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Sunday, November 1, 2009
Rotorcraft Report: EASA Approves Bell Academy
TRAINING/CERTIFICATION Textron subsidiary Bell Helicopter has received European Aviation Safety Agency... [read more]
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...
October 1, 2009
Rotorcraft Report: Human Helicopter Contest Grows
PERSONAL Stratford, Conn.-based Sikorsky Aircraft has increased its commitment to the Igor I. Sikorsky Human-Powered Helicopter Competition to $250,000. The contest, named after the company’s founder and...
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...
September 1, 2009
Night Vision Goggle Training: Civilian vs. Military
Options abound for training in the use of night vision goggles. Similarities and stark differences exist between the civilian and military approaches. Rotor & Wing takes a comprehensive look at those...
September 1, 2009
See and Avoid. Is it Enough?
See and Avoid. Is it Enough? On a bright and sunny day over the skies of the Hudson River adjacent to the Manhattan Skyline in New York City, two aircraft collided and fell into the river on August 8, killing...
August 1, 2009
Rotorcraft Report: Seven Win Bristow Apprenticeships
TRAINING Seven well-qualified students have won apprenticeship positions with Bristow Helicopters, from a field of nearly 120 competitors. Varying in age between 17 and 21, the seven young men are currently...
August 1, 2009
Rotorcraft Report: U.S. Gives Pakistan Russian Choppers
MILITARY When Pakistan’s government asked for helicopters, the U.S. came through by providing four Russian-built MI-17 cargo helicopters to the Pakistani Army. "The additional helicopters are meant to...
August 1, 2009
Program Insider: Contracts
Tyonek Fabrication Corp. , Madison, Ala., was awarded a $5.7-million contract for the OH-58 Kiowa airframe for 340 each, control box, part number 635107M100. Work is to be performed in Madison, with an...
August 1, 2009
Water Birds: Safety & Training for Offshore Operators
Weather, mechanical failure, airspace congestion, crowded helidecks, fuel issues, crane operations, take your pick. Constant vigilance and anticipation of dire consequences are your companions for all offshore flights....
July 1, 2009
Long Line Course: Vertical Reference
Flying without using the natural horizon is...well...unnatural. It seems pretty simple to the average helicopter pilot. But hauling a load under a helicopter isn’t something that can be done the first time...
June 1, 2009
Rotorcraft Report: Safety and Training Summit Debuts
TRAINING | SAFETY Denver, Colo., known as the Mile High City, was an appropriate setting for Rotor & Wing’s first annual Safety & Training Summit. The interactive seminar, which was held April 27 and 28 at the Hyatt Tech Center hotel, drew a...
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