https://www.helioak.com/home daily 1.0 2022-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6228dc604784d70c7773905f/09ddc419-c783-4fe0-8921-7315b98ac05c/IconArtboard+1.png Home - Helio Alaska, Inc. operates out of the Birchwood Airport in Chugiak, AK. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1618497259178-6XJGK9GR6YAVBQL5L519/20140301_Trade-151_012-2.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847767761-J2M1HI20BXRQ9XCR0HUD/Large+JPG-Aro+Ha_0387.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607694644871-IC85FNH781UNZSZEGHDR/Aro+Ha_0428.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607694583486-2PQT0LQ193RL7MCB6DX4/20140228_Trade+151_0046.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6228dc604784d70c7773905f/9402618f-4b82-4cad-83c1-cda1f42dd2b6/_N8A2431.jpg Home https://www.helioak.com/history daily 0.75 2022-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6228dc604784d70c7773905f/7f8445fa-e881-4bde-bcb3-0b243d557d85/Visual-History-of-the-Helio-Courier.png History - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6228dc604784d70c7773905f/40a09bb9-5228-41d1-9539-6a96465b5c1c/Helio-Line.png History - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6228dc604784d70c7773905f/09ddc419-c783-4fe0-8921-7315b98ac05c/IconArtboard+1.png History - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6228dc604784d70c7773905f/bfdc4ff3-7591-4807-806c-c994135bbd4a/Helio+Nordic+Skiers+at+Eagle+Glacier.jpg History - PIONEERS IN AVIATION - LOWELL THOMAS JR. A lifelong adventurer and aviator, Lowell Thomas Jr. and his wife flew their 180 to Alaska in 1958 from the East Coast. In the subsequent years, Mr. Thomas became involved in Alaska politics, serving in the State Senate and later as lieutenant governor. After leaving politics, Mr. Thomas purchased Talkeetna Air Taxi in 1981. He flew climbers in and out of the Alaska Range in his ski-equipped Helio Courier. Thomas became a fixture in the mountaineering community as a reliable, highly skilled pilot with an incredible knowledge of the terrain. A passionate pilot, Thomas continued to fly well into his 80s before retiring his beloved Helio Courier and donating it for display at the Alaska Aviation Museum. 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Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6228dc604784d70c7773905f/02a83fd7-a073-4625-a5e4-c7cdcc336ef4/Helioplane-2.jpg History - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6228dc604784d70c7773905f/a1fe579f-d37c-439b-8ccd-927af3c8241e/Helio+Courier+Propaganda+speakers.jpg History - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6228dc604784d70c7773905f/09ddc419-c783-4fe0-8921-7315b98ac05c/IconArtboard+1.png History - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6228dc604784d70c7773905f/1651867613105-CFSXMJLOFXIWHSVNRXLM/image005.png History - U-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6228dc604784d70c7773905f/1651626124396-VUHCBBJHHLJWG1LADS97/Air+America+Courier+%282%29.jpg History - Air America Helio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6228dc604784d70c7773905f/1651626122947-25AIZRDFISK81CZGWM5F/Air+America+Courier+%283%29.jpg History - Air America Helio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6228dc604784d70c7773905f/1651626124220-Y4XDM6O8Y6E1FVKYA0I4/Air+America+Courier+%284%29.jpeg History - US Army Attache Helio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6228dc604784d70c7773905f/ff59d0c0-cd29-4d93-a65a-10e1fb2f9d70/airamerica.png History - USAF L28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6228dc604784d70c7773905f/008c54a9-a288-49fd-b424-2c5ae63bdfc8/al+wright.jpg History - PIONEERS IN AVIATION - AL WRIGHT Veteran pilot and founder of Wright Air, Al Wright has 70 years of commercial flying experience. He became familiar with the Helio Courier in the mid-1960s after reading an article about them. He proceeded to hire a pilot who had flown Helio Couriers during the Vietnam war. In 1966, he traded in his Cessna 180 for an H-250 from the Helio factory in Kansas. Bob Bursiel (another veteran Alaskan aviator) flew the Courier back up to Alaska. Wright fell in love with the Helio Courier for its easy-to-load large back door that is flush with the floor and the robust landing gear. The landing gear has oleo shocks which absorb landing on rough terrain very well. The Helio Courier quickly became his go-to aircraft for taking hunters, prospectors, rafters and so on out into uncharted lands. 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Interceptors linked to aileron https://www.helioak.com/unique-design daily 0.75 2022-04-28