Good news for UAV fans. Drone remote pilot licences increased from 5664 to 12845 in two years! Does this tell you something? Are you still a disbeliever? Volocopter, the pioneer in Urban Air Mobility (UAM), successfully completed its first manned flight over Singapore’s Marina Bay on 22 Oct ’19. This was the last trial of a demanding test series to verify and validate the ability of Volocopter air taxis to fly over the area – we will tell you why.
The combo course is back. Airwork Helicopters are advertising the start of an aeroplane school in 2020. This makes it easier for rural pilots to obtain both a FW and RW licence before they head back home to start work. It makes commercial sense, because the overall cost is less than a straight through commercial license. This was a model used by Chopperline many decades ago.
Bristow. At the heavy end of town - great news! Bristow has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings as has PHI and CHC. This clears the way for a reorganisation of their offshore heavy helicopter operations. Hopefully, opportunities for our senior pilots to upgrade to a command position once they have obtained an MCC(H) Certificate.
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