Helicopter Adventures is to provide helicopter pilot training for the US Federal Aviation Administration's safety inspector and flight-test examination team. As one element of the contract, Titusville, Florida-based Helicopter Adventures is providing a week-long refresher course involving 24h of ground time and 10h of flying in its fleet of Bell206 JetRanger aircraft and Schweizer 300CB, and for all FAA inspectors.
Source: Flight International
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