From Helicopter News, November 20, 2001.
French aviation officials finally have issued a flight permit to RotorWay's 162F Exec kit helicopter. The approval coincides with the company's first French sale and is the result of a two-year regulatory approval process.
The flight permit allows the owner to fly in French airspace as a certified helicopter. French aviation officials utilized flight regulations already established by Britain's CAA.
They also adopted Britain's practice of incorporating into the regulatory
approval process documented and worldwide experience with an aircraft. This means that, with some minor modifications to meet particular French requirements, the 162F Exec has been accepted as a "proven" helicopter and therefore is permitted to fly, say executives at RotorWay International, Chandler, Arizona.
"I am certain that sales for this proven kit will soon follow," says Yves
Pearcy, owner of Heli Diffusion France, RotorWay's authorized French dealer. "Many customers have been waiting for this development before going ahead with their purchase."
RotorWay sold its 500th 162F Exec (to the Mexican Navy) in October 2000. The company has sales representatives worldwide and is confident that this latest coup presages additional French sales.
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