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February 24, 2009

Precision Air Group opens Vancouver shop

Precision Air Group (Booth No. 2960), which provides overhaul and repair for Honeywell LTS101 and TPE331, Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney Canada fuel controls and accessories, is here at Heli-Expo highlighting the opening of its new facility in Vancouver, B.C. PAG also has a facility in Atlanta, Precision Avionics, as well as the two Canadian companies, Precision Heliparts and Precision Access more

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Job fair draws crowds looking for rotor work

By R. Randall Padfield

HAI held its seventh Heli-Expo Job Fair on Sunday from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. in three ballrooms on Level 3 of the Anaheim Convention Center. Some 30 companies sent human relations personnel, recruiters and others to talk employment with what turned out to be a steady stream of job seekers.
HAI Convention News went to the ballrooms when the doors opened and found groups of people lined up to o more

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Sabreliner tactical VIP kits prove popular

Sabreliner’s “tactical VIP kits” are becoming a popular upgrade for the UH-60 Black Hawk. Since receiving a blanket airworthiness approval to manufacture and install the VIP kit a year ago, the St. Louis, Mo.-based company has installed more than 200 of the customized seat cushions in Black Hawks. The kit includes memory foam cushions and skirts, floor covering and stainless steel thresholds more

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SRT puts training curricula on the Web

Aviation safety provider SRT Helicopters (Booth No. 3955) has launched a Web site that contains “exhaustive information on our capabilities, resources and staff,” according to SRT president Christian Gadbois. The Web site allows users to find the specific information they need, such as the company’s flight training curricula, risk management training or the company’s commercial services. I more

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Frasca sees helo training business growth

Simulator manufacturer Frasca International’s current projects include two full-flight simulators for Bristow Helicopters (a Sikorsky S-92 and a Eurocopter EC 225) and three level-7 helicopter flight-training devices for FlightSafety International (an AS 350 B2, a Bell 206B/206L and a Bell 407). “The helicopter training sector has become a very important market for Frasca,” said John Frasca, more

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Bell launches safety Web site

Bell Helicopter (Booth No. 3975) has launched a Web site for its Helicopter Professional Pilots Safety Program (Heliprops). In addition to information about the program, which provides training and industry news, the Web site (www.heliprops.com) also offers access to the manufacturer’s online newsletter, Human AD. The Web site is a free resource for pilots, mechanics, owners, operators and enthu more

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First FLIR HD System goes to ABLE

Airborne Law Enforcement Services (ABLE) of Costa Mesa and Newport Beach, Calif., will be the first customer for FLIR Systems’ Ultra 9HD airborne thermal imaging system. An Ultra 9HD mounted on one of ABLE’s EC 120s is on display at FLIR’s Heli-Expo booth (No. 3928). The Ultra 9HD features a 640- by 512-pixel high-resolution thermal imaging array, a high-definition 1920- by 1080-pixel daylig more

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FlightSafety gets approval for Metro Eurocopter sim

By R. Randall Padfield

Emphasizing Metro Aviation’s “zeal for safety,” the Shreveport, La.-based company announced at Heli-Expo’09 yesterday that FlightSafety International received FAA approval on Friday for an EC 135/145 level-7 flight simulator that Metro Aviation and FSI jointly developed. The new simulator is expected to go into service this September at FSI’s facility in Lafayette, La.
Under an ag more

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RotorWay adds EVS to Talon

By Harry Weisberger

RotorWay International, which aired plans on Sunday to build and certify a two-place turbine helicopter, on Monday announced the addition of an infrared enhanced-vision system (EVS) as a standard factory option for both RotorWay’s A600 Talon kit-built helicopter and the new unnamed Rolls-Royce 300-powered model.
RotorWay president Grant Norwitz said the Forward Vision EVS-100, powered by more

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Mountain training program gains Eurocopter endorsement

Eurocopter (Booth No. 2754) has endorsed Canadian Helicopters Ltd.’s mountain flight training program with a memorandum of understanding. “This endorsement is a significant step and part of the Eurocopter strategy to further develop advanced helicopter mountain training for pilots in Canada and around the world,” said Lutz Bertling, president and CEO of Eurocopter Group. CHL training capabil more

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