New Chief Theoretical Knowledge Instructor at Coptersafety has been nominated.

Helicopter training service provider Coptersafety has announced a new Chief Theoretical Knowledge Instructor. Matthew Presnal replaces Chris Schlepers on this position.

Helicopter training service provider Coptersafety has announced a new Chief Theoretical Knowledge Instructor. Matthew Presnal replaces Chris Schlepers on this position.

HELSINKI, FINLAND – Coptersafety has today announced the appointment of Matthew Presnal as a new Chief Theoretical Knowledge Instructor. Matt has moved from his past role as a Regulatory Compliance and Engineering Services Manager and is already focusing on his new tasks.

Matthew is a helicopter pilot and flight instructor with over 25 years of global aviation industry experience. From military and commercial production, maintenance, engineering flight test, and in addition HEMS operations in the mountains of Colorado, Matt brings all his expertise to Coptersafety. Finally, thanks to his broad aviation background, he will be able to further the training experience that matches the needs of Coptersafety customers.

“Providing a high-quality training experience is essential for Coptersafety. Our customers operate in some of the most challenging environments every day, and therefore, when they arrive at Coptersafety, our talented professionals are always ready to help those operators train to meet those challenges. As the Chief Theoretical Knowledge Instructor, I look forward to continuing to provide the highest quality of helicopter training to our customers.”

– Matt Presnal commented on his new position.

Matt is stepping into big shoes left behind by his predecessor Chris Schlepers, who has been playing a vital role at Coptersafety since its very beginnings. Luckily for the company, Chris will still continue to support the helicopter training by helping Coptersafety to further develop and test its simulators. Most importantly, he’ll also keep his position as a part-time Flight Instructor.

“Firstly, I would like to thank Chris for his important role in the development of Coptersafety. He has contributed to this company personally and most importantly inspired others to make a difference. His hard work and dedication were an important part of our team. As he turns the page in his life’s story, we wish him every success in all of his future endeavors, however, we still hope to see him around.

Secondly, I also wish Matt many fruitful days at Coptersafety and as I believe he’s the right person in the right place. In conclusion, I’m sure that with Matt taking over we’ll continue to provide the best possible training opportunities for our clients.”

– said Mikko Kallio, Head of Training at Coptersafety

Matthew Presnal, New Chief Theoretical Knowledge Instructor at Coptersafety

Additional information:

Matthew Presnal, Chief Theoretical Knowledge Instructor, matthew@coptersafety.com

Mikko Kallio, Head of Training, mikko.kallio@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. Above all, Coptersafety has taken the initiative to genuinely improve pilot training to ensure the safety performance of the operators. Read more of our latest news or follow us on social media: Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.

Manuel Guillen has been appointed as Coptersafety’s new AW139 Type Lead Instructor

Helicopter training service provider Coptersafety has announced a new AW139 Type Lead Instructor. Manuel ’’Manolo’’ Guillen follows previously assigned Ivar Koster on this position.

HELSINKI, FINLAND – Coptersafety has today announced the appointment of Manuel Guillen as a new AW139 Type Lead Instructor. Manuel has been selected from within the organization as he’s been a full-time instructor at Coptersafety for many years. Guillen will take up his new position on the 1st of September.

“Manolo has years of operational experience behind him and is known within our customers for his bright personality. He has a comprehensive background of being a military, HEMS, and SAR pilot. Manolo’s latest track record in being an acknowledged full-time instructor demonstrates his skills. I am confident his solid background will help in growing Coptersafety’s operations.“
– said Bob van den Boogaardt, Coptersafety’s Chief Flight Instructor.

’’I am excited to be a part of Coptersafety´s team. I’ve enjoyed the job every single day during my time as an instructor. Contributing my small grain of experience to make pilots’ life easier and safer and give customers the best training through Coptersafety has been my challenge and dedication in the past years. It couldn’t have been possible without the great atmosphere we enjoy at our facilities. I’m glad to join this new position and surely I will put all my effort to fill the big gap Ivar has left’’
– Manuel Guillen commented on his new position.

Guillen will follow Ivar Koster who has worked in the role of Coptersafety’s AW139 Type Lead instructor since June 2016.

“I would like to thank Ivar for his important contribution in the development of Coptersafety. He’s been with us for many years and we wish him all the best in his future ventures. We hope to still see him from time to time as he’s decided to keep a freelance instructor position. Although he has big shoes to fill, I believe that Manolo will be excellent in his new position”
– said Mikko Kallio, Head of Training at Coptersafety.

Additional information:

Manuel “Manolo” Guillen, AW139 Type Lead Instructor,

manuel@coptersafety.com

Mikko Kallio, Head of Training,

mikko.kallio@coptersafety.com

Bob van den Boogardt, Chief Flight Instructor,

bob@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. For more information visit: www.coptersafety.com

COPTERSAFETY’S AW139 SIMULATOR QUALIFIED BY FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA)

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) APPROVAL OF COPTERSAFETY’S AW139 SIMULATOR

A simulator that is well known to all of our customers, our first simulator, the CAE AW139 has been now certified to carry also the pilots holding the FAA licenses.

HELSINKI, FINLAND – Coptersafety’s CAE AW139 full flight simulator has been qualified to Level-D by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Simulator Program. Level-D qualification is only assigned to full-flight-simulators that meet the highest standards of the FAA.

“We at Coptersafety are excited to expand our training capabilities, and with the addition of FAA qualified full flight simulators, customers can focus on pilot training in a simulator with the highest level of qualification and capabilities,” states Matthew Presnal, Regulatory Compliance and Engineering Services Manager responsible for Coptersafety’s FAA programs.

CAE AW139 simulator with FAA qualification

ADDRESSING THE TRAINING NEEDS OF OPERATORS AROUND THE WORLD

With the newest certification, Coptersafety is now providing a dry-lease simulator training for a vast number of FAA licensed pilots worldwide. Spreading the knowledge about safe operations is our number one goal, and we’re happy to now be able to reach pilots operating with both EASA and FAA licenses. Pilots and crews can now book to train in an FAA qualified Level-D AW139 full-flight simulator for tasks such as Airborne Radar Approaches, Offshore Standard Approach Procedures, and NVG training tasks, among others.

Coptersafety’s CAE AW139 is a full level-D flight simulator currently equipped with phase 5 avionics, that can be easily configured precisely to customer needs, regardless of mission type or weather scenario. It offers immersive and realistic training thanks to features such as cockpit vibration, smoke generation, 3D clouds, and night scenes. Scenarios can be taken out of the known geographical locations and landing sites by creating scenes to a wide variety of gaming areas and fields of operation.

Different pressurizing environments in known geographic locations and landing sites which can be modeled by our in-house visual modeling team based on customer requests.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Adrianna Janusz, Customer Service and Marketing Manager, Coptersafety Ltd.,

Tel. +358 45 666 39 66, adrianna.janusz@coptersafety.com

Hannu Marjoniemi, Commercial Director, Coptersafety Ltd.

Tel. +358 50 338 3838, hannu.marjoniemi@coptersafety.com