Anthony Reece was at the controls of his Hughes 500D helicopter, a 165-foot-long cable and hook dangling from the orange-and-white belly. The helicopter soared up the drainage just south of the ...

Television photojournalist Gary Brown and helicopter company owner Cliff Richey were lifting off when the rotor blade of the Hughes 500D helicopter struck a television tower guy wire, about 60 ...

Television photojournalist Gary Brown and helicopter-company owner Cliff Richey were lifting off when the rotor blade of the Hughes 500D helicopter struck a television-tower guy wire, about 60 ...

But seasoned Darrington pilot Tony Reece prefers the practical side of flying his Hughes 500D helicopter. The versatile aircraft has allowed Reece to dip into narrow, mountainous clearings to ...