Training

EASA Type Ratings For Helicopter Pilots

(Updated on 28th March 2021) Why Get a Type Rating? So you have a PPL(H) and you want to try something different. For most pilots, getting another type on their license is one of the first things they will do. Having probably completed their training on a two seat helicopter, they now want to carry […]

EASA Theoretical Knowledge Examinations

(Updated on 26th March 2021) Introduction I am starting to get a lot of enquiries from both students and pilots in relation to what is required for the theoretical knowledge examinations for EASA helicopter licenses. This post will provide you with the new list of exams. These exams have already been launched in the UK […]

How to Convert an Expired JAR Licence to an EASA Licence

(Updated on 22nd March 2021) EASA Licence Conversion Now that the EASA regulations have been fully implemented, I am getting enquiries from worried pilots who have let both their helicopter type rating and their licence expire. The old JAR licence needed to be renewed every 5 years. The new EASA Licence (more correctly referred to […]

Helicopter Stability

(Updated on 19th March 2021) Stability Stability can be simply classified as static stability or dynamic stability. Static Stability. If an object is disturbed from a given position and following this disturbance it tends to return to this position of its own accord, it is said to be statically stable. If, following the disturbance, it […]