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Thursday, November 1, 2007
From the Field: Embry-Riddle to Open Campus in Berlin
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has opened a campus in Berlin. The campus will offer the master’s degree in aeronautical science and other degree programs, including ones in aviation maintenance... [read more]
October 12, 2007
Silver State Helicopters' Air Traffic Academy to Graduate Students
Silver State Helicopters’ Air Traffic Control Academy will graduate 15 students Oct. 14, 14 of whom have been hired by the FAA. The company opened its first ATC school in New Braunfels...
August 1, 2007
On This Month’s Cover
TRADITIONALLY, WE TELL YOU WHAT we’ve placed on the monthly issue’s cover in a sentence or two on our Table of Contents page. That would have been a challenge this month, since our cover is made up of a selection of 49 covers that have appeared on...
July 23, 2007
Students Sue Silver State Helicopters
Eighteen student pilots in Arizona have sued Silver State Helicopters alleging the flight training school lacked the resources necessary (helicopters, instructors and flight...
April 1, 2007
Safety Update: Winds of Change
HUMAN ERROR. THAT’S THE COMMON EXPLANATION for helicopter accidents. We’ve all heard the statistics. Human error is the cause of 80 percent or more of all accidents. In a way, though, the problem is in the statistic itself. It’s been held as...
March 1, 2007
Heli-Expo: Simulators, Safety, Solutions, and Surprises
HELI-EXPO HAS GROWN APACE with the industry it represents. Just as operators and manufacturers are hard-pressed to field helicopters to meet all the demand before them, visitors to the annual gathering’s exhibit hall can barely find the time to see all...
February 1, 2007
Now for the Price of Success
Is There No End In Sight? No, there isn’t. At least according to Lynn Tilton. The helicopter industry is in the midst of unprecedented demand for its goods and services nearly across the board — just about everybody agrees on that. But as the...
November 1, 2006
Helicopter Training: From the Factories
MD Plans to Acquire Training Fleet MD Helicopters is "committed to being the provider of training" to its customers and is undertaking an aircraft, training device and courseware acquisition program to achieve that, according to the company's new...
November 1, 2006
Helicopter Training: The Right Stuff
SEARCH-AND-RESCUE PILOTS HAVE BEEN BUSY AND in the spotlight in the last two years. These are folks who thrive on racing to the aid of those in distress, often in conditions that most rationale people are fleeing. Rescues like the December 2000 flights to the...
July 1, 2006
From The Field
U.S. Office Faults Proposed Visa Changes Foes of proposed changes to U.S. visa rules for foreign students seeking flight training won support from a notable source--an office of the U.S. government itself. "Mindful that there are important security...
June 1, 2006
From The Factories
Sikorsky, FlightSafety Expand Training Programs, Planning Three New Sims FlightSafety International and Sikorsky Aircraft are undertaking what the companies said is a significant expansion of their comprehensive customer training program with the addition of...
April 1, 2006
Student View
Just Like Riding a Bike? Just shy of his solo flight, Simon Roper's helicopter training was derailed by a motorbike accident. After a lengthy recovery, he resumes that training in this, the third installment of his account of the pursuit of a...
February 1, 2005
Rotorcraft Report:
Bell Opens New Training Academy
Bell Helicopter's Customer Training Academy began classes Jan. 10 at its new facilities at Alliance Airport, Fort Worth, Texas. The academy has been training pilots for 57 years, since Bell began training in its Model 47 aircraft in 1947. In that time...
June 1, 2004
Lessons Learned
Dangerous Training On April 10, 2003 at about 5:30 p.m. in Auburn, Calif., a Hughes 269B helicopter was destroyed when it collided with terrain while on an instructional flight. The cause is believed to have been from practicing autorotations. A witness...
June 1, 2004
Training News Briefs - High Desert Helicopters Enters Training Market
Another helicopter flight training school, High Desert Helicopters, opened in Utah last month. The company took delivery of its first Schweizer 300C in May, with a second 300C delivery slated for July. High Desert Helicopters currently has six students, but...
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