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Friday, November 21, 2008
Idaho's New Helo Flight School
Utah Helicopter and the city of Pocatello, Idaho signed a lease for a new facility at the Pocatello Regional... [read more]
November 1, 2008
Accident Watch
Background Checks When hiring a pilot, flight evaluations and background checks should be standard procedure, but in today’s pilot-shortage market, some operators might just be happy to find a pilot willing to work for what they are paying. The...
October 22, 2008
Flight Safety and Frasca Partner on AS350 Simulator
Flight Safety International has partnered with flight simulator manufacturer Frasca to place light turbine simulators in many of FSI’s training centers...
August 6, 2008
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...
June 1, 2008
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...
June 1, 2008
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...
June 1, 2008
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...
June 1, 2008
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...
June 1, 2008
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...
May 27, 2008
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...
May 20, 2008
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...
May 9, 2008
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...
May 7, 2008
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...
April 18, 2008
HAI Opens Membership to Pilots, Mechanics, Students
The Helicopter Assn International (HAI) has modified its by-laws to bring more pilots and maintenance technicians into the fold. The new by-laws allow any pilot or technician to join the group provided the individual is “not an officer, director or...
April 15, 2008
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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