AS350 Type Rating Course

[Plank Cap]

Folks, looking for any recommendations as to who and where to have the AS350 put on my JAA ATPL, in the UK. Any pointers greatly received.

[misterbonkers]

PDG singles and training captains are all very busy at the moment.

LHC at Redhill will be a good bet - perhaps CampFreddie can give you some advice on flying there.

Regards, MB

[flight beyond sight]

Heliservices at Wycombe

[notar]

Try Eurocopter Uk at Oxford. All the guys very good and a course straight from the horse's mouth;)

[hc89]

+1 For LHC at Redhill

[Blades1apper]

Elite Helicopters at Goodwood have some nicely spec'ed B3's available for type rating training if you want to do it in style !! :ok:

[feathering tickles]

I can recommend Helicentre Liverpool (www.helicentre.com (http://www.helicentre.com)).

[Qualityman]

+1 for Elite at Goodwood.

[Helizoom1]

Did my AS350 rating at LHC Redhill (near LGW) Very good!
:D

[Raptor_]

+1 for London Helicopter Centres @Redhill
www.london-helicopters.co.uk (http://www.pprune.org/www.london-helicopters.co.uk)

Great service.

[chejar]

Hi guys,

I’m thinking about obtaining the AS350 type (JAA). Unfortunately I’m not loaded so does anyone knows where I can get this Type at a good price.

Many thanks

[Heli-Jock]

Try Leon and the guys at Helicopter Services High Wycombe Airpark. Wont get much better than them. :ok:

HJ

[chejar]

Thanks HJ, i already get in touch with them. ;)

cheers

[cobaltfrog]

Heliservices at High Wycombe - Great - just done the course on a B3. Dave Vasey at Elstree very helpful and Leon great too. Great value for money.:D

[jymil]

Here's another one:
Training/Conversions - MWHelicopters Ltd (http://www.mwhelicopters.co.uk/page/trainingconversions)

They don't post prices for the AS350, but their AS355 prices are quite competitive.

These variants are all more or less the same and do not require a differences training: B, D, B1, B2, BA, BB.

If you just want to get the type rating, pick the cheapest model. You can do a diff training to a B3 or EC130 later anyway.

Current EASA TRs:
http://www.easa.europa.eu/certification/experts/docs/oeb-general/List_of_Helicopters_--_Type_Ratings_List-07092012.pdf

[helops]

I have a question:

I have done my training on AS350BA.

After that I did my difference training for AS350B3.

Now, if I make my prof. check on AS350B3, may I fly all the models (B, BA, B1, B2,B3) or not????

Thank you.

[GoodGrief]

You can now fly all of them, including the EC130 (differences).
You need to comply with the rules for the differences of course ( 2 years ?).

http://www.easa.europa.eu/certification/experts/docs/oeb-general/List_of_Helicopters_--_Type_Ratings_List-03042013.pdf

http://www.helikopterfliegen.de/download/files/EASA-OEB-Final-Report-Eurocopter_AS350_Family_(B3e)-04-06082012.pdf

[helops]

Thank you for the links, however there is not written anything about the annual prof.check. I know that they belong to the same group, but my question is another:

What helicopter should I use for my ANNUAL Prof. Check in order to can use all of them? (I am already rated on AS350 series and AS350B3). As I could understand I can not fly a AS350B2 for example if the last Prof. Check has been done on AS350B3. Am I right?????

[Curtis E Carr]

From European Commission (EU) Regulation No 1178/2011:

FCL.710 Class and type ratings — variants

(a) In order to extend his/her privileges to another variant of aircraft within one class or type rating, the pilot shall undertake differences or familiarisation training. In the case of variants within a type rating, the differences or familiarisation training shall include the relevant elements defined in the operational suitability data established in accordance with Part-21.

(b) If the variant has not been flown within a period of 2 years following the differences raining, further differences training or a proficiency check in that variant shall be required to maintain the privileges, except for types or variants within the single-engine piston and TMG class ratings.

(c) [...]

[helops]

thank you...now it's clear:ok: