SSH - post bankrupty news media thread (articles, print, tv, ect)

[BOATFIXERGUY]

1998 BELL 407 N508SH FOR SALE

 

So I'm surfing the various helicopter for sale sites dreaming of my next bird, and I find one that catches my eye. A beautiful Red, white and blue 407. For sale by Summit Helicopters. It looks familiar, then I remember where I've seen it. In a Silver State Helicopters promotion.

 

A quick check of the FAA records shows the registration was changed to Summit Helicopters on 1/23/2008.

 

Now that's awefully close to the bankruptcy filing. Now either it was sold to keep the company open for a little while longer, or......

 

Here's the link to the for sale page:

 

http://www.controller.com/listings/aircraf...B501BA18060DCC4

[jehh]

For the record, that is for sale by Summit Aircraft Sales, not Summit Helicopters.

[BOATFIXERGUY]

For the record, that is for sale by Summit Aircraft Sales, not Summit Helicopters.

 

Ya, I looked at that, but from the contact web site, it looks like they are divisions of each other. I'm not say Summit has anything to do with the transfer or sale. I am pointing out the close proximity of the sale to the filing of bankruptcy by SSH.

 

The FAA web site clearly shows Summit Helicopters of Virginia as the registered owners, and as the registered owner, they are selling the aircraft no matter whom brokers it:

 

http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NN...p;cmndfind.y=11

[jehh]

Ya, I looked at that, but from the contact web site, it looks like they are divisions of each other. I'm not say Summit has anything to do with the transfer or sale. I am pointing out the close proximity of the sale to the filing of bankruptcy by SSH.

 

The FAA web site clearly shows Summit Helicopters of Virginia as the registered owners, and as the registered owner, they are selling the aircraft no matter whom brokers it:

 

http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NN...p;cmndfind.y=11

 

Fair enough, I didn't know they were related... (I was aware that a Summit Helicopters, Inc existed in Virginia, however they are not in the flight training business)

 

My concern is that Summit Helicopters also refers to the flight school that I own and operate in the Dallas,TX area, not that far from where Summit Aircraft Sales is based. Since I'm active on the forum and am in the same part of the industry as Silver State was (flight training), I naturally do not wish to be in any way linked with the disgrace that Silver State was to the industry.