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What a busy week we had.  The new R44 makes its arrival into Stinson. Wade and Peter are tired but can’t wait to show me all their pictures and share the trips stories.…

Wade is looking a little gruffy but what a smile! " These are some of the prettiest sites I have seen, this is a great route we have taken, said Wade."

Day 2 started off with air traffic controll…

Leaving Bend Oregon, 32 degrees Sat. morning

Our pilot Wade Amen and private pilot Peter Kuendig arrived late Friday in Bend Oregon and left Saturday morning in our new Robinson…

 Sean and Mendy departed Stinson Airport at 11:00 on their way to the Serengeti Resort.

A wine tasting…

New Orleans Riverfront just after sunrise today.

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Last week during my normal time off from PHI I was asked to come in early and do some overtime work over. I was flown from…

Al Andrews is our pilot Debbie's husband.  He is a fixed winged, instrument rated pilot and flies as a safety pilot for a local doctor who travels to many conferences.

Al never forgets to represent Alamo in his travels.

Snow skiing last week in Utah!…

A roof, doors and windows too!…

This was on Saturday around 3:00 PM. 

 I was told this morning that the entire structure should be done by Thursday!  WOW!…

Pilot Justin Little arrived to check out the construction progress yesterday; he arrived on site just as the cement began to pour.

 Everything seems to be progressing as…

I love this picture!  It looks almost fake!  I was flying in the rice fields in Edna, TX.  It was a blast!

Summer is fast approaching!  If you are thinking about taking a tour with Alamo Helicopter Tours out of Stinson Field this summer, you might want to think about booking in the near future because summer is one of the busiest times of year.  You don't want to miss out on a ride of a lifetime!!!  Call us today at 210-287-5797!!

Another successful egg drop for Hope Community Church.

Lisa and Jarred Younce members of the church had the prilvilage of…

Jason Nassour and CFII Debbie Galvan

On approach into our new location in Austin.…

I could not pass up the opportunity for this picture as I was walking into the airport the other night for a night flight at Alamo Helicopter Tours.  Truely awesome!…

After 6 months of waiting we finally received our permit to build in Austin and ground was broken on Monday March 26.  The new facility will be both a hangar and office for our new location Alamo Helicopters of…

Stinson Municipal Airport, a 96-year-old airport in South San Antonio, might be in the right place at the right time.

Stinson officials said business is growing again in large part because of improving economic activity in the South Side and spinoff activity from energy production in the nearby Eagle Ford…

I saw this cloud formation yesterday around 7:45 PM.  Cumulus Mammatus are a pretty amazing sight.  They easily identifiable by the drooping pouch type formation of the cloud base.  The individual pouches typically only last for about 15 minutes, but the whole Mammatus can last for 2 plus hours.  They themselves do not cause severe weather, but are normally a result of severe weather.  You normally find them at the base…