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Aviation Specialties Unlimited Awarded EASA STCs for Bell 429
Aviation Specialties Unlimited Inc. (ASU) recently received notification from EASA that ASU has obtained an STC for the Bell 429.
“Our team has worked closely with EASA for years,” said ASU Vice President of Business Development Chad St. Francis, an experienced instructor pilot. “Last year, we were
able to announce EASA STCs for the Bell 212, 412, AB212, AB412, and 412EP under a single EASA STC 10078190. STC 10082016 REV.1 adds another Bell aircraft to our portfolio of STCs available for European operators.” Bell has delivered more than 90 Bell 429 aircraft in Europe, and more than 430 Bell 429s are in operation worldwide.
ASU also holds FAA and EASA STCs for numerous other aircraft. ASU has more than 90 night vision STCs from the FAA, EASA, and other aviation administrations. Join ASU at AMTC Booth 801 or at European Rotors Stand 1009 to discuss your STC requirements, aircraft modification needs, training, and night vision programs.
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The approximate number of helicopter pilots in the U.S., which makes a ratio of approximately
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The number of pilots who have completed pilot or technical training at a Bell Training Academy since 1947. Bell has training academies in Asia, Europe, and America, making the OEM a global training leader.
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The number of flight schools that rejected aspiring pilot Zach Anglin from enrolling because he is a quad amputee without feet and hands. The 13th school, the Spartan College of Aeronautics in Tulsa, Oklahoma, finally said “yes,” but the FAA strongly denied Anglin permission to fly five times before clearing him for one test flight. He passed with flying colors and now teaches the same flight course he was denied so many times. Anglin says, “The word ‘impossible’ is just an illusion behind the word ‘possible.’”
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