The fires here in Southern California have been keeping the ENG fleet at Helinet very busy these past few days!

The fires here in Southern California have been keeping the ENG fleet at Helinet very busy these past few days! Here’s a clip from #Air7HD covering just 1 of 5 fires raging in the area. Our thoughts are with the first responders and everyone affected by these fires. Stay safe out there! [🎥: @abc7la] _ #Helinet #ENG #ElectronicNewsGathering #BreakingNews #ABC7Eyewitness #ABC7 #SkyMap7 #XtremeVision #SkirballFire

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CineJet - The First Jet Designed for the Aerial Cinematography

Helicopter transportation provider Helinet Aviation serves a diverse array of clientele with a philosophy of exceeding customer expectations for safety and reliability. Industries served by Helinet Aviation include the motion picture and advertising industries, and the company operates the largest fleet of single and twin-engine turbine helicopters. In October 2017, the company debuted CineJet™, the industry’s first Aero L-39 Albatros jet for use in high-speed aerial cinematography.

Unveiled at the NBAA- BACE Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition in Las Vega, CineJet™ possesses a sleek profile that lends to excellent maneuverability and optimal aircraft performance. The craft’s innovative camera mounting platform offers unprecedented options for camera angles and it boasts a specially developed multiple antenna array to deliver high definition video, GPS data, and ground-to-air audio communication.

CineJet™ also features special equipment for aerial cinematography, such as a customized gyro-stabilized SHOTOVER F1 camera tailored for the jet platform’s unique capabilities. The F1 camera allows for a dynamic shooting range and delivers unsurpassed 8K image quality at speeds exceeding 350 knots and maneuvers that approach 3Gs. Additionally, the camera system is compatible with a wide selection of camera and lens combinations in order to accommodate the needs of varying clientele.

A partnership with Patriots Jet Team made the development of CineJet™ possible. The craft was designed to address a rising demand for the capture of high-speed objects for a television, feature films, scientific research, and high-performance photography.

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles - At the Forefront of Care

Kathryn Purwin, a licensed pilot, serves as the CEO of Helinet Aviation. The company offers airborne cinematography and medical airlift services using its large fleet of helicopters. Helinet Aviation was founded more than two decades ago. Today, it works working closely with film and television crews and assists medical facilities with the transportation of transplant organs.

The company has a long-standing association with Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, where Kathryn Purwin serves as a member of the board of trustees. For the past two decades, Helinet has provided emergency transport services to CHLA free of charge.

Children’s Hospital got its start in 1901 as the first-ever pediatric hospital in the Los Angeles area. In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson inaugurated its new facility via telegraph. With the touch of a button, he remotely lit up the building. 

CHLA now houses the sole freestanding Level I trauma center for pediatric patients in Los Angeles County. It has earned the approval of the American College of Surgeons’ Committee on Trauma and the county’s health services department.

Other pioneering CHLA departments include a children’s hemophilia treatment facility that was, at its inception in the 1970s, among the first in the nation. The hospital also drove forward with early 20th century innovations in the treatment of heart disease and in the development of physical therapy programs.

Today, CHLA is also home to one of the country’s largest pediatric transport programs, whose success is due in part to its collaboration with Helinet.