In today’s highly competitive market, it can be difficult to stand out among the crowd when applying for a position with one of America’s premier helicopter operators. We designed our comprehensive Turbine Transition Course to give pilots a leg-up by providing them with the knowledge and experience necessary to act as pilot in command of a turbine-powered helicopter.
Pilots who enroll in our course will receive ground training on turbine-specific systems, performance characteristics, limitations, and maintenance. Flight training places emphasis on the specific considerations unique to turbine-powered helicopters when carrying out normal, advanced, and emergency operations.
Our Turbine Transition Course is available under FAR Part 61 and Universal Helicopters’ FAA-approved Part 141 certificates. It can be tailored to the specific needs of our customer.
Students may choose a Robinson R66, Bell 206B3, or Bell 505 for this type of training. Your personal aircraft can also be utilized.
Maneuvers must be performed at or above the FAA Practical Test Standards for your current pilot certificate to receive endorsement from Universal Helicopters.
In today’s highly competitive market, it can be difficult to stand out among the crowd when applying for a position with one of America’s premier helicopter operators. We designed our comprehensive Turbine Transition Course to give pilots a leg-up by providing them with the knowledge and experience necessary to act as pilot in command of a turbine-powered helicopter.
Pilots who enroll in our course will receive ground training on turbine-specific systems, performance characteristics, limitations, and maintenance. Flight training places emphasis on the specific considerations unique to turbine-powered helicopters when carrying out normal, advanced, and emergency operations.
Our Turbine Transition Course is available under FAR Part 61 and Universal Helicopters’ FAA-approved Part 141 certificates. It can be tailored to the specific needs of our customer.
Students may choose a Robinson R66, Bell 206B3, or Bell 505 for this type of training. Your personal aircraft can also be utilized.
Maneuvers must be performed at or above the FAA Practical Test Standards for your current pilot certificate to receive endorsement from Universal Helicopters.
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UNIVERSAL HELICOPTERS is the ONLY
BELL CERTIFIED TRAINING FACILITY (CTF)
in the United States for the Bell 505 and 206 series helicopters.
UNIVERSAL HELICOPTERS is the ONLY
BELL CERTIFIED TRAINING
FACILITY (CTF)
in the United States for the Bell 505 and 206 series helicopters.
UNIVERSAL HELICOPTERS is the ONLY
BELL CERTIFIED TRAINING FACILITY (CTF)
in the United States for the Bell 505 and 206 series helicopters.
Universal Helicopters is the only Bell Certified Training Facility (CTF) in the United States, and the only flight school in the U.S. authorized to utilize Bell’s proprietary training software for the Bell 505 helicopter, offering unsurpassed coverage of the Bell 505’s operating limitations, normal and emergency procedures, performance characteristics, and systems. Our experienced staff of Bell Factory-Certified Instructors operates in complete alignment with Bell’s in-house policies and procedures to provide the most advanced, comprehensive flight and ground training available in the Bell 505 helicopter. We take great pride in passing on our exceptional operational and systematic understanding of the Bell 505 helicopter so that every owner/operator leaves with unsurpassed knowledge and absolute competency piloting their 505.
Universal Helicopters is the only Bell Certified Training Facility (CTF) in the United States, and the only flight school in the U.S. authorized to utilize Bell’s proprietary training software for the Bell 505 helicopter, offering unsurpassed coverage of the Bell 505’s operating limitations, normal and emergency procedures, performance characteristics, and systems. Our experienced staff of Bell Factory-Certified Instructors operates in complete alignment with Bell’s in-house policies and procedures to provide the most advanced, comprehensive flight and ground training available in the Bell 505 helicopter. We take great pride in passing on our exceptional operational and systematic understanding of the Bell 505 helicopter so that every owner/operator leaves with unsurpassed knowledge and absolute competency piloting their 505.
Universal Helicopters is the only Bell Certified Training Facility (CTF) in the United States, and the only flight school in the U.S. authorized to utilize Bell’s proprietary training software for the Bell 505 helicopter, offering unsurpassed coverage of the Bell 505’s operating limitations, normal and emergency procedures, performance characteristics, and systems. Our experienced staff of Bell Factory-Certified Instructors operates in complete alignment with Bell’s in-house policies and procedures to provide the most advanced, comprehensive flight and ground training available in the Bell 505 helicopter. We take great pride in passing on our exceptional operational and systematic understanding of the Bell 505 helicopter so that every owner/operator leaves with unsurpassed knowledge and absolute competency piloting their 505.
OUR TURBINE TRANSITION COURSE:
TURBINE TRANSITION COURSE:
Conducted under FAR Part 61 or our FAA-approved Part 141 Certificate in an aircraft of your choosing
GOAL:
- To gain knowledge of turbine-powered systems, performance characteristics, limitations, and maintenance, and the flight proficiency necessary to safely operate a turbine-powered helicopter at or above the FAA Practical Test standards listed for your current pilot certificate.
PREREQUISITES FOR ENROLLMENT:
- Must hold a valid Class 3 Medical Certificate
- Must hold a current FAA Private Pilot Helicopter Certificate or higher, with appropriate ratings or the equivalent certificates issued by a foreign military or national aviation authority
- For U.S. citizens born inside the U.S.
- Provide a valid U.S. passport; or
- A state-issued birth certificate together with a valid government-issued photo ID
- For U.S. citizens born outside the U.S.
- U.S. naturalization certificate with raised seal / certificate of naturalization issued by USCIS together with a U.S. government-issued photo ID; or
- Original certificate of birth abroad together with a U.S. government-issued photo ID; or
- Certificate of U.S. citizenship or certificate of repatriation together with a U.S. government-issued photo ID
- For foreign students
- Universal Helicopters provides training to foreign students under our FAA-Approved Part 141 certificates. We can assist with both TSA and SEVIS applications and processing. For more information, please contact us.
COURSE OUTLINE
- 40 hours ground training to include:
- Operating Handbook of the aircraft chosen for training
- Performance limitations
- Turbine engines
- Systems description, handling, and maintenance
- 20 hours dual flight instruction to include:
- Normal procedures
- Advanced maneuvers
- Special operations
- Emergency procedures
- End of course written, oral and practical exam
EXPECTED DURATION OF TRAINING:
- 14 days @ approximately 4.5 hours combined flight/ground/preflight/post-flight training per day
COMPLETION:
- You must pass the Universal Helicopters written, oral and practical exam. Each maneuver in the course must be performed at or above the standards outlined in the FAA Practical Test Standards for your current pilot certificate. You will receive a pilot in command endorsement from Universal Helicopters for the helicopter(s) make and model. While this endorsement is not required by the FAA, it may be required by insurance companies.
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