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October 11, 2010

Brazilian Aviation Group Closes Inaugural Helicopter Lease

Air Taxi Operation Will Add 2 New Sikorsky 76C++ To Its Fleet

Brazils second-largest helicopter operator (by fleet size) is about to add 2 new Sikorsky 76C++ aircraft to its fleet. Milestone Aviation Group has partnered with Omni Taxi Aereo of Brazil to provide 100% lease financing for the addition the helos in a deal worth $23 million at retail prices.

Data Telemetry Device For New Helicopters

The Canadian transportation firm Ornge is having its fleet of new AW139 helicopters equipped with Latitude Technologies SkyNode S200-021 satellite based Satcom/tracking/messaging system.

They Call It 'Evolution' For A Reason

ANN had a good time at this year's annual Oshkosh Aerial Love-Fest... and spent a LOT of time talking to folks to learn about the best and brightest in new aviation planes and products... like the latest updates to the swiftly evolving Aspen Avionics Glass panel retrofit program.

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Classic Aero-TV: A Pitts With Some History - Ed McCaskill's Pitts S1S

This is a previously unreleased video from the ANN archives.

ANN news editor Tom Patton had a chance to talk with Ed McCaskill, the pilot and owner of a Pitts S1s. The original S-1 Pitts Special was designed by Curtis Pitts in 1944. The aircraft was popularized by Betty Skelton, Caro Bailey and other airshow performers, which led to offering plans to build the airplane in 1962. As the Pitts S1 gained popularity, requests were made to improve its inverted flight capabilities. A symmetrical airfoil was designed and added to the airplane. The designation was changed to S-1s to indicate that this airplane had the symmetrical airfoil.

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FAA Approves CAE e-Learning For 'No Classroom' Helicopter Ground School

Courses Offered For Initial And Recurrent Training

The FAA has granted approval to CAE to deliver the pilot training ground school for the Eurocopter AS350 helicopter through a CAE Simfinity e-Learning program, enabling pilots to reduce their time at the training centre for both initial and recurrent training. The announcement came Wednesday at the Helitech Europe conference.