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| 10.01.2008 |
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Rotorcraft Report: Germany’s ADAC Breaks Ground on Academy
TRAINING The German national auto club ADAC broke ground in August on a training academy for helicopter emergency medical service crews. Located in St. Augustin, the training center’s objective is to "set new standards in education and training in...
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| 10.01.2008 |
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Training: Safety Up High: An Alternative Look at Power Management
The school that teaches U.S. Army aviators to operate safely on high-altitude missions, like those on the battlefields of Afghanistan, shares key principals of that training. Mid-October in the Rocky Mountains is no place for an outing by yourself, especially...
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| 09.01.2008 |
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Ask Ray Prouty
Thrust Instability In Forward Flight My last column discussed the phenomena involving the vortex ring state in vertical descent in what is commonly known as "power settling" ("Settling With Power, Redefined" June 2008, page 48). In it, I...
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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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| 08.01.2008 |
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Rotorcraft Report: Eurocopter to Add Training Options
TRAINING Eurocopter is expanding training services for North Sea oil and gas operators, with plans to open a training center in Aberdeen, Scotland in 2010. The facility is to feature an EC225 flight training device (FTD), the first based in the United...
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| 07.30.2008 |
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Gulf Helicopters Orders AW139 Simulator
Gulf Helicopters is purchasing an AW139 simulator from the U.K. vendor cueSim, according to The Gulf Times. The Doha, Qatar newspaper quoted Gulf Helicopters as saying...
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| 07.01.2008 |
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Rotorcraft Report: Summit Reviews Multi-Agency SAR Ops Lessons
TRAINING Rotor & Wing’s 2008 Search and Rescue Summit, slated for Sept. 18 in Reston, Va., will capture lessons of multi-agency SAR operations.. The one-day event will include a morning session on the lessons of such operations...
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| 07.01.2008 |
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Rotorcraft Report: Scholarships Open To Female Aviators
TRAINING The industry group Woman in Aviation International is preparing to give away thousands of dollars in scholarships to deserving applicants, who can start putting in their bids for the funding this month. The group opened its applications process for...
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| 07.01.2008 |
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Training: Safety Watch
Severe Weather: Always Respect It Summer is upon those of us in the Northern Hemisphere and that means severe weather is imminent. It is critical that crewmembers are familiar with the inherent dangers it poses. Often called nature’s heat engine...
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| 06.12.2008 |
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FB Heliservices Wins AW Training Contract
FB Heliservices has won a contract from AgustaWestland to provide training services for pilots outside the United Kingdom. The contract in support of AW...
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| 06.03.2008 |
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ASU Regains Its Part 145 Certificate
Aviation Specialties Unlimited has regained its FAA Part 145 repair station certificate. The FAA issued the certificate May 30, according to the...
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| 06.03.2008 |
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Rotorcraft Report: FAA, Vendor, Operators Sort Through NVG Turmoil
CLARIFICATION: Aviation Specialties Unlimited says that no more than 10 helicopters had use of their night-vision systems suspended as a result of discrepancies between installations and the paperwork submitted to the FAA, and that those were limited to two...
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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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From the Field: Frasca Delivers Bell 206 FTDs to Iraq
Frasca International has delivered two flight training devices (FTDs) for the Bell Helicopter Model 206B for the U.S. Air Force to use in training Iraqi air force pilots. These FTDs delivered to Kirkuk Air Base, about 145 nm (270 km) north of Baghdad, are...
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| 06.01.2008 |
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From the Field: Does Your Future Lie In a Private Navy?
Where lies the next big opportunity for helicopter jobs? Perhaps it lies at sea — and we don’t mean on offshore oil and gas rigs. Owners of yachts, and a new category of them called megayachts, are adding helipads to their vessels. Some megayachts...
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| 06.01.2008 |
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Settling With Power, Redefined
The recent letter from CW4 Steven Kersting reminded me that the term "settling with power" is somewhat misleading ("VRS vs. Settling With Power, February 2008, page 7). Power has little to do with the phenomenon. As I discussed in the July 2007...
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| 05.23.2008 |
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AW, Italian Region Partner on Rescue School
AgustaWestland is setting up an international helicopter rescue school in partnership with Italy’s Valle d'Aosta Autonomous Region, according to the World Aeronautical Press Assn. The smallest of Italy’s...
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| 04.15.2008 |
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FlightSafety Breaks Ground on GOM Center
FlightSafety International has broken ground for its new, 70,000-sq-ft. training center in Lafayette, La. Dubbed the company's Center of Excellence for rotorcraft training, the Lafayette Learning Center is scheduled to...
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| 04.01.2008 |
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Rotorcraft Report: Frasca Builds Business In Offshore Segment
TRAINING Frasca International marked the 50th anniversary of its incorporation at Heli-Expo by delivering a flight training device (FTD) for the Eurocopter EC135 to Era Helicopters and booking an order for a similar device from Bristow Group. The Urbana, Ill...
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| 04.01.2008 |
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Helicopter Training: New Simulators: Making It Real
Eurocopter is adding training capabilities in the United States to respond to long-term market needs and shorter-term opportunities. In the latter category, the manufacturer’s American Eurocopter unit in Grand Prairie, Texas is developing a...
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