INDUSTRY NEWS RELEVANT TO YOUR BUSINESS “This is a important alliance for the
aviation industry,” stated Dan Deutermann, Managing Director of The Squadron. “The ORM training course delivers an operational layer of flight safety to new or existing operators delving into the nighttime environment to deliver their services. It goes to show that Night Flight Concepts is truly a step ahead in helping their customers inte grate NVG operations in a safe and effective manner. NVGs open up a new level of capability, particularly for rotary wing operators working in remote areas; however, with this gain comes exposure to new hazards and new lev els of risk – and we’re here to help oper ators learn to manage this risk in a prac tical way.
Canada) witnessed tests that clearly demonstrated a pilot could easily main tain control of the aircraft in the event of a hydraulic failure. Eric Gould of Aerial Recon,
Robinson’s longtime dealer in Canada, believes the R66 will give commercial operators a boost to their bottom line. “Having run a commercial company with over sixty aircraft, I believe a more efficient and reliable light turbine heli copter with lower annual operating
costs is exactly what the industry needs right now.” To date, twenty countries have certi
fied the R66 including the U.S., Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan, Russia and South Africa. There are close to 400 R66 helicopters operating world wide.
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Canada Certifies Robinson R66 Turbine
Recently, Transport Canada issued its
type certificate for the R66. Thirteen U.S. registered R66 helicopters are cur rently operating in Canada, and Robinson will deliver another thirteen by the end of this year. Canadian certification reached a
standstill until the FAA’s ELOS (Equivalent Level of Safety) finding that effectively removed an exemption in the R66’s original type certificate. During certification of the R66, the FAA granted Robinson an exemption from a regulation requiring hydraulic control systems be designed with an alternate or redundant system in place in case of failure. The FAA exemption was based on the hydraulic system’s simple design and proven history (the R44’s hydraulic system is the same and has accumulat ed millions of flight hours without inci dent). The ELOS was granted in early February 2013, after the FAA (along with representatives from Transport
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