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Misty Oleston hired as Product Development Engineer at Helicopter Specialties, Inc. Helicopter Specialties, Inc. (HSI) of Janesville, Wis., has hired Misty Oleston as Product Development Engineer.

Joining the HSI engineering team, Ms. Oleston brings experience designing custom components for Air Medical helicopters and other aviation utility missions. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin at Platteville.

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Simplex® Aerospace line to include AG-NAV GPS systems Portland, OR, USA—Simplex® Aerospace announced it has reached a dealership agreement with AG-NAV Inc. Simplex® Aerospace will now be a distributor of AG-NAV GPS systems for aerial agricultural application operations.

Simplex® Aerospace will also include AG-NAV systems on future FAA STC’d Simplex® agricultural spray systems.

The global positioning, mapping, and flow control features of the AG-NAV GPS system increase the accuracy and efficiency of spray missions while reducing operator costs.

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Using the programmed dimensions, the AG-NAV system will automatically shut off spray when the aircraft reaches the end of a row, eliminating the problem of over spray. Increasing the efficiency of spray operations can save operators valuable time and money. The moving maps display and optional light bars allows pilots to constantly monitor their surroundings and potential obstacles increasing the safety of the mission.

The flow control feature of the AGNAV system allows the spray system to automatically calculate and adjust the correct amount of fluid to be released based on changes in aircraft speed, wind speed, and aircraft position. The

automated flow adjustment eliminates pilot guess work and ensures a consistent and optimal application.

Simplex® Aerospace manufactures agricultural spray systems for select Bell, Agusta, Eurocopter, Hughes/Schweizer, Robinson, and MD Helicopter models.

The AG-NAV system will be FAA certified on all new Simplex® Aerospace spray system models, and Simplex® Aerospace plans to amend STC’s of legacy spray system models to include the AG-NAV system as time allows.

Mark Zimmerman, President and CEO of Simplex® Aerospace, commented, “We chose AG-NAV because they provide the best GPS solution for Simplex® Aerospace ag operators”.

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AG-NAV was founded in 2000 from a geophysical equipment manufacturer Picodas Group Inc. Picodas was formed in 1985 and was involved in several GPS related fields including navigation, agriculture, forestry, and environmental applications. AG-NAV has emerged as a leading supplier of GPS Navigation equipment for aerial applications. The AG-NAV brand is recognized globally within the agriculture industry and is continuously sought after because of its excellent reputation, first class customer service and support, offering timely technical support and fast turnarounds on repairs. With authorized dealers located in six different continents, AGNAV takes pride in its Canadian heritage, and is proud to say that every AG-NAV product is assembled in Barrie, Ontario.

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AG-NAV is committed to the development and improvement of products that use GPS technology for navigation. As applications grow in the market, the company will hold its position and high quality image by maintaining excellent customer support and developing highly reliable GPS equipment. www.agnav.com.

Simplex® Aerospace agricultural spray systems are renowned worldwide as a critical tool in agricultural spray operations. Simplex® Aerospace agricultural spray systems are trusted by private operators and government

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Founded in 1946, Simplex® Aerospace has built a reputation as the leader in design, manufacturing and certification of aerial application systems and mission equipment for helicopters.

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the anatomy of aviation insurance

Why we train As a professional pilot for over 30 years and retired US Airways pilot, I have a great deal of admiration for the professionalism demonstrated by the entire crew of US Airways Flight 1549. In the three minute flight following the bird strikes, subsequent wet ditching and rescue, the crew performed the duties for which they were trained but hoped they would never have to use. They were both lucky and unlucky. They were unlucky in that it happened to them instead of any other flight that departed La Guardia that day.

They were lucky in that they were departing a familiar airfield that had a wide, relatively calm river as an alternative landing site. However, the most important aspect of that day had little to do with luck. They were prepared prepared to properly evaluate their dilemma, make the necessary decisions, and confidently execute those decisions as a coordinated crew to save the lives of all 155 souls on board, including their own.

Risk Management is an Integral Part of Aviation There are three elements of risk management.

1. Eliminate Risk-don’t own it, don’t use it, don’t do it.

2. Retain Risk-if you are going to own it, use it, or do it, there is a certain element of risk involved that must be accepted.

Either accept the risk “as is” or temper that risk through good risk reduction practices or: 3. Transfer Risk-transferring the risk to someone else through contract or insurance.

The development and implementation of standard practices and training has historically been a proven formula for risk reduction.

Three Tiers of Training Mandates Training Mandated by Federal Aviation Regulations.

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Training Mandated by the Insuring Agreement Insurance underwriters are in the business of risk transfer-buying your risk in hopes of making a profit. But, they are also very interested in reducing their risk.

As an aviation insurance specialty broker, one of my most involved responsibilities is negotiating the pilot experience and training requirements for my general aviation clients. They all differ according to the aircraft, type

operation, experience and loss history of the flight crew and operator.

For the underwriters, it is a matter of reducing the risk as much as possible.

Their comfort level is subjective and varies from one underwriter to another.

In the current “soft market”, many underwriters have felt it a competitive necessity to loosen mandated experience levels and training requirements in order to preserve premium levels and retain business.

As the market hardens training and operational excellence will become an increasing focus as underwriters attempt to stem losses rather than return to profitability through rate increases alone.

From the clients’ view, it is a balancing act of meeting training needs and standards at a reasonable overall cost.

For the most part, the operator who is dedicated to operational excellence gets the best rates, but the reduction in insurance premiums does not cover the cost of additional training.

Training Mandated by Professional Standards Many companies and individual operators choose to train to higher standards than mandated either by the FARs or their insuring agreements. They have the need to fly, but the downside of an accident is simply unacceptable.

They implement additional safety and training programs driven by a desire to reduce risk to an acceptable level.

The military and NASA have always led the way in innovative training. After all, they have been on the leading edge of aviation technology, pushing the limits of human capability in a very

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“challenging and dynamic” environment.

These lessons and methods migrated to civilian aviation. The use of standard practices, simulator training, and Crew Resource Management (CRM) has made the airlines and corporate aviation one of the safest modes of travel in the world.

Even then, it has been the dedication of the individual airman to learn, apply, and teach others what they have learned, which has made the difference.

Fortunately, aviation has always been blessed with dedicated professionals.

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One decision – many consequences Saving a life — possibly your own — can depend on a single decision. And that decision can have lasting consequences for your family.

On August 13, 2005, two helicopters lifted off from the Vancouver airport en route to Astoria, Oregon, to videotape a ceremonial run along a beach. Four people — part of a group retracing the path of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark’s 1804-1806 journey through the western United States — were in one helicopter, three in the other. Back in her home, Debra Koren Lilburn was playing a board game with her 7-year-old son, David,when she received the call that the helicopter flying her husband, video journalist Tod Lilburn,was missing.

She and David prayed. They hoped that the helicopter had just gone off course. Eventually, though,she received confirmation that her husband of twelve years had been killed in a helicopter crash in the Pacific Ocean. “It was devastating,” she said. “You can’t breathe. I am

there with my son, and I’m trying not to be hysterical in front of him.”

Thousands of Americans across the country are grieving the loss of loved ones who have died in helicopter accidents. Most accidents — 84 percent according to an FAA/International Helicopter Safety Team (IHST) study — are a result of pilot judgment and actions.

For years the FAA Rotorcraft Directorate and the Virginia-based IHST have been issuing news releases, reports, checklists and articles emphasizing safe flying. These materials also address the human element in helicopter safety, but nobody can convey that message more powerfully than someone like Lilburn.

If there is a single message she wants to get across, it is that pilots should not be overconfident.

They should ask themselves if the risk is worth the potential loss of life. The pilots in the Oregon accident had flown into fog. “It

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They could have just waited for the fog to lift, Lilburn noted. “There was nothing time urgent about this (flight).”

Safety Intervention Team training work group and safety management system (SMS) work group have issued multiple helicopter fact sheets and safety bulletins on the topic. The SMS work group has also created a toolkit that operators can use to help implement risk management and SMS into their organizations. To learn more, you can check out www.ihst.org under the “safety tools” menu. Improving go/no-go decision making training and risk management, as well as utilizing risk mitigation and assessment tools (to include weather trend analysis), can lead to increased awareness and better decisions for a successful outcome.

According to a 2011 IHST accident analysis report, accidents such as the one cited above are frequently due to the pilot’s decision to continue despite critical cues of impending weather deterioration. The Joint Helicopter

The business of saving a life isn’t just reserved for helicopter air ambulance crews. Every decision you make as a pilot can be life-saving. Sometimes saying “no” to a flight request or to continuing a flight can be a difficult

was a clear day when we took off,” a witness wrote in her statement. “We were flying over hills of evergreens, but after a distance, we came over a hill and saw a thick layer of fog ahead of us.”

As they approached the fog, the most experienced pilots in the two helicopters communicated about whether to proceed. They decided to go for it but, as another witness reported, “Once we got into the cloud, I could not see anything but white mist.”

decision to make, but it is in that moment that your job as a pilot has less to do with hands-on flying and more to do with discerning when not to fly.

For Debra Koren Lilburn and her family, the consequences of a poor decision have drastically altered their day-today life. “As awful as these things are,” she laments, “we still had to find a way somehow to go on.” FAA Rotorcraft Directorate Manager Kim Smith has a similar message. “Awareness is something we need to have all of the time, not just when it is convenient.” We may only begin to realize a meaningful reduction in accidents when we, as an industry, collectively choose to hold higher esteem for the pilot who rightly decides it is safer to not fly or to abort in any phase of flight, rather than for the pilot who decides to “go for it” despite the risk.

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Pioneer helicopter news pilot/reporter writes heroics, antics and disputes in Earthbound Misfit PHOENIX—Jerry Foster, the recipient of the Harmon Trophy--the highest civilian honor in aviation--has written about his career in a stunning new autobiography Earthbound Misfit.

What began as a job reporting local traffic conditions in a helicopter, evolved into an amazing, high profile career spanning 30 years working for three different television stations in Phoenix. The book covers Foster’s humble beginnings, his uncharted rise through television and news history, his public struggles with the FAA and life after 20 years in the business.

person who has achieved great things, he picked himself up and kept moving forward.

More like Hollywood movies, the stories prompted chopper wars among the local stations. Foster’s mission was to be first on the scene and was never more than 20 minutes from his chopper at any given time. As a result of his

countless rescues, it made him one of the most recognizable TV personalities in the country and earned numerous broadcasting and aviation awards.

Earthbound Misfit is a great read, told from the man many called a hero, a cowboy and a reckless danger to society.

The book is available on Amazon and Foster has been promoting his book at local book signings throughout the Valley. More information at www.sky12.tv.

His early association with the FAA as a dual-rated instructor and chief pilot of the first search and rescue organization, the Ames Project, in addition to his availability to several law enforcement agencies, allowed Foster to assist with hundreds of rescues and recoveries.

Foster often became the story as a result of his fearless missions. He loved his job. He was helping save people 24 hours a day and getting paid to talk about it on TV. Foster was part of many firsts in aviation--search and rescue, helicopter technology, and broadcast news. He was the first, for example, to broadcast live from a chopper which helped shape the news industry into what it is today.

Foster made mistakes on the ground.

His failures have been highly publicized and widely scrutinized. Like any other

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ntsb reports NTSB Identification: *WPR14LA008* Date: October 06, 2013 Location: Paducah, TX Aircraft: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELI CO 369, Injuries: 1 Fatal.

A McDonnell Douglas 369FF collided with a power line tower while maneuvering to pick up a cable. The commercial pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The helicopter was substantially damaged. The flight originated from a local area staging site.

Ground crew reported that they were in a basket truck positioned near the steel tower in preparation for the rope pull. The basket was positioned on line at the bottom traveler about 100 feet above ground level. The rope had been threaded through the traveler and the helicopter pilot was called to report that they were ready. As the helicopter was maneuvering into position to pick up the cable, the tailrotor struck the tower and the top traveler located about 140 feet above ground level. The tailrotor and gearbox separated and the helicopter descended rapidly to ground impact near the base of the tower.

NTSB Identification: *CEN14LA004* Date: October 09, 2013 Location: Belle Chasse, LA Aircraft: BELL 206L 3 Injuries: 1 Fatal, 2 Serious,1 Uninjured.

A Bell 206L-3 descended into the Gulf of Mexico impacting into the water immediately after taking off from an oil drilling platform. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. Two passengers on board were seriously injured and a third passenger was uninjured. The helicopter was substantially damaged. The business flight was being conducted on an instrument flight rules flight plan under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The helicopter was en route to Belle Chasse, Louisiana.

A representative for the company said that the pilot had departed Belle Chasse Heliport (06LA) to conduct a routine crew change at platform Main Pass 107. The pilot filed a flight plan and the helicopter took off from the platform for the flight back to 06LA. All of a sudden it was observed by platform personnel descending to the water. The floats deployed, the helicopter impacted on the surface, and then it rolled over on its side.

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NTSB Identification: *WPR14LA014* Date: October 11, 2013 Location: Seely, CA Aircraft: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON 206L 1 Injuries: 3 Uninjured.

A Bell Helicopter 206L-1 was destroyed during a forced landing following a loss of engine power and in-flight fire during cruise flight near Seely, California. The airline transport rated pilot and his two passengers were not injured. The cross-country flight originated from Yuma, Arizona, about 1200 with an intended destination of El Cajon.

In a written statement to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC), the pilot reported that during cruise flight, he heard a loud pop followed by an immediate loss of engine power. The pilot lowered the collective and entered an auto rotation. He further reported that the left front door opened and the cabin filled with black smoke. The helicopter subsequently landed upright in an open area and the pilot and passengers egressed. The pilot stated that he observed fire, originating from about two feet aft of the right forward door, when he exited the helicopter.

Examination of the helicopter by a FAA inspector revealed that the fuselage was mostly consumed by fire. All primary components of the helicopter were located at the accident site. The wreckage was recovered to a secure location.

NTSB Identification: *CEN14WA013* Date: October 12, 2013 Location: Wolica Kozia, Poland Aircraft: ENSTROM 280 - FX Injuries: 2 Fatal.

An Enstrom 280FX impacted trees and terrain near Wolica Kozia, Poland. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured.

The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the State Commission of Aircraft Accident Investigation (SCAAI). This report is for informational purposes, and only contains information released by or obtained from the government of Poland.

Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: State Commission of Aircraft Accident Investigation Chalubinskiego 4/6 00-928 Warsaw Poland Telephone: 48 22 630 11 41 www.transport.gov.pl/pkbwl

NTSB Identification: *ERA14WA020* Date: October 13, 2013 Location: Gobierno, Argentina Aircraft: BELL 407 - NO SERIES Injuries: 1 Fatal,4 Serious.

A Bell 40 impacted power lines after takeoff near Gobierno, in the province of San Juan, Argentina. The pilot and three passengers were injured and one passenger was fatally injured.

This accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Junta de Investigación de Accidentes de Aviación Civil De Argentina. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Junta de Investigación de Accidentes de Aviación Civil (JIAAC) Avda Belgrano 1370 Piso 11 “B” , C.P. 1093 Capital Federal, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Telephone: 54+11 4382-8890/91 info@jiaac.gov.ar NTSB Identification: *WPR14CA019* Date: October 17, 2013 Location: Sedro Woolley, WA Aircraft: ROBINSON R44 - II Injuries: 2 Uninjured.

The pilot reported that prior to the night departure he checked the weather conditions for airports along his route of flight, each of which reported visual meteorological conditions existed. The pilot also observed that the night sky was clear during his preflight. After performing a maximum performance takeoff, and when about 65 feet above ground level, he encountered a thick layer of fog that had moved in during the 7-10 minute warm-up period and he lost all visual reference to the surrounding area. Having determined that he was able to keep the helicopter in a level attitude, the pilot decided to continue his ascent in an effort to get above the fog. A few seconds after initiating the ascent the helicopter impacted the top of a cedar tree. The pilot initiated an emergency descent and the helicopter sustained substantial damage after it impacted terrain and rolled over on its left side. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation.

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cast your web NTSB Identification: *ERA14CA009* Date: October 20, 2013 Location: Madison, MS Aircraft: EUROCOPTER AS 350 B2 Injuries: 3 Minor.

According to the pilot, he was climbing the helicopter through 1,300 feet when he felt an “explosion” in his face that knocked his visor up and affected both his visibility and crew communications. The pilot was eventually able to get his visor back down and land the helicopter, where it was discovered that both windshields were blown out, the center post and the cabin shell were damaged, the doors were blown open and onboard medical equipment was missing. On the ground, a crewmember stated that just before the event, he had seen a black bird fly toward the helicopter from above and left, but did not have enough time to call it out. Analysis of onboard residual bird feathers and a photograph of the suspect bird carcass indicated that it was a black vulture, which can weigh up to 4.8 pounds.

NTSB Identification: *ERA14FA010* Date: October 22, 2013 Location: Somerville, TN Aircraft: EUROCOPTER AS 350 B3 Injuries: 3 Fatal.

An Eurocopter AS 350 B3 impacted trees and terrain near Somerville, Tennessee. The pilot, a registered nurse, and a respiratory therapist were fatally injured; the helicopter was destroyed by impact forces and a post-crash fire. The flight originated from Hospital Wing Heliport (2TN0), Memphis, Tennessee, and was en route to Whitehurst Field Heliport (60TN), Bolivar, Tennessee.

The purpose of the flight was to position the helicopter at Bolivar to board a patient for transport to Memphis.

According to satellite tracking data provided by the operator, the helicopter departed 2TN0 at 0547 and proceeded in an easterly direction, following U.S. Highway 64. About 18 minutes later, the helicopter was observed in a climb and in a right turn away from the observed course. The last data point indicated that the helicopter was on a course of 146 degrees and at 98 knots ground speed and at an altitude of 1,560 feet above mean sea level.

The operator dispatched two aircraft to the last known position after the pilot did not make the normal 10-minute position report. One of the pilots observed a fire in a rural

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area about 19 miles west of 60TN. First responders confirmed that the helicopter had crashed at that location.

The aircraft wreckage debris was located in a wooded area surrounded by cotton and soybean fields, approximately 3,300 feet south of U.S. Highway 64, in Somerville. The majority of the aircraft structure was burned and totally consumed by impact forces and a post-impact fire. The helicopter impacted trees prior to impacting the ground. The energy path was generally oriented on a magnetic heading of approximately 090 degrees.

NTSB Identification: *CEN14LA022* Date: October 23, 2013 Location: Omaha, TX Aircraft: BELL OH-58C Injuries: 1 Uninjured.

A Bell OH-58C impacted terrain during a hard landing on a field near Omaha, Texas. The helicopter sustained substantial damage to the tail boom and main rotor blade(s). The commercial pilot was uninjured.

The pilot stated that he was approaching to land with a load of chemical when the left skid dug into high grass and loose dirt. The helicopter spun around, and the main rotor contacted the tail boom. The pilot reported that there was no mechanical malfunction/failure with the helicopter.

NTSB Identification: *CEN14TA020* Date: October 26, 2013 Location: Jefferson City, MO Aircraft: BELL OH-58A Injuries: 1 Minor,1 Uninjured.

A Bell OH-58A helicopter was substantially damaged during a forced landing near the Jefferson City Memorial Airport (JEF), Jefferson City, Missouri. The pilot-receiving-instruction sustained minor injuries. The flight instructor was not injured.

The public-use helicopter was under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91, without a flight plan.

The pilot-receiving-instruction reported that the purpose of the flight was to remain in the traffic pattern for runway 30 while practicing autorotation landings. He stated that after approximately 45 minutes of flight training, the engine began to fluctuate between full and half power while the helicopter was climbing on a downwind leg. The helicopter also experienced an uncommanded yaw with each engine

power fluctuation. The flight instructor took control of the helicopter and entered an autorotation from an altitude of less than 1,000 feet above the ground. The pilot-receivinginstruction reported that the gas generator speed was less than 50%, the turbine temperature was about 300°C, and the main rotor speed was at 100% during the autorotation. The flight instructor began the landing flare about 50 above the ground and the helicopter touched down in a level attitude.

However, shortly after touchdown, the helicopter rotated to the left after a landing skid dug into the soft terrain.

The flight instructor reported that the helicopter experienced an intermittent left yawing motion that he associated with an interruption in engine power. Believing that a total loss of engine power was imminent, he took control of the helicopter and entered an autorotation toward a nearby open field. He stated that the helicopter touched down with a slight forward ground run, during which the left skid dug into the soft soil causing the helicopter to rotate 180-degrees before it came to a stop. The main rotor blades severed the tail boom from the fuselage during the forced landing.

NTSB Identification: *WPR14LA038* Date: October 29, 2013 Location: Kailua Kona, HI Aircraft: EUROCOPTER FRANCE AS 350 Injuries: 1 Minor,1 Uninjured.

An Eurocopter France AS-350 B3 helicopter was substantially damaged when it landed hard following a loss of main rotor rpm at Kona International Airport, Kailua/Kona, Hawaii. The flight instructor received minor injuries and the commercial pilot receiving training was not injured. The flight had been airborne for about 17 minutes.

The purpose of the flight was to practice the emergency procedure for failure of the engine’s electronic fuel governor.

The instructor moved the Auto/Man switch to the Man (manual) position when the helicopter was on the ground with the engine running. The pilot receiving instruction took off and flew for about 10 minutes to gain familiarity with operating the twist-grip throttle. On final approach, the pilot receiving training noted a drop in the main rotor rpm. He applied full wrist-grip throttle, but the rotor rpm continued to decline. The flight instructor then attempted to increase his wrist-grip throttle, but it was already in the full position. The helicopter landed hard, and the tail boom separated from the fuselage.

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Easy choices I always have had a love of aviation and a fascination with helicopters. I have also always been interested in people. Just as there are rules and reasons that a piece of machinery, such as a helicopter, works, there are also rules and reasons that people work the way that they do.

serve the helicopter industry, a viable and affordable way to get their message to you, the reader. I want heliweb to be something that you look forward to reading every month.

I not only want you to go to heliweb for pure information, but I also want you to enjoy what you are reading.

Meeting people, as well as learning how and why they work, is just as interesting to me as knowing how something mechanical works.

So, when this opportunity to launch heliweb presented itself, I found myself being able to combine my interest in aviation with my interest in people. I have learned a lot about both and look forward to continuing to do so.

Please feel free to contact me anytime to let me know what you do or do not like, what would like to see more or less. If you would like your brand in front of the entire helicopter industry, print or digital, let me place it there.

My email is michael@heliweb.com. You can also reach me by phone at 855-heliweb (4354932).

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Helicentre Aviation’s East Midlands Heliport officially opens Helicentre Aviation’s new East Midlands heliport complex, which has been built at Leicester Airport, has officially opened.

The £500,000 expansion of Helicentre Aviation’s operations includes a brand new hangar, offices and ground training facilities, an apron and six helipads. The company also provides Jet A1 and AvGas refueling services, handling and hangarage to visiting helicopters.

The development coincides with the award of an eightyear contract to survey gas pipelines for National Grid. The continued expansion of their training academy has also brought about a number of new positions to add to the existing 20- strong workforce.

“This is a very significant expansion,” said Captain Christopher Line, Chairman of Helicentre Aviation. “It brings us exciting new facilities while the National Grid contract takes turnover to a different level and we are now able to tender for bigger contracts.”

effective training environment for student pilots. Now we are building on that for what we are convinced will be an exciting future.”

Whilst the complex has already become operational, an open day to celebrate the official opening will be held in Spring 2014 after the opening ceremony, which was scheduled to take place in December, but was postponed due to adverse weather. Invitations will be sent out to industry early this year.

In 2014 Helicentre Aviation will also be awarding around £100,000 worth of training scholarships for professional pilots with the strong potential to gain employment with the company for the successful candidates. Potential applicants can register their interest by visiting www. helicopterschoarships.com.

The company has been operating for more than 12 years, initially at Coventry Airport, before in 2009 switching to Leicester. Captain Line said “The move was a great success, bringing new opportunities and a far better, more cost

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heli-specs AgustaWestland AW109 Power • Total production (all variants): >500 • Comments: Certified single-pilot IFR Category “A” single-engine performance.

• Engine: (2) Pratt & Whitney PW206C (takeoff) 640 shp ea.

• Dimensions: main rotor 36.1 ft/11.0 m Tail rotor 6.35 ft/1.94 m • Height: 11.5 ft/3.5m Length 37.6 ft/11.46 m Width 5.28 ft/1.6 m • Empty weight: 3,494 lbs/1,585 kg • Gross weight: 6,283lbs/2,850 kg • Useful load: 2,789 lbs/1,265 kg • External: 3,120 lbs/1,415 kg • Vne: 168 kts/311 kmh • Max cruise: 154 kts/285 kmh

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Max rate of climb: 1,930 fpm/9.8 ms HIGE: 16,600 ft/5,060 m (ISA) HOGE: 11,800 /3,597 m Service ceiling: 19,600 ft/5,974 m S/E service ceiling 13,100 ft/3,993 m Std fuel: 160 gal/605 lit Max fuel 221 gal/835 lit Max range std fuel (no reserve): 378 nm/700 km Range with opt fuel: 512 nm/948 km IFR Crew: 1 Passengers 7

Bell Helicopter 206B-3 • Total production (all variants): 4,600+ • Comments: The safest, most reliable helicopter with competitive operating costs, featuring a high

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inertia two bladed main rotor providing excellent autorotation characteristic.

Engine(s): (1) Rolls-Royce 250-C20J HP (takeoff) 420 hp/313 kw Dimensions: main rotor 33.3 ft/10.2 m, Tail rotor 5.4 ft/1.65 m Height: 9.7 ft/2.9 m Length: 39.2 ft/12 m Width: 6.4 ft/2.0 m Empty weight: 1,713 lbs/777 kg Gross weight: 3,200 lbs/1,451 kg Useful load std: 1,487 lbs/674 kg Useful load Alt: 1,637 lbs/742 kg

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External: 1,500 lbs/ 680 kg, Vne: 122 kts/226 kmh Max cruise: 115 kts/213 kmh Max rate of climb: 1,280 fpm/6.5 ms HIGE: 13,200 ft/4,023 m HOGE: 5,300 ft/1,615 m Service ceiling: 13,500 ft/4,115 m S/E service ceiling N/A Std fuel: 91 gal/344 lit Max fuel: N/A IFR: n/a VFR Crew: 1 Passengers 4

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Max rate of climb 1,675 fpm/8.5 ms HIGE 9,850 ft/3,000 m HOGE 7,550 ft/2,300 m Service ceiling 15,100 ft/4,602 m Std fuel 143 gal/540 lit Max fuel 268 gal/1,015 lit Max range std fuel (no reserve) 360 nm/666 km Range with opt fuel 675 nm/1,250 km (Ferry) VFR Crew 1 Passengers 6

Eurocopter AS 350B2 AStar • Total production (all variants) 3,254 First flight 1989 (AS350 B2) • Comments Increased horsepower and max gross

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weight over the AS350BA. • Engine(s) (1) Turbomeca Arriel 1D1 HP (takeoff) 732 shp/546 kW • Dimensions main rotor 35.07 ft/10.69 m Tail rotor 6.10 ft/1.86 m • Height 10.96 ft/3.34 m Length 42.45 ft/12.94 m Width 8.30 ft/2.53 m • Empty weight 2,698 lbs/1,224 kg Gross weight 4,960 lbs/2,250 kg • Useful internal load 2,262 lbs/1,026 kg External 2,557 lbs/1,160 kg • Vne 155 kts/287 kmh Max cruise 133 kts/246 kmh

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Preferred Airparts, 800-433-0814 US/ Canada; 330-698-0280. Check stock at www.preferredairparts.com t f n UH-1 Overhauled Components available exchange or outright; 204-012101-141 M/R hub, 204-040-016-5 Transmission, 204-011-400-11 Swashplate & Support assy., 204-011-401-11 Scissors & Sleeve assy, 205-040-263-111 Input Quill, 205-040-200-1 gen. Offset Quill, (4) 204-040-600-11 Hanger assy., 204-040003-37 gear box 42, 204-040-012-13 gear box 90. Pac West Helicopters CRS PW6R1161J Tel/530-241-2402, pwheli@ awwwsome.com 01-14 The only FAA-PMA certified TT Straps for all JetRanger; LongRanger, & OH-58. $ave thousands over factory prices. In stock. Call today for overnight shipping. www.AirwolfAerospace.com 440-6321687 (01-14)

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school / training BLUE HILL HELICOPTERS, Norwood MA. Part 141 approved Flight Training, Photo Flights, Helicopter Sales/Services, Helicopter Tours. Please visit our website: www.bluehillhelicopters.com, Contact us at info@bluehillhelicopters.com, (800)-670-4162 Come Fly With Us! TFN Helicopter Training in Hawaii. Excellence in Flight Training at Mauna Loa Helicopters on Oahu, Kauai, and the Big Island. Come fly with us in the best weather in the US. MLH offers: PV T, COM, IFR, CFI, CFII, ATP, FAA certified FLY-IT simulator, mountain course, external load training, and now offering fixed wing training. MLH is 141 certified, and VA approved.

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index 135 Air Carrier......................................... 12 Action Aircraft Parts............................. 19 AgNav Inc...................................................... 3 Avpro Inc........................................................ 9 Blue Hill Helicopters............................ 29 DynaNav.......................................................17 Enstrom Helicopter Corp................... 21 Falcon Insurance.................................... 16 Floats & Fuel Cells............................... 32 Heli-Mart, Inc............................................... 5 Heli-Tech..................................................... 25 HeliBlade.................................................... 10 HAI.................................................................... 2 HW Farren.................................................. 30 James Gardner Ins.................................. 15 Mauna Loa Helicopters....................... 29 Preferred Airparts...................................17 TracMap....................................................... 11 Tradewind Int’l......................................... 10 Universal Turbine Parts...................... 16 Van Horn Aviation.................................. 19 heliweb.com 31