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More specifi cally, while working closely with its customers, PHI chose the


H145 for its payload, range, and speed, coupled with its single-engine performance, even at maximum takeoff weight, and its dual-pilot IFR capabilities. Clancy specifi cally cites the performance of the H145’s Arriel 2E engines,


manufactured by Safran: “Hot-and-heavy takeoff s don’t require incredible feats of skill; in fact, we rarely, if ever, use full takeoff power. Engine controls are a simple three-position switch, and the full-authority digital engine control takes care of the rest.” For avionics, Clancy credits the Helionix system from Airbus, plus dual Garmin


GTN 750 touchscreens, augmented by an integrated synthetic vision system—a fi rst for PHI—with both lowering pilot workload and increasing operational safety. Add in full autopilot and autohover, and you’ll begin to see why the H145 was a great match for PHI’s operations. Ron Workman, PHI H145 oil and gas line training captain, has more than


700 hours fl ying the type in the Gulf of Mexico. He’s eff usive about the aircraft: “T e H145 checks all the boxes, being an incredibly safe and capable multiengine platform with great OEI [one engine inoperative] performance.” Workman adds that the performance of the Helionix avionics coupled with the dual GTN 750 screens is “most impressive, especially during challenging IFR weather in the Gulf.” Another PHI colleague, Chris Lemoine, who has piloted H145s off shore for


three years for the company, sums up his impressions of the aircraft this way: “It has the best avionics and autopilot of anything I’ve fl own, and the power to do anything we ask of it.”


Off shore and Beyond PHI ordered its fi rst two H145s in 2016 and put them into service in late 2017. It now operates those in the Gulf of Mexico and, since May 2019, fl ies two more in Australia, conducting marine pilot transfers supporting off shore energy oper- ations. T e company is also evaluating, in coordination with potential customers, the H145’s suitability in other sectors. Cory Latiolais, VP of commercial and business development for PHI, says, “We


continue our eff orts to innovate, evolve, and invest in new platforms that drive a safe, quality, and effi cient service. T e H145 fi ts well into our strategy plan aligning with these core values and driving fi nancial performance.”


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Above: In addition to its H145 helicopters, the PHI base at Houma, Louisiana, hosts a range of other aircraft, including Bell 407, Sikorsky S-92, and (not shown) Eurocopter EC135, Sikorsky S-76, and Leonardo AW139 models.


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