Agusta 109 Type Rating
 

Ciao - does anyone know of a US based flight school which offers type rating for the A109? - Grazie.

Since there is no type rating for an A109, unless you're going for an ATP, I doubt you'll get any school to give you a type rating. Lots of European / UK places would do it.

HM - As SC says the type conversion regs are different in the US which you probably already know since you are listed as being there.

If you are looking to get experience on the 109 then probably the best thing to do is approach a charter company in the US and ask if they will give you some time on the machine with one of their pilots.

Type rating A109
 

Ciao Hell Man,
il type rating e' necessario contrariamente a quello che qualcuno ti ha scritto (si riferiva probabilmente ad aeroplani, FCL-1 si differenzia da FCL-2 in questo ed altri dettagli).
Ad ogni modo c'e' una scuola in UK alla quale noi ci appoggiamo per le conversioni FAA-JAA, la Veritair, la quale fa sia conversioni che IR che ATPL(H) sia i type rating in caso tu non abbia ancora un Multiengine.
I prezzi variano dipendentemente dalla tua esperienza e se hai gia' un altro multiengine:ok:
Generealmente per il primoo multiengine si parla di un po' di ore al simulatore A109 ed almenno 8 ore di volo in A109. La cosa buona che hai e' che il A109 e' considerato una classe a se ed una volta fatto poi con un minimo di different training puoi farlo valere su A109 Power, elite, grand etc.
I am going to re-type everything in English:
The type is necessary according to JAR FCL-2 for each different type of helicoter, we use for our conversion FAA>>JAA a school in UK called Veritair which uses flight simulators and helicopters for the appropriate type such as A109 and AS355F.
If it will be your first Multiengine Type you may need to fly some sim as needed and at least a minimum of 8 hours in the helicopter. the advantage for a type in a A109 compared to other helicopter types is that it is considered a family of helicopters and with a minimum of different training you could easily be typed on A109 A, C, KII, E power, Elite, Grand.
If you need any further info please contact me directly at [email protected]

Thanks YoYo.

Am based in the US but if I pass through Europe then I'll definately check out Veritair.

What about Flight Safety or Agusta themselves in New York?

Hey Brilliant

Yes you are right, Agusta North America do offer this but I had wanted a flight school with whom I could catch up on some other requirements.

I'm asking Ocean Helicopters in Florida if they can cross hire a 109 for this purpose.

Tks again.

HM

if you talk about Ocean, Cloud 9 are nearby and they mention A109S and A109 MkII on their website..

A109
 

Yes you are right we have the following turbines
A109S
A109 A MK II
AS 355 F2 - not insured for training
MD 500 E
Bell 206 BIII
We are based on the same airfield as Ocean, F45, in West Palm Beach
I could also at a push source a C model that I fly on contract.
All of these aircraft are below the 12,500 pound limit and as such do not require a type rating in the FAA system (albeit complex aircraft :rolleyes:)

Regards
Geoff Painter, President, Cloud 9 Helicopters