Helicopter Pilot Training (Bell, Sikorsky, Leonardo, Airbus Helicopters)
Factory-authorised rotorcraft type-rating and recurrent training on Bell, Sikorsky, Leonardo and Airbus Helicopters platforms.
FlightSafety International runs one of the world's largest civil helicopter training estates, with factory-authorised programmes for Bell (206, 407, 412, 429, 505, 525), Sikorsky (S-76, S-92, S-70 / Black Hawk), Leonardo (AW109, AW139, AW169, AW189) and Airbus Helicopters (H125, H135, H145, H155, H160, H175, H225). Initial type-rating, recurrent, NVG, offshore, EMS, search-and-rescue and law-enforcement mission training is delivered on Level D full-flight simulators with matched visual databases at Learning Centers in Tucson (Bell), West Palm Beach (Sikorsky), Lafayette and Stavanger (Airbus / Leonardo offshore). Berkshire Hathaway-owned, FAA Part 142 / EASA ATO dual-approved, and recognised by GCAA UAE, GACA Saudi Arabia and most ICAO contracting states. The MENA installed-base of helicopter operators — police, oil-and-gas, royal-flight and HEMS — relies on FSI for type currency outside captive in-house programmes.
Key specs
| Rotorcraft types | Bell · Sikorsky · Leonardo · Airbus Helicopters · Robinson · MD |
| Specific platforms | AW139 · AW189 · S-76D · S-92 · H145 · H160 · H225 · Bell 412 · Bell 429 · Bell 525 |
| Mission training | NVG · Offshore · EMS · SAR · Law Enforcement · Firefighting |
| Simulator fidelity | Full-Flight Simulator Level D with matched-fidelity visual database |
| Approvals | FAA Part 142 · EASA Part-FCL(H) · UK CAA · GCAA · GACA · Transport Canada |
| OEM partners | Bell · Sikorsky · Leonardo Helicopters · Airbus Helicopters factory-authorised |
| Heritage | Helicopter training since 1985 · Berkshire Hathaway since 1996 |
| Primary Learning Centers | Tucson · West Palm Beach · Lafayette · Stavanger · Farnborough |