COPTERSAFETY NOW OFFERING FAA H145 TRAINING       

COPTERSAFETY NOW OFFERING FAA H145 TRAINING       

Coptersafety is pleased to announce the addition of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved H145 Initial, Airline Transport Pilot (ATP), and Recurrent training programs to our FAA Part 142 Training Center certification.

“Coptersafety has been providing H145 training since 2017 in our Level-D flight simulators and first-class training center. We are pleased to announce that we are continuing to expand our FAA approved training programs to include H145 Initial, Airline Transport Pilot (ATP), and Recurrent training offerings,” says Matt Presnal, Chief Theoretical Knowledge Instructor.

Coptersafety is an independent helicopter pilot training provider for commercial, government, and private organizations. Our mission is to improve safety in the rotor-wing industry. Coptersafety is continuously working to improve and standardize training, while fulfilling demands and exceeding expectations of our customers. 

Two years ago, Coptersafety initially received their FAA approval as a Part-142 Training Center, making them the first independent international helicopter simulator Part 142 Training Center in Northern Europe. And a year ago Coptersafety’s H145 D-2 full flight simulator became the first to be qualified to Level D by the FAA outside the United States, as well as the first H145 simulator qualified for NVG training tasks outside the United States.

Coptersafety’s H145 Level-D full flight simulator is currently equipped with Helionix Step 2 avionics. It offers immersive and realistic training features such as cockpit vibration, smoke generation, 3D clouds, night, and NVIS/NVG visual scenes. Scenarios can be taken from known geographical locations and landing sites by creating scenes in a wide variety of gaming areas and fields of operation. Different visual environments in known geographic locations and landing sites can be customized by our in-house visual model team based on customer requests.

Pilots and crews can now book to train in our FAA qualified Level-D H145 full flight simulator for all their training, testing, and checking, as well as NVG training tasks, among others. In addition to our FAA approved training programs, Coptersafety also offers H145 Initial and Recurrent NVG training, and H145 Maintenance Check Flight training. 

Coptersafety provides simulator training for helicopter pilots around the world. Coptersafety’s Training Center is easily accessible from North America, Asia, and the Middle East with its convenient location only four minutes from Helsinki International Airport in Finland. Coptersafety is a FAA, EASA, GACA, CAAT, and UK Training Center / Approved Training Organization (ATO), among others.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Hannu Marjoniemi, Commercial Director, Coptersafety Ltd.

hannu.marjoniemi@coptersafety.com


About Coptersafety

Coptersafety is an independent helicopter pilot training provider for commercial, government and private organizations. The company provides simulator training for helicopter pilots around the world at its training facility next to Helsinki Airport. Coptersafety has taken the initiative to genuinely improve pilot training to ensure the safety performance of the operators. 

AW169 FULL FLIGHT SIMULATOR TO UNDERGO MAJOR UPGRADE 

AW169 FULL FLIGHT SIMULATOR TO UNDERGO MAJOR UPGRADE

At Coptersafety we consistently aim to improve our top-notch training. This is why next year the AW169 full flight simulator will be undergoing a major upgrade in avionics and flight characteristics.  

Due to the lengthy process of upgrading the full flight simulator, the AW169 simulator will be unavailable for training between April to September of 2024.  

The simulator will be ready for training by October of 2024.

The upgraded simulator will initially be authorized by EASA and UK CAA, followed by the FAA and Transport Canada, and others as required.  


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Hannu Marjoniemi, Commercial Director, Coptersafety Ltd.

hannu.marjoniemi@coptersafety.com


About Coptersafety

Coptersafety is an independent helicopter pilot training provider for commercial, government and private organizations. The company provides simulator training for helicopter pilots around the world at its training facility next to Helsinki Airport. Coptersafety has taken the initiative to genuinely improve pilot training to ensure the safety performance of the operators. 

COPTERSAFETY PRODUCED “FROM THE GROUND UP” A DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM ABOUT HELICOPTER PILOTS 

COPTERSAFETY PRODUCED “FROM THE GROUND UP” A DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM ABOUT HELICOPTER PILOTS 

HELSINKI, Finland – Coptersafety is proud to announce ”From the Ground Up”, a captivating documentary short film about helicopter pilots created by Isabella Presnal and No-Office Films.

“I grew up moving around the world for my father’s career in aviation, and helicopters have been part of my life since I was a baby. I was tired of the false narrative Hollywood movies paint about helicopters,” says Isabella Presnal, Coptersafety’s Marketing Manager. “Creating documentaries that educate and evoke emotional responses is my passion, and I knew I needed to make a film about the rotor industry’s most important factor – safety – with the actual lives of helicopter pilots.”

Most Hollywood movies don’t paint a realistic picture of the helicopter industry. The short film “From the Ground Up” debunks misconceptions about helicopter safety and features stories of seasoned pilots. 

Andreas Hjert is an air ambulance pilot for Norwegian Air Ambulance working in northern Norway. Flying different mission types, particularly sling-load operations, Kristian Krog works as an aerial work pilot for Pegasus Helicopter. Marthijn over de Linden operates in the wind energy sector with HeliService, flying and hoisting wind turbine technicians in the North Sea. While flying helicopters is their primary job, they also oversee training their crews in and out of the simulator at Coptersafety. 

“As training and safety are core of our being, it has been rewarding to be able to produce this documentary about our customers to share the stories of their day-to-day life as a helicopter pilot,” states Hannu Marjoniemi, Coptersafety’s Commercial Director. 

Coptersafety is the largest independent helicopter simulator training center, aiming to improve helicopter safety. They provide world-class helicopter simulator training, which effectively and safely educates pilots. The film features Coptersafety’s impressive fleet of TRU Simulation full-flight simulators designed for H125, H145, AW139, and AW169 licensed pilots.

“TRU is proud to be a part of this documentary and we’re honored to know that our training devices help ensure pilots get home to their families safely at the end of every trip,” shared TRU Simulation’s General Manager, Gerald Messaris. “We strive to offer the most realistic and immersive training experience possible so pilots are prepared for any situation they may face.”

From the Ground Up” is for the rotor industry, to accurately represent the industry on the big screen, but it’s also for audiences unfamiliar with the industry to gain a new perspective. 

As Hannu Marjoniemi shared “We would hope this film encourages aspiring pilots to seek career opportunities in this unique industry where the safety and wellbeing of pilots, their families, and the rest of the crews and customers are not just essential, but the core of their operations.” 

There will be a preview screening of From the Ground Up, in Helsinki, Finland, on November 10th, 2023 held at Epicenter Helsinki. The industry premiere of the film will be at HAI Heli-Expo 2024 in Anaheim, California.

Join the screening event in Helsinki to see the documentary film: https://from-the-ground-up.confetti.events

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND PRESS IMAGES

Isabella Presnal, Customer Experience and Marketing Manager, Coptersafety Ltd.

isabella.presnal@coptersafety.com

Hannu Marjoniemi, Commercial Director, Coptersafety Ltd.

hannu.marjoniemi@coptersafety.com


About Coptersafety

Coptersafety is an independent helicopter pilot training provider for commercial, government and private organizations. The company provides simulator training for helicopter pilots around the world at its training facility next to Helsinki Airport. Coptersafety has taken the initiative to genuinely improve pilot training to ensure the safety performance of the operators.