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Training Makes the Safety Difference in Rotorcraft

Helicopters go where no other aircraft could. Often, helicopters must operate in difficult environments. Amid helicopter-hostile obstacles. At night. In bad weather. Or all of the above.

Constant and ongoing improvement in helicopter technology helps immensely – the number of helicopter accidents related to equipment failure has plummeted in recent decades.

Has your training kept pace? The FAA, insurance companies, helicopter manufacturers and your peers agree that training is essential to keeping your crew and helicopters safe.

The quality of your training is crucial. FlightSafety, the world leader in all types of aviation training, is easily the leader in helicopter safety training. We were the first to build and operate Level D helicopter simulators, and we give your training the benefit of our extensive experience and resources – from expert instructors to advanced simulation design. Our training support, including our famous customer service, is beyond compare.

But helicopter safety doesn’t end with well-trained pilots and maintenance technicians. Training must extend to the entire crew, and the training has to be specific to the way you use your rotorcraft. Check out FlightSafety’s range of industry-segment-specific training – all designed to keep your crews safe and your aircraft in the air.

Mission-Specific Training

Pilot training is keyed to operation. Simulator scenarios emphasize human factors, crew resource management and the issues associated with your operation. Training can be generic or helicopter type-specific. Each industry segment has operational hazards that are addressed and demonstrated in a simulator.

Instrument Training – Generic or Helicopter Type-Specific

VFR: Emphasis on inadvertent IMC (instrument meteorological conditions) and night operations, unusual attitude recovery and single pilot operations under high stress
IFR: Emphasis on instrument procedures, approaches and regulations; single pilot under high stress
International operations: Instrument procedures, approaches and regulations specific to the area of operation

Enrichment Training

AMRM - Air Medical Resource Management: Human factors and crew resource management for air medical crews
ALAR - Approach and Landing Accident Reduction
CFIT - Coping with Controlled Flight Into Terrain
CRM - Crew Resource Management
GPS - Global Positioning Systems
Water Survival - Water Landing Survival Procedures and Techniques

EMS Dispatcher Training

Procedures and regulations
Communication procedures
Airspace
Weather
Human factors
Classroom and simulator scenarios specific to EMS operations

Public Use Operations Crew Observer Training

Human factors and crew resource management for the in-flight observer
Classroom and simulator scenarios
Communication, situational awareness, decision-making, equipment management and sterile cockpit procedures
Classroom and simulator scenarios specific to public use operations