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Monday, March 1, 2010
Feedback March 2010
Capitalism at its Worst I have just read your Rotor & Wing article, “Stay Proficient” in the Editor’s Notebook section of the February 2010 issue, page 4. Thank you for writing it. I have been flying helicopters, both military and commercial, for the better part of 35 years and... [read more]
March 1, 2010
Safety Board Chairman Advocates“Raising the Bar"
The Chairman We were joined in the chairman’s office by NTSB Executive Officer Thom Zoeller, Deputy Director of Aviation Safety for Regional Operations Jeff Guzzetti, the Chairman’s Confidential Assistant Cresence Stafford, and NTSB Public Affairs...
March 1, 2010
Rotorcraft Report: LEA Offers Loan Program for Training
Training / Financing Leading Edge Aviation (LEA) has secured approval to offer Sallie Mae’s Smart Option...
March 1, 2010
Rotorcraft Report: Simulator Standards Harmonization With Pilot Needs In Mind
Training | Standards The CAE 3000 Series helicopter mission trainer features a direct-projection dome with 210 x 75-degree field of view, Tropos-6000 visual system and cockpit vibration platform. Photo courtesy CAE. Qualifying a helicopter simulator...
February 1, 2010
Rotorcraft Report: Air Comm Recognized For Safety
Training | Safety Pinnacol Assurance, a Denver, Colo.-based workers’ compensation insurance firm, has given...
January 1, 2010
AgustaWestland
AgustaWestland, a powerful force in the helicopter industry, is capable of satisfy- ing the widest range of customer requirements with a modern range of high performance civil and military rotorcraft encompassing all the main weight categories. Products range...
January 1, 2010
FlightSafety International
FlightSafety International (FSI), one of the world’s foremost aviation training companies—training professionals from 154 countries—continues to set the standard with its growing commitment to simulation-based rotorcraft training featuring...
December 1, 2009
2009 Editors' Choice: Training
Helisim Introduces NH90 Trainer During a rollout ceremony in late September, Helisim Eurocopter Training Services unveiled its NH-90 full flight mission simulator. The company has already received orders for training contracts using the simulator from various...
December 1, 2009
SEACOR Hosts Joint Services Demo
Public Service | EMS/SAR Two SEACOR Holdings subsidiaries, Era Helicopters and SEACOR Environmental Services, conducted a joint search and rescue (SAR) and EMS demonstration with Priority 1 Air Rescue on Oct. 28 in Sabine Pass, Texas. The presentation was...
November 1, 2009
Rotorcraft Report: EASA Approves Bell Academy
TRAINING/CERTIFICATION Textron subsidiary Bell Helicopter has received European Aviation Safety Agency...
November 1, 2009
The Different Faces of SAR Training
Priority 1 considers cross training, crew interoperability and teamwork as fundamental to its Class D basic hoist rescue course. TRAINING/SEARCH & RESCUE Search and rescue (SAR) is a crowded arena with many players—from the U.S. military...
November 1, 2009
Crew Coordination, a Hallmark of Professional Aviation
MILITARY/TRAINING One of the most admirable aspects of military flying is the crew discipline and inter/intra-flight coordination employed day-to-day. Very early in a crew member’s training, certain fundamentals are drilled in. Among the most important...
October 1, 2009
Rotorcraft Report: SRT Approved for Student Exchange
Bakersfield, Calif.-based SRT Helicopters has achieved approval under the M-1 Visa student and exchange visitor program. SRT becomes the first non-Part 141 flight training school in the U.S. to...
October 1, 2009
Rotorcraft Report: Frasca Trainer Achieves Level 7
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted Level 7 qualification for Urbana, Ill.-based Frasca International’s AS350B2 flight training device (FTD). The simulator, which features a 200 x...
September 1, 2009
Rotorcraft Report: Sikorsky Delivers Training S-300C to UND Aerospace
TRAINING Stratford, Conn.-based Sikorsky’s Global Helicopters unit in Horseheads, N.Y. has handed over an S-300C to the University of North Dakota’s John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences (UND...
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