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These ACs are associated with the proposed rule - Damage Tolerane and Fatigue Evaluation of COMPOSITE Rotorcraft Structures. This advisory material provides an acceptable means of compliance with the provisions of §§ 27.573 and 29.573, Amendment XX, Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) dealing with the damage tolerance and fatigue evaluation of normal category composite rotorcraft structures. Draft documents can be downloaded from these links:
Draft Document (MS Word)
Draft Document 2 (MS Word)
Draft Document Comment Grid (MS Word)
Draft Document Comment Grid 2 (MS Word)
Email comments to:
sharon.y.miles@faa.gov
Deliver comments by mail or hand to:
Sharon Y. Miles
Federal Aviation Administration
Southwest Region
Rotorcraft Directorate
Regulations and Poicy Group (ASW-111)
2601 Meacham Blvd.
Fort Worth, TX 76137-0111
Fax comments to:
817-222-5961
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 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Era Training Center LLC (ETC) announced today that it has obtained Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) approval for its CFR 142 Training Center. ETC is the first foreign helicopter Training Center certified by Brazil. "ANAC approval is a fundamental step towards providing regulatory approved courses for Brazil and Latin American countries,” said Paul White, General Manager of Era Training Center. “Training services for Pilots and Mechanics are in high demand and this approval will play a direct role as we move into our Brazilian subsidiary - Era Training Center Brasil – due to break ground later this year". More . . .
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R. Fred Polak |
Milton, WI 8/3/2010 - HeliMx magazine announces the appointment of R. Fred Polak as editor. Polak will report to HeliMx editorial director Joe Escobar.
Polak started his career in aviation as an avionics specialist and aircrew in the United States Navy flying aircraft carrier-based Grumman S2E antisubmarine warfare aircraft.
After serving 10 years in the Navy, Polak was hired by Sikorsky Aircraft in Stratford, Connecticut as an Automatic Flight Control System (AFCS) ground school instructor on the S-61 helicopter. He taught all models including the VH-3D model for the Presidential Flight Detachment, HMX-1.
Four years later, Polak was offered the opportunity to join Phoenix, AZ-based Sperry Flight Systems (later Honeywell Aerospace). His responsibilities included creating a technical training department that conducted both pilot and maintenance training classes worldwide specifically for business, regional and helicopter aircraft operators.
During Polak's 27 years with Honeywell, he wrote many of the technical manuals still in use today and also authored the book "Avionics Past & Present."
Polak taught avionics classes at Honeywell on the following helicopters:
· Aerospatiale AS-350
· Aerospatiale AS-355
· Agusta 109
· Agusta 139
· Bell 212
· Bell 222
· Bell 412
· Eurocopter EC-135
· Sikorsky S-61
· Sikorsky S-76
Since taking early retirement from Honeywell, Polak has continued to teach classes and write technical manuals in support of fixed wing and rotary wing customers worldwide. Polak and his wife Elizabeth live in Glendale, Arizona.
"We are extremely proud to have Fred join the HeliMx team," shares Escobar. "His technical experience, professional work ethic and customer focus are a great asset to our team."
You can e-mail Fred at fpolak@helimx.com
DART Helicopter Services is pleased to announce that their affiliated partner, DART Aerospace Ltd., has received Transport Canada, FAA, EASA and ANAC  approval of their updated design Heli-Utility-Basket for the EC 130.
The Heli-Utility-Basket™ is constructed of stainless steel with a high-gloss, white scratch-resistant finish. A self-locking handle keeps valuables secure during flight. The baskets are practical and look great. More. .
July 01, 2010 - SHELTON, Connecticut - Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS), the aftermarket division of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., today announced the acquisition of LifePort, Inc., a Washington aircraft accessories manufacturer that specializes in air medical systems, lightweight armor, interior furnishings and EnfliteTM galley equipment for fixed and rotary wing aircraft. This acquisition establishes SAS’s new accessories business segment. Sikorsky Aircraft is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX).
LifePort, which had been privately owned, will operate as “LifePort, a Sikorsky Aerospace Services Company,” retaining its current executive management team. In addition to its primary facility in Woodland, Washington, LifePort operates additional manufacturing facilities in Georgetown and Plano, Texas.
“LifePort has a history of designing, manufacturing, and supporting the highest quality aviation components available in the fixed and rotary wing industries,” said David Adler, President of Sikorsky Aerospace Services. “This acquisition illustrates and reaffirms our commitment to offer solutions that are tailored to fit each customer’s requirements. It is ‘one-stop shopping’ designed with an eye toward customer responsiveness and satisfaction.”
Bill Weaver, LifePort’s President and General Manager, said, “This acquisition will enhance LifePort’s ability to provide even more comprehensive, high quality solutions to our worldwide customer base through additional new products, expansion of existing product lines and enhanced levels of customer service. We are excited by how it can enable us to further develop our current team as well as tap into the aerospace expertise of Sikorsky Aerospace Services and United Technologies Corporation."
Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. LifePort’s revenues for 2009 were about $65 million.
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“HeliMx, which includes HeliMx magazine and HeliMx.com websites, is offered to fill the void of helicopter maintenance-related information. There are publications and websites available that cover operational and news aspects of helicopters, and some that touch on maintenance issues and concerns — but NONE that focus exclusively on helicopter maintenance”, says Greg Napert, Publisher of HeliMx.
Napert continues, “HeliMx targets helicopter maintenance personnel. Readers of HeliMx specialize in all aspects of rotorcraft maintenance including repair, overhaul, inspection and preventive maintenance of turbine and recip engines, airframes, rotor components, avionics, electrical systems and specialty equipment. HeliMx readers work in diverse rotorcraft operations including emergency medical services (EMS), search and rescue, surveillance, logging and corporate operations worldwide. These helicopter maintenance professionals buy and influence the purchase of your products and services.”
HeliMx is published by a team of aviation maintenance professionals. Already on-board are Editorial Director Joe Escobar, A&P/IA and Publisher Greg Napert, A&P. An additional editorial addition will soon be announced.
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