Training and Workforce

News about simulators and training procedures, as well as workforce.

Rotorcraft

HNZ Group To Add Frasca AS350 Flight Training Device

Sim training is recognized by Transport Canada and HNZ’s customers as being a highly effective tool.
Rotorcraft

Helinet Lands Swedish Police Contract

Company will provide the latest design in intelligence-gathering and -transmitting helicopters.
Rotorcraft

ERAU honors Universal Helicopters for safety record

Emby-Riddle chancellor Dr. Frank Ayers presented an honorary plaque to Gordon Jiroux, president and CEO of UHI
Training and Workforce

Helicopter FTDs Rising to the Training Challenge

Moving flight simulators may be over-rated, even in helicopter training
Rotorcraft

National Helicopter signs SRT for SAR training

Operational training and support to various countries in South America
Training and Workforce

Bizav Job Market Set to Heat Up

Results of JSfirm.com’s latest helicopter industry survey call for the busiest hiring market in the past six years.
Rotorcraft

Royal Thai Army Pilots and Mechanics Complete UH-72A Lakota Training at Airbus Helicopters

This was the first group to travel to Airbus Helicopters’ Texas training facility to train on the twin-engine helicopter.
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Rotorcraft

X-Copter Comes To Heli-Expo with Six of Its ‘Simulators’

X-Copter recently signed an agreement with PilotEdge, which provides professional air traffic control for flight simulators.
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Training and Workforce

AIN Blog: Recharging the Rotorcraft Batteries

A short flight is all it takes to get ready for this year's Helicopter Association International Heli-Expo show.
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Training and Workforce

FlightSafety Boosting Fleet of Helicopter Simulators

The training group is adding simulators in Dallas, Denver and Singapore.
Training and Workforce

TRU Simulation’s Roots in Helicopters

The Textron-owned company manufactures simulators and offers training for rotorcraft and airplanes.
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Training and Workforce

Thales Checks In with Reality H Sims

After making its Reality H simulators available in France, the devices will be available in Norway and Australia.
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Training and Workforce

Embry-Riddle Offers New Aviation Safety Courses

Courses are applicable to a certificate of management in aviation safety.
Avionics

Sidesticks Shine in G500 Sim Flight

Gulfstream’s new jets have vastly improved cockpit ergonomics thanks to active control sidesticks.
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Safety

Aviation Safety Question of the Week (Feb. 16, 2015)

What is reported to be the most common cause of aircraft engine failure?
Safety

IBAC Announces First Certified Bizav Handler

The organization’s IS-BAH best practices standard, launched last year, sees its first member.
Safety

Aviation Safety Question of the Week (Feb. 9, 2015)

Which components are typically used in certification of a turbojet aircraft to determine the accelerate-stop distance during takeoff?
Training and Workforce

FlightSafety To Add Fourth Gulfstream G650 Simulator

Will be installed at the company's learning center in Wilmington, Delaware, early next year.
Training and Workforce

NBAA S&D Committee Names Scholarship Recipients

Scholarships help recipients develop business aviation scheduler and dispatcher careers.
Avionics

Salt Lake City Hosts Duncan Aviation NextGen Seminar

The seminar is intended to provide useful, practical information about precisely what equipment operators need to comply with the coming mandates.
Safety

Aviation Safety Question of the Week (Feb. 2, 2015)

Which of the following is true regarding the operation of aircraft flight controls at or below maneuvering speed (VA)?
Safety

Aviation Safety Question of the Week (Jan. 26, 2015)

This week's question looks at flaps and their effect on an airplane's angle of attack
Training and Workforce

Precision Flight Controls Developing Helicopter FTDs

Models include Robinson R22, R44 and R66 as well as the Bell 206 and 407.
Training and Workforce

Universal Graduates 260

The U.S. civilian flight school conducted 28,000 hours of flight training last year.
Regulations and Government

FAA Withdraws Air Training Device Final Rule

Rule would have allowed instrument pilot trainees to obtain credit for up to 20 hours of instrument time in an approved aviation training device.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Stevens Aviation Teams with Executive Flight Training

Goal is one-stop maintenance and recurrent training capabilities for the King Air, PC-12, TBM, Citation, Conquest and Cheyenne.
Training and Workforce

FlightSafety Promotes Davenport, Johns to Executive V-p Slots

David Davenport is now executive vice president of the commercial segment, while Raymond Johns is executive vice president of the government segment.
Training and Workforce

Boeing Develops EC135 Training for Australia

The $500 million deal covers helicopters, sims and a sea-going training vessel.
Training and Workforce

FlightSafety Adds Airbus EC145 To Training Portfolio

EC145 simulator is slated to be ready by early next year.
Training and Workforce

Second Civil Test Pilot School Opens in Mojave

The International Flight Test Institute’s first group of students begin their studies in the six-month flying qualities course early next year.
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