The Training Program Includes A Video That Was Published By The USHST

The rotorcraft industry was well represented on day one of this year’s EAA AirVenture with a presentation from members of the U.S. Helicopter Safety Team (USHST). Team members included James Viola, President and CEO of Helicopter Association International (HAI), Bruce Webb Director of Aviation Education and Community Outreach at Airbus, Scott Boughton Owner at Palisade Aviation LLC, and Chris Hill Director of Safety at HAI. The USHST members provided an overview of their new online training course entitled “56 Seconds to Live”, which is the estimated life expectancy of a helicopter pilot that inadvertently flies into IMC (Instrument Meteorological Conditions) a

716 Gets Name From 0.7 Mach Cruise (402 Kt), Single Engine, And Six-Seats

By Rex J Alexander At AirVenture 2021, Carsten Sundin, president of Stratus Aircraft, introduced their company's latest venture into the light jet market, the Stratus 716X. The 716X is an experimental kit-built version of their future FAR Part 23/EASA CS 23 certified Stratos 716. The 716 gets its name from its 0.7 Mach cruising speed (402 knots), its single turbofan engine, and its six-seat capacity cabin. With a range of 1,500 nautical miles at a cruising altitude of 41,000 feet, the 716 is capable of flying far above most of the clouds, weather and turbulence that turboprop aircraft have to contend with. These p

Fully Integrated Classroom And Flight Training System Provides A Turn-Key Solution

Colleges and universities now have available products and a dedicated team of support personnel from King Schools. The Cessna Pilot Training System - Classroom Edition (CPTS-CE) is a fully integrated classroom and flight training system that provides a turn-key solution for colleges and universities seeking to switch curriculum or develop a new aviation program. The system also makes it easy to work with an external flight school by providing an online tracking system the works well with both the curriculum and the Part 141 approvable syllabus.