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The Bell Training Academy (BTA), in Fort Worth, Texas

Bell Training Academy completes more than 230,000 flight training hours

Over 130,000 pilots have completed pilot or technical training at the BTA

Entrol H39 FNPT II MCC simulator based on the AW139

Entrol install first AW139 simulator in Turkmenistan

The AW139 simulator will be based at Turkmenistan Airlines’ premises

First Airbus H125 Training Device established in Germany

Germany is the third country to receive a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) qualified Airbus H125 FTD Level 3 at Meravo Helicopters. Developed and built by VRM Switzerland, the…

First Subaru Bell 412EPXs sold in Europe

Ministry of the Interior of Croatia orders two Subaru Bell 412EPX aircraft

Helicopter crash kills Pakistan Army personnel in Balochistan

Six Army personnel died in the crash in southwestern Balochistan province

LifeFlight Academy receives two underwater escape simulators

Two new, custom-made aircraft underwater escape simulators at the LifeFlight Training Academy (LTA), are helping equip trainees with the best safety skills to survive, in the unlikely event they are…

Metro Aviation responds to claims the company forced a pilot to resign

Based on a complaint from a former pilot, the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) claims Metro Aviation forced a pilot to resign; Metro Aviation released a statement refuting…

Richard Butterworth awarded Pilot of the Year Award

Captain Richard Butterworth, Kestrel's Head of Training, was awarded the 2022 Pilot of the Year at the Helicopter Industry Awards, in recognition of his significant contribution to recent night aerial…

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Keeping a clear head

As President of AT Phillips and co-inventor of the ATS Device, Tyson Phillips is perfectly placed to understand the seriousness of Spatial Disorientation

US Air Force’s (USAF) Air Mobility Command Saving lives with Critical Care Air Transport

Jonathan Falconer spoke to Captain Christopher J Herbert about how the US Air Force’s (USAF) Air Mobility Command provides time-sensitive movement of casualties to and between medical treatment facilities using…

Provider Profile: Polk County Sheriff’s Office

Lieutenant Paul Wright and Sheriff Grady Judd talk to Oliver Cuenca about Polk County Sheriff’s Office’s Aviation Unit: the varied landscapes and missions, and how it is preparing for the…

Intangible Solutions

Amy Gallagher surveys the future of pilot recruitment and training through a wide-angle lens with the spotlight on education as a recruitment strategy, and concludes that if you provide it…

Don’t Forget Murphy and his Law

In the final of his four-part feature series, aeromedical pilot Mike Biasatti looks at how judgement before skill can avoid an undesirable outcome

End of an era for Canada’s CC-115 Buffalo

On 15 January 2022, the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) conducted its final operational flights of the last two remaining de Havilland Canada CC-115 Buffalo (DHC-5A) fixed-wing search and rescue…

Three Little Pigs – or, how hard work and dedication pay off

In the third of four features, aeromedical pilot Mike Biasatti stresses the importance of being the master of the airframe you’re piloting, while demanding of yourself an expert grasp of…

Communication versus expectation – flight in IMC demands an exacting compliance

Aeromedical pilot Mike Biasatti discusses the importance of having a thorough knowledge of what to expect when flying in IMC, how to recognize when that picture isn’t developing as it…

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Instrument Flight Rules operations for HEMS

Introducing instrument flight rules operations means increased safety for crews and patients. Barry Smith spoke to operators and training providers to find out how complicated they are to implement

Avoidance of VFR flights into IIMC

HEMS pilot Mike Biasatti talks about his experience with inadvertent entry into instrument meteorological conditions and shares how, with a few simple measures, pilots can avoid putting themselves, and their…

When does reliance on automation become over-reliance?

With more technology than ever before available to pilots to assist in operational decision-making, Mike Biasatti considers whether an overreliance on automation poses a clear and present danger to the…

Aircrew safety: Helmet standards in the US

Amy Gallagher asks if the new Civilian Aviation Helmet Standard has resulted in more questions than answers

Dynamic rollover – insights and avoidance tactics

David Farman, Aerospace Training System Specialist, Verification and Validation for CAE, shares his insights

Australian bushfires: aerial response from firefighters

Firefighters and military aid in Australia and beyond have come together to bravely fight the Australian bushfires. Mandy Langfield investigates

HEMS pilot view of the latest in IFR regulations

Mike Biasatti details some of the latest changes to regulations regarding helicopter IFR operations, and why they are so important.