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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
Rotorcraft Report: Boeing Apache Trainers Come Online
Training | Military Simulators Capt. Jeremy Duff, a battle commander for the 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, uses an Apache Longbow Crew Trainer (LCT) to prepare for various missions in Iraq. U.S. Army/Terry Moore The U.S...
March 1, 2010
Rotorcraft Report: EC135 Sims Join Air Methods
Training / Simulators AeroSimulators has won a contract to provide three helicopter flight training devices (FTDs)...
March 1, 2010
Rotorcraft Report: Night Flight Trains Atlanta PD Pilots
Training | NVG Port St. Lucie, Fla.-based Night Flight Concepts (NFC) has conducted night vision goggle training for the Atlanta Police Department...
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...
March 1, 2010
European Helo Industry Strives to Improve Safety
Initiatives from various parts of the world were discussed at the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)’s third rotorcraft symposium in Cologne, Germany in December. Offshore operations are still a major focus, but some speakers warned that real...
February 1, 2010
Use of the Instrument Rating for Helicopter Pilots
Training| Instruments For helicopter pilots and CFIIs, the use and maintenance of our instrument ratings in the helicopter world is very different than for fixed-wing pilots. It is common for helicopter pilots to obtain their commercial rating without...
February 1, 2010
Rotorcraft Report: Boeing/Bell V-22 Trainers Begin Service
Training | Military The U.S. Marines at MCAS Miramar, California have taken delivery of two MV-22 Osprey containerized flight training devices (CFTDs) from Boeing. The...
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
Executive Outlook
Aerospace Filtration Systems “Corporate Backbone & Global Footprint” Nothing has shown to be more true in the last year than a need for a strong corporate backbone and a global footprint to weather today’s economy. As we have all seen...
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...
January 1, 2010
REBTECH
REBTECH, a division of REB Technologies, was founded in 1996 by Dick Borkowski. He had firsthand knowledge of night vision goggle (NVG) green filters and the problems associated with light transmission and color rendering. Borkow- ski’s goal was to...
December 1, 2009
2009 Rotor & Wing Buyer's Guide
A A&P Hydraulics, 9283 Industrial Blvd., Leland, NC 28451; Email: ap-hydraulics@mindspring.com; Web: www.ap-hydraulics.com; Phone: 910-371-1151 AAR Corp, 1100 North Wood Dale Road, Wood Dale, IL 60191; Email: paul.oppenheim@ aarcorp.com; Web...
December 1, 2009
2009 Editors' Choice: Panel Upgrades
ICDS Centralizes Display Controls Sagem Avionics’ integrated cockpit display system (ICDS) is a multi-role unit that can serve as a multifunction display (MFD), primary flight display (PFD), engine monitoring system (EMS), navigation display (ND), or a...
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