky, Mr. Persky has in excess of 40
years experience in aviation as well as being an A & P and a
certified IA. We would like to welcome Mr. Persky to the
Helispec family.
January 20th
2005
General News
Construction is
nearing completion in the main building with the additional
paint shop building and booth in the final stages.
Awards
Additional
tailbooms have arrived and are undergoing inspections.
Currently working other possible contracts.
The arrival of
three Blackhawks are anticipated next week.
Trade Shows
We will be
attending the 2005 HAI convention in Anaheim California our
booth number is 3008. We welcome you all to stop by
and visit with us.
We are also
attending the 2005 Quad A conference. |
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