Simplified EASA Regulations
EASA Regulations (Updated on 5th April 2021) Everyone flying in Europe is familiar with the new EASA regulations. However, students, new pilots and pilots outside of Europe may find all these regulations confusing and the information they need, hard to find. The Basic Regulation is called Regulation (EC) No 216/2008. This regulation contains all the […]
Competency Based Instrument Rating (CBIR)
EASA Instrument Ratings (Updated on 5th April 2021) EASA has introduced two new types of Instrument Rating: The Competency Based Instrument Rating (CB-IR) The En route Instrument Rating (EIR) These new instrument ratings are designed to make getting an instrument rating much easier to obtain for someone who is not a commercial pilot. Previously, to […]
Basic Autorotations
(Updated on 28th March 2021) During your helicopter training, you will eventually have to learn how to glide the helicopter in unpowered flight. All helicopters can glide. We call it “autorotation“. We practice autorotations so much in the course of training that they become a part of normal helicopter flight. But do not think that […]
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 […]
