November 2006
Cover Story - USAF C-SAR "Have Gun - Will Travel" - Shannon flys "live-fire" with the USAF Combat Search and Rescue (C-SAR) in their deadly Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawks and tells a life-like scenario of their daring combat rescue role.

April 2006
Flying the EC-145, "Eurocopter's LUH Bid" - Ron flys and compares the EC-145 - and declares it "an exceptionally good fit" in advance of the US Army's LUH bid.

May 2005
Cover Story - Flying the AB139 - "Filling the Market Gap" - Ron flys the AB139 in California. A bound-to-win product from Agusta, filling a major market blank space.

September 2004
Circling the globe - "Made to be Broken" - Ron describes first hand how a British friend broke one of Ron's own around-the-world speed records.

April 2004
"No Hands!" An Autopilot Primer - reviewing the SFIM/SAGEM Autopilot" - Ron describes some basics of helicopter autopilots, high lighting the SFIM/Sagem two-axis product.

May 2003
"Bell 206 - Still Ringing True" - a review of the popular 206 products - Ron and Shannon describe the product history and compare the differences amongst the venerable Bell 206 JetRanger and LongRanger models.

March 2003
"What to do in a Buyer's Market?" Buying with Bower - Ron describes what has produced the present "Buyer's market" in used helicopters, and offers suggestions if you are considering buying.

February 2003
"Being Green - Then Seeing Green" NVG Flight Training opens a new world - Ron and Shannon provide a firsthand revelation report from two high-time pilots who went through Bell Helicopter’s new civilian night vision goggle training course.

February 2002
Cover Story - "Schweizer's S-333 Turbine - Affordable Power" - Ron visits the diverse Schweizer factory and flys their turbine powered S-333.

July 2001
CATSeye View - Shannon reports from "Quad-A" (Army Aviation Association of America) meeting on Lockheed Martin/Wescam's scaled-down Hawkeye TSS (Target Sighting System).

May 2001
Cover Story - Pilot Report: Eurocopter's EC-130 B4: More than A Tour Ship - Ron flys Eurocopter's newest product - a "wide-body" the AS-350 B3 derivative that should fit many operator's missions.

May 2001
A Cobra with Eyes Like a Hawk - Shannon reports on the Hawkeye Target Sight System for the Bell AH-1Z SuperCobra gunship. This new sighting technology gives the latest version of the Cobra a longer striking range.

February 2001
Cover Story - Pilot Report: Sikorsky S-92 - Flying the Friendly Giant - Ron reports that Sikorsky's big bet on the S-92 is likely to payoff. Easily taking off at 25,500 pounds, that the S-92 is no lumbering behemoth.

January 2001
Pilot Report: MD 902 Explorer- The Helicopter that Refused to Die- Rumors of MD Helicopter's imminent demise have been greatly exaggerated. Ron and Shannon report that the MD 902 Explorer is a large part of the reason why.

January 2001
Jan. 2001-Buying With Bower: FADEC and Your Helicopter, Part 2- Engine Manufacturers all seem to agree that a faster turbine engine start with stabilized temperature will save you big bucks in repairs.

December 2000
Buying With Bower: FADEC and Your Helicopter, Part 1- A description of the benefits of Full Authority Digital Electronic Controls (FADEC) and how it compares to the traditional engine controls.

November, 2000
Operators: Point of Origin - Ron takes a flight with best selling crime novelist Patricia Cornwell - Flying past the Statue of Liberty with Patricia at the controls of her Bell 407.

November, 2000
Conversions: The Soloy Allstar: Helicopter in Paradise- Join Ron on a trip to Maui Hawaii to look at an old STC that breathes new life into a well-established helicopter.

June, 2000
Cover Story - Pilot Report: Agusta's A119 Koala: A Breed Apart- Ron flys one of the industry's most powerful new light singles in this report from Cascina Costa, Italy.

May, 2000
New Avionics- Join Ron for a discussion of the ever changing world of avionics. What should you buy? What is new? What components should you keep from a used helicopter?

December 1999
Readers' Forum: Q & A with readers- Ron answers readers questions installing high-tech avionics for instrument approaches.

November 1999
Buying with Bower - Q & A with readers- Ron answers readers questions regarding such subjects as buying military surplus helicopters and flight training consideration.

September 1999
Acquiring Perfection- With the advent of the Internet, the helicopter industry, like most other industries, has entered a period of transition that's changing how products and services are advertised, marketed and sold.

March 1999
Hands Off!: Bell's 407 Meets Automated Flight Controls- After years of development, the Bell 407 and its new autopilot are finally certified. Contributing editor and veteran pilot Ron Bower recently flew the autopilot-equipped 407.