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| 09.01.2008 |
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Training: Safety Watch
Pilot Responsibility — Where Has it Gone? Where is the FAA? That’s the question we all ask following an aircraft mishap. But the question that really should be asked is, where is pilot responsibility in general aviation these days? We all rely on...
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| 08.06.2008 |
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Private Pilot Helps Crash Victims
A grandfather and grandson were injured yesterday when their amateur-built, single-engine, fixed-wing aircraft crashed in a field soon after takeoff from Erie Airpark in Erie, Colo. Gui Cipriani, a certified pilot was training Jake Harmon when the pair saw...
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| 08.01.2008 |
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Rotorcraft Report: Feds Review Senator’s Call for Silver State Probe
TRAINING The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is reviewing a senator’s call for it to investigate whether Silver State Helicopters and companies that issued loans to its students engaged in deceptive business practices. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) in...
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| 08.01.2008 |
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Helicopter Training: From the Factories
Bell Graduates Father-Son Pair When Anil and Abhijeet Mahajan recently successfully completed their courses at the Bell Helicopter Training Academy, they claimed a minor spot in industry record books. They are the first father-son team to qualify in the same...
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| 08.01.2008 |
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Helicopter Training: From the Field
New Instrument Rating Center Opens in U.K. Severn Aviation has opened a new instrument-rating training operation in the United Kingdom. The Training Centre at Severn Aviation is intended to meet growing demand for all commercial helicopter activities. Its...
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| 08.01.2008 |
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Helicopter Training: From the Field
Ireland Sees 400 Percent Rise in Helo Licenses The number of private helicopter licenses Ireland issued has risen 400 percent in the past 10 years, according to numerous reports from the nation. In January, the Irish Aviation Authority said, 199 people held...
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| 06.01.2008 |
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Our Brothers’ Keepers?
Reader Robert Rendzio took us to task last month. Our recent Question of the Month about the impact of Silver State Helicopters’ shutdown on the U.S. industry was callous, he wrote in our May Feedback column, considering the many young victims of that...
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| 06.01.2008 |
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Rotorcraft Report: FAA Extends "Robinson SFAR" On Training ‘Til Mid-2009
TRAINING The U.S. FAA has extended the special federal rule prescribing training requirements for instructors and operators of Robinson Helicopters’ R22s and R44s. Known as the "Robinson SFAR," Special Federal Aviation Regulation 73 took...
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| 06.01.2008 |
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Helicopter Training: Know What You Don’t Know
Safety experts are fascinated by helicopter collisions with terrain, water and obstacles. They study these types of accidents continually. In the past four years, groups of accidents involving what is called controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) alone have...
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| 06.01.2008 |
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From the Field:
California Lawyers Sue to Block Loan Collections Against Silver State Students
A California law firm is suing a U.S. bank to block it from collecting payments on tuition loans to students of the failed training giant Silver State Helicopters. The Feb. 3 collapse of North Las Vegas, Nev.-based Silver State left more than 2,500 aspiring...
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| 06.01.2008 |
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From the Factories: Bell Offers Students Sallie Mae Financing
Bell Helicopter is offering its training students the ability to obtain U.S. Sallie Mae financing for their training. Students at Bell’s Helicopter Training Academy at Alliance Airport north of Dallas can secure a Career Training Loan from SLM...
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| 06.01.2008 |
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From the Factories: France, Eurocopter Target School for India
Eurocopter, together with the government of France, plans to set up a flight training school in India, according to published reports. India’s The Economic Times quoted France’s transport minister last month as saying government officials are in...
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| 06.01.2008 |
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From the Factories: HAI's "Free Membership" Offer Aimed in Part at Helping Silver State Victims
The Helicopter Assn International’s recent decision to change its rules to offer complementary, one-year memberships to flight students is aimed in part at helping former students of Silver State Helicopters and keeping the interest of those people in...
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| 06.01.2008 |
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More Demand, More Scrutiny
International safety advocates are encouraged by news that the rotorcraft industry in India is undertaking independent, third-party safety audits of helicopter operators. The news comes via the Rotary Wing Society of India in a message to leaders of the...
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| 05.30.2008 |
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Sloane Orders A109E Trainer
Sloane Helicopters has ordered a flight and navigation procedures trainer for the AgustaWestland A109E from the...
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| 05.27.2008 |
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Senator Calls for U.S. Probe of Silver State
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson wants the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the abrupt Feb. 3 shutdown of Silver State Helicopters, according to The...
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| 05.20.2008 |
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Silver State Lenders Added to Suit Targets
A San Francisco law firm has added two lenders to a lawsuit seeking to block loan collections against former students of Silver State Helicopters, according to The Sacramento Bee newspaper. Pinnacle...
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| 05.15.2008 |
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Silver State Students Sue Lender
Silver State Helicopters closed and locked its doors and filed for bankruptcy in February, leaving thousands of students owing loans and without their certificates. Now a California law firm, Pinnacle Law Group, has filed a proposed class-action suit against...
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| 05.09.2008 |
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Silver State Fleet “Boneyard”
Silver State Helicopters’ fleet of more than 200 aircraft has been collected and assembled in Texas, where new owners are picking through the lot. Sky Helicopters in Garland, Texas...
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| 05.07.2008 |
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Work Stalls on Funding Bill for U.S. FAA
In what may be a sign that big airlines are losing their fight for user fees, talks have broken down over new funding for the U.S. FAA. The Wall Street Journal reports recent attempts at a bipartisan compromise in...
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