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Airbus Completes First Helicopter Flight Powered by SAF

Airbus completed the world’s first helicopter flight using 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) Wednesday in Berlin, Germany. A popular search-and-rescue helicopter, the Airbus H225 was powered by two Makila 2 engines using SAF, serving as one of the first major milestones towards achieving the company’s goal to reduce CO2 emissions from its helicopters by […]

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How to Become a Helicopter Pilot

When it comes to aircrafts, helicopters offer the greatest amount of flexibility and variety. From landing and hovering to vertical takeoff, helicopters can perform an array of tasks for both recreational and commercial purposes.  For instance, helicopters make it possible for workers to move quickly from one site to the next when working on construction […]

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How Far Can a Helicopter Fly?

Did you know a helicopter first flew across the Atlantic ocean in 1952? That’s an insane distance. While it’s possible to fly such distances in a helicopter, that journey required a total of nine in-flight refuels.  Helicopters nowadays fly an average distance of anywhere between 250 to 400 miles on a single tank. There are, […]

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Helicopter Pilot Schools in the U.S.

Editor’s note: The following article is not intended to be a ranking, but is only to serve as a list of possible options. As the saying goes, your mileage may vary. Throughout the country, there are hundreds of flight schools preparing pilots for rewarding careers. But only a small percentage of these are helicopter pilot […]

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