Rotor Aviation – Tips On Making It Through Helicopter Flight Training In San Diego, CA
March 2, 2010
Have you ever dreamed of becoming a pilot? If so, you may have considered attending a helicopter flight school. But before you make the decision to invest your energy into helicopter flight training, it’s a good idea to see if you have the basic characteristics to do well in such an environment.Below is a checklist of eight personality traits that most successful helicopter flight school graduates possess. Although it’s not necessary for you to see each attribute in yourself, you should have at least half or more of the qualities.1. Ability to Follow Rules:In order to stay safe during your helicopter flight training, you must be prepared to accept and follow rules. If you’re a person who always has to “try something new” and who cannot conform, you may not enjoy towing the line when it comes to procedures and policies.2. Self-Discipline:Helicopter pilots must possess large amounts of self-discipline. This may mean making choices that are unpopular or unexciting but are best for the safety of the pilot, the passengers (if applicable) and the equipment.3. Thirst for Knowledge :Those who do well in helicopter flight training don’t simply study their manuals; they actively seek out all the information they can find. This helps them get more out of the helicopter flight school experience.4. Ability to Stay Cool under Pressure:Pilots must be cool under pressure, especially when dealing with the unexpected, such as helicopter malfunctions or incidents attributable to “Mother Nature”. If you’re someone who can’t remain calm when there is chaos around you, becoming a helicopter pilot may be too stressful.5. Enjoyment of Air Travel:This may seem obvious, but many attendees of helicopter flight schools forget that in order to do particularly well, they really have to enjoy traveling by air. This means feeling comfortable at significant heights and in physically demanding positions.6. Passion for Excellence:Do you strive to give 110% all the time, every time? If so, you’ll probably do very well during your helicopter flight training. On the other hand, if you are someone who is satisfied with doing the bare minimum, becoming a pilot may be too strenuous for you.7. Good Communicator:As a helicopter pilot, you will be required to communicate on a regular basis with a number of different people. If you’re not able to do so, you may find it a challenge to rise through the ranks of pilots.8. Respect for Others:Pilots must be very “in tune” with the people with whom they work. For instance, if a passenger is terrified to fly in a helicopter, the onus may land squarely on the pilot’s shoulders to empathize with that individual. Everyone wants to be treated with respect.So is attending a helicopter flight school in your future? If you’re the right age and you possess more than 50% of the eight qualities above, why not give it a try? It’s an amazing career path or pastime for the right man or woman. And who knows? That could be you!For more information, visit www.RotorAviation.com.
Rotor Aviation – Learn To Fly At The Top Helicopter Flight Training Facility In Long Beach
February 28, 2010
Rotor Aviation serves the Long Beach area with exceptional helicopter flight training, allowing members of the community the opportunity to further existing training experience or begin learning a completely new skill. A team of friendly, highly-qualified and passionate instructors are ready to share their knowledge with students today through the helicopter flight training at Rotor Aviation, Long Beach.Our staff of helicopter flight training experts have years of experience in the field, having worked and taught at a number of world-class facilities before coming to Long Beach’s Rotor Aviation. Since the establishment of the Rotor Aviation helicopter flight training school in 2000 at Long Beach, our team has continually provided an educational experience that has enhanced or provided new skills to every student enrolled in one of our programs.Rotor Aviation’s Long Beach helicopter flight training provides a great range of educational services for any skill level. We offer private or commercial helicopter flight training and also teach specific skill sets for areas such as instrument education. Rotor Aviation is qualified to prepare students with helicopter flight training for certified flight instruction as well. Our entire line-up of programs is designed with every type of student in mind and we are dedicated to the provision of outstanding helicopter flight training no matter the registrant in question. Rotor Aviation’s Long Beach location hosts a FLYIT flight simulator on site as well, giving every student access to cutting-edge technology that increases safety and education with hands-on experience.All of our Long Beach, San Diego and Torrance helicopter flight training programs are affordably priced to ensure that every potential student is able to budget their education. We are committed to sharing our expertise in helicopter flight training with every interested party and have provided the lowest possible prices in order to make our services widely available. Financing programs are offered through Rotor Aviation’s helicopter flight training too. If you’re hesitant to begin an education in helicopter flight training then please refer to these services to see exactly how affordable Rotor Aviation’s Long Beach location can make your learning experience.Visit the Rotor Aviation website today to learn more about our variety of helicopter flight training services available at our Long Beach location. We’ve worked hard to provide plenty of detail on every aspect of our Long Beach, San Diego and Torrance school sites so that potential students are able to fully discover the opportunities available with Rotor Aviation. Our helicopter flight training service is the greatest possible experience for interested parties and we’ve filled our online home with plenty of details. If you’re unable to find any required information through our site then don’t hesitate to contact one of our friendly and knowledgeable customer service representatives for assistance.Rotor Aviation is the leader in Long Beach helicopter flight training and is excited to provide an enjoyable, educational and fun experience for every potential student. Whether you’re a complete novice or looking to improve on existing skills, the Long Beach Rotor Aviation helicopter flight training school is the perfect fit for your needs.For more information, visit RotorAviation.
A Rare Blend of Opportunity and Timing: the Light Sport Aviation Mechanic
February 27, 2010
Someone once said, “Someday your whole life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it’s worth watching.”
Along the same lines, I read somewhere that about half of all people don’t really like their jobs. And I thought, “What a waste of a life that is to get up every morning and do something that you really don’t like.” So it is exciting to work with people who sign up for the 3 week long- 120 hour Light Sport Repairman Maintenance Course to start their own business, usually as a second career.
There are few occasions when a great opportunity crosses our path, and it is rarely when the timing is just right. So with great enthusiasm that both timing and opportunity were merging, Ted Finck signed up for Rainbow Aviation’s Light Sport Repairman Course offered in November 2008.
While the course itself is an incredible opportunity, Ted capitalized on the initial investment by adding the Powered Parachute and Weight shift modules. “These two modules just added a week to my trip, for a total of four weeks. But with the added ratings, I have tripled my customer base.”
But Ted went one step further, taking advantage of the opportunity to earn his Powered Parachute Instructor’s certificate at the same time. “It was a great opportunity. Morris Yoder and Lee Woodriff were also taking the repairman course at the same time and are both powered parachute instructors. So we would train in the morning before class, in the evenings after class and on weekends. I took my practical exam with Morris Yoder on the last week of the course and left with not only my Repairman Maintenance Certificate for airplane, weight shift and powered parachute and my Rotax repairman service level certification, but also my powered parachute instructor certificate.
Course participants comprise an incredible, diverse community, attending the course for a variety of reasons. Some owners take the course to maintain and inspect their own SLSA aircraft, some participants are already airframe and powerplant mechanics, others are aircraft manufacturers, and some are instructors who want to perform their own 100 hour inspections, but most, like Ted, are interested in starting their own full time or even part time business. And after participants earn their LSRM certificate their businesses comprise yet again an incredible, diverse community.
For example, Clyde Poser owner of Rule Aviation Services in Buckeye, WA is a retired airline captain. Clyde used the LSRM certificate as a stepping stone to earn his DAR authorization (designated aircraft representative), he then used his LSRM and DAR certificates to qualify to become a contract instructor for the 2 day Repairman courses. He also offers both powered parachute and weight shift flight instruction, so he gave flight lessons while attending the three week course in California. “There’s almost an advantage in some respects to waiting until mid-life to make a significant career change because often times,” Clyde explains, “the experience you had in your previous career can be utilized and can benefit the next chapter in your life.”
As you might have guessed most participants have high expectations for their businesses. Mike Zidziunas ( known as Mike Z.) is no different. Mike is a sport pilot instructor and realized early on that light sport was going to be the future of aviation so he earned his LSRM in August of 2006. “I was not prepared, however, for the incredible opportunities the certificate would offer.” And Mike is taking full advantage of those opportunities. He has opened a Rotax Service Center, he works with manufacturers assembling SLSA aircraft and he plans to expand his business by becoming an A & P mechanic. Maintenance is Mike’s primary focus and he will soon be able to include Amateur-Built aircraft inspections to the list of services he offers.
On the other hand, Aldo Sibi, who earned his LSRM in May of 2006, works full time for Indus Aircraft. He is the Manager and Director of Production and the head of Research and Development. He has made over 56 modifications to the Thorpedo design and has protyped and built the first Thorpedo Diesel engine/airframe combo. Like mIke, Alod is also in the process of becoming an A & P mechanic.
Roger Lee is retired from the Tucson Fire Department has a business in Arizona , Roger’s LSA Service & Repair. Roger works on all LSA aircraft, but he specializes on the Flight Design CT aircraft and the Rotax engines. Roger works as a LSRM out of his truck. He also takes his mechanical skills on the road performing maintenance and inspections at his customer’s location. “I didn’t want to go back to work full time, but there is enough work there to keep me plenty busy.” Roger comments. Roger is able to keep his overhead down and his customers appreciate the lower rates. “This (work) is quite a bit different than being a firefighter because I haven’t had to do CPR on an engine, start an IV in the fuel line or defibrillator a carb.”
The FAA has created an incredible opportunity with the Light Sport Repairman Maintenance Course for an individual to start a new career or a homebased, low-cost business that is rewarding- not just financially- but personally. Additionally, an individual can earn the certificate quickly- in just three weeks. This is incredible when you compare that to the 1900 hour requirement for an Airframe and Powerplant mechanic. This powerful three week course is what entrepreneurship is all about: success.
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February 20, 2010
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Aero-TV Checks Out The Jet A-Powered Diesel Skyhawk!!!
January 13, 2010
Cessna, Thielert Partner On 172S Turbo Diesel Option
Last fall, we asked ANN readers to, “Just imagine how cool will it be for a student pilot… on their first cross-country flight… to ask the lineperson to ‘fill it with Jet-A, please’ — and then point to their Cessna 172!” The new Skyhawk TD (turbo diesel, of course) features a Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC) equipped Thielert Centurion 2.0 liter engine. The DOHC (double overhead camshaft) inline four-cylinder turbocharged engine develops 155 horsepower, is certified to operate on Jet-A fuel, is liquid cooled and drives a composite three-blade constant speed propeller.
Thielert was issued a supplemental type certificate (STC) for the Skyhawk in March, allowing Cessna to offer a factory-installed Thielert engine. The engine features low specific fuel consumption, electronic engine control systems and improved hot-and-high engine performance.
With increased range and endurance, Cessna says the Skyhawk TD will offer an ideal solution for special mission applications like forestry patrol, wildlife conservation efforts, pipeline/power line patrol, traffic reporting and airborne law enforcement, according to Cessna. News of a Skyhawk turbo-diesel was not entirely unexpected. As ANN reported, Cessna announced a partnership with Thielert on “future projects” earlier this year.
The Wichita gang is also making the Garmin GFC700 Automatic Flight Control (AFCS) and Flight Director (FD) system standard equipment on most Skyhawk models. The autopilot function selector will be conveniently located on the Garmin G1000 flight display with the GFC700 capable of using all of the data available within the G1000 avionics system. Among the new navigational features included is all-digital, dual-channel, two-axis flight control — featuring an attitude-based (versus rate-based) autopilot.
The GFC700 on the Skyhawk also features a Flight Director, offering pitch and roll guidance to show the pilot the attitude for a standard climb or turn. The system also sports Flight Level Change capability — to ensure the aircraft maintains airspeed while climbing or descending to a pre-selected altitude — and a Go Around mode. Additionally, Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) with Lateral Performance, Vertical Guidance approach (LPV) and Vertical Navigation (VNAV) capabilities; Garmin SafeTaxi; and Garmin FliteCharts became standard for the Skyhawk, Skylane and Stationair starting with 2007 models. The Garmin ChartView powered by Jeppesen is optional.
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Cessna 414 approach and landing new jersey
January 10, 2010
Cessna 414 approach and landing new jersey
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Harv’s Air Flight Training: Part 3
January 7, 2010
Flight Training, discussing learning to fly at Harv’s Air Pilot Training in Manitoba, Canada
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Sporty’s Online Flight Training Courses
January 4, 2010
Earning your license or instrument rating has never been easier!
Introducing the first truly complete online flight training courses. Building on Sporty’s award-winning DVD courses, these easy-to-use online programs add exciting new features and easier-than-ever navigation.
This is much more than just a video course—it is a comprehensive online training program, preparing you for your written test, oral exam and flight test. Plus, you’ll be prepared for real world flying after you get your license or rating. Just like our DVD courses, we guarantee it: if you don’t pass all three tests, we’ll give you your money back.
Sporty’s Online Course include all this: hours of high-quality in-flight streaming video, interactive test preparation, 33 full motion 3D demonstrations of all required flight maneuvers, an interactive training course outline and interactive practical test standards. No other course is this complete!
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Aero-TV: Cessna’s Next-Gen CJ – The Citation CJ4 (Part 1)
December 15, 2009
A Much Upgraded CJ Makes Ready To Enter The Market
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it… how many times have you heard that? Well, as good as that advice might be for most folks, its but an unfair limitation on the folks at Cessna who have a habit of taking perfectly great little airplanes and tweaking them enough to make them remarkably and demonstrably better… as appears to be th case with Cessna’s upcoming CJ4.
The keyword involved with the CJ4 program is “More.” The CJ4 adds a number of aerodynamic enhancements as well as the Williams FJ44-4A engine to amp up the performance benefits numbers. Each of the FJ-44As generates 3,400 pounds of thrust, while the resultant max payload becomes 2100 pounds — with a full-fuel payload of a solid 1000 pounds. At max takeoff weight, the CJ4 will require as little as 3300 feet of runway and only 2665 feet to land.
CJ4s can also climb directly to 45,000 feet in just 28 minutes, and offer up a cruise of 451 knots — putting it solidly in the ‘500-mph club.’ With its NBAA IFR 100 nm reserves, the CJ4 boasts a range of 1963 nm. Like the rest of the CJ pack, the FADEC-augmented bird is designed for eventual single-pilot certification.
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World Class Flight Training
December 13, 2009
Come fly with the best in the Northwest. Be a part of the world class partnership between Spokane Falls Community College and UND Aerospace (University of North Dakota)flight training. Based in Spokane, Washington, you will be a part of the 2+2 program in which you can earn a Bachelor of Science in one of SIX aviation fields. See more at http://www.spokanefalls.edu/Academic/Aviation/Home.aspx
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