Meeting the Girls Venture Corps – what could possibly go wrong?
FTN Columnist Helen Krasner reflects on the lessons from an impromptu flying visit to a public event Way back when I was a newly qualified helicopter pilot, a month of two after getting my PPL(H), I decided to take a fixed-wing flying friend for a Saturday afternoon ‘jolly’. Where should we go? Well, she was involved with the Girls Venture Corps, and she mentioned that they had an event nearby on that day. Various...
2017 helicopter safety culture seminar announced
The CAA and the British Helicopter Association (BHA) are holding a second ‘Safety Culture Seminar’ at the CAE Academy Auditorium, London Oxford Airport, on 17 May 2017, hosted by Capital Air Services. The intent of the Seminar is to promote dialogue and debate amongst the helicopter community with the aim of raising awareness and reducing occurrences. The CAA say that recent UK helicopter accident and incident investigations indicate...
Applications open for Irish Air Corps Cadets
The Ireland Defence Forces are accepting applications for Officer Cadetships, including for Air Corps Pilots. A candidate for a Cadetship must at the time of application: (1) be a citizen of Ireland; or, (2) be a refugee as defined under either the Refugee Act 1996 or the International Protection Act 2015; or, be a national of an European Economic Area State or the Swiss Confederation; or, (3) be a national of any other State who is...
Honourable Company of Air Pilots open 2017 award nominations
Each year the Honourable Company of Air Pilots (HCAP) presents aviation industry awards to mark achievement and excellence within the industry. These awards are presented in Guildhall, London, often by a member of the Royal Family or The Rt Hon The Lord Mayor and in the presence of around 700 fellow aviators, aviation professionals and enthusiasts. HCAP say that the awards are important and distinctive because they recognise...
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