Announcements

Training from zero to hero with Alidaunia

Alidaunia is a helicopter operator based in Foggia in Southern Italy. It operates scheduled passenger services, HEMS (Helicopter Emergency Medical Services), air taxi/charter, offshore, aerial work services, aircraft maintenance and most important for this article, an excellent helicopter flight school. Which is why Alidaunia is a member of the Leading [...]

16
Feb

Next level helicopter flight school in Germany

Heli NRW has been a flying school since 2011. Priding itself on always being in the forefront for new ideas and new technology. Also, one of the newest members of the Leading Helicopter Academies (LHA), who are improving flying standards in Europe. We talk to Robby Jansch, a flight instructor [...]

19
Dec

Winter wonderland – staying safe during winter operations

As most of us know, Northern Europe and especially Norway, is a demanding environment for helicopter operations. There are many factors involved, especially during the winter season. Think about factors like the weather, ice, white outs, snow landing, flame outs, fuel, starting the helicopter in cold weather, parking outside, skids stuck to the ground, frozen ground and more. [...]

09
Dec

Distance Learning Instrument Rating Theory Course

EHC is now offering Distance Learning Instrument Rating Theory Course. With our distance learning courses, you can progress at your own pace, using state-of-the-art software, ATPdigital, which splits the subjects across two modules; each module leads to a set of exams. ATPdigital breaks your course into bitesize stages, guiding you [...]

02
Dec

The unique Swiss mountain rating

Mountainflyers is a member of the Leading Helicopter Academies (LHA) and the most highly regarded flight school in Switzerland. Under EASA regulations there’s a mountain rating for fixed wing, there isn’t one for helicopters. But, Switzerland does offer a mountain rating. What is it and why does it exist? CEO and owner [...]

20
Nov

International Hourbuilding Programme

The Leading Helicopter Academies (LHA) is launching Europe’s first international hour building programme. Giving young pilots the opportunity to build hours at more than one helicopter school. This exclusive programme delivers better pilots. Novice aviators learn a much wider variety of skills. Instead of repeated flights with the same helicopter [...]

08
Nov

Heli NRW joins LHA

German company, Heli NRW, is the newest member of Leading Helicopter Academies (LHA). Based at Mönchengladbach Airport, near Cologne and Dusseldorf, they provide excellent training for the PPL, CPL and FI licences, as well as many of the necessary ratings. They have also recently acquired an EASA-certified helicopter simulator from [...]

07
Nov

Why fly helicopters? Love!

Andreas Hennig is a flight instructor at Heli-Flight in Germany, a founding member of the Leading Helicopter Academies (LHA). He has been flying helicopters for 23 years. It all started when he was 13 years old, the moment his neighbour landed a helicopter in the garden. What young boy wouldn’t [...]

31
Oct

Superior Air – First flight school in Greece

Elias Sofianos is a Hellenic Air Force retired Colonel and the founder of Dekeleia Aeroclub, a very successful registered facility which instructed 650 pilots in the last 30 years. The focus originally was on students achieving their Private Pilot License for both helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft, but he soon realised [...]

24
Oct

HeliBravo – the leading helicopter academy for firefighting

What was once a problem confined to the Southern European countries is becoming an issue all over Europe. The global rise in temperatures mean that major fires in France and Germany are just as likely as Spain, Italy or Portugal. The EU is currently considering a firefighting brigade or mechanism, [...]

11
Oct

Italian helicopter operator, Alidaunia, joins Leading Helicopter Academies

Alidaunia, one of the largest helicopter operators in Italy, is joining LHA, Europe’s first helicopter training network. Founded in 1976, Alidaunia offers HEMS, firefighting and commercial transport, as well as its academy. It’s also the only company that operates a scheduled helicopter service in Italy. EHC CEO and LHA Spokesperson [...]

03
Oct

Simulators – the next step in air safety

The safest way to fly helicopters is to learn all the difficult procedures on the ground. What to do in dangerous conditions, how to handle a malfunction or prepare for any emergency that would be impossible to train for in a real helicopter. A helicopter simulator is also cost effective [...]

29
Sep

The best grounding for ATPL(H) theory

To become a great helicopter pilot, it’s not just what you learn in the air, it’s also about what you learn on the ground. That’s why Ben Vanhentenrijk founded Helicopter Groundschool in 2019, specialising in the ATPL (Airline Transport Pilot Licence) theory. Still a serving Senior Captain in the Belgian [...]

21
Sep

The ‘family’ flying school

Lion Helicopters has been providing professional helicopter services since 2011. From running a flight school, managing a maintenance organisation, to performing aerial work. It is also the exclusive representative and distributor of the French Guimbal Cabri G2 helicopters. The company recently became a founding member of the Leading Helicopter Academies, [...]

29
Aug

The Harvard of helicopter schools

EHC (European Helicopter Center) is the leading helicopter flight academy in Scandinavia. It is renowned in the industry, as one of the main providers of pilots for offshore helicopter operators. EHC is also a founder member of the recently established Leading Helicopter Academies (LHA), Europe’s first network of helicopter schools, [...]

24
Jul

Virtual revolution in the helicopter industry

Mountainflyers is committed to innovative thinking. Always wanting to be one step ahead. This time, they may well be two steps ahead. They are the first company to use the virtual reality simulator by VRM Switzerland as a training tool. Fitting for one of the founding members of the new [...]

14
Jul

Tim’s flying career started when he was six

Tim Loens is a Flight Instructor at HeliCentre, the largest helicopter academy in the Netherlands. One of the founding members of the Leading Helicopter Academies (LHA). Though he is only 30, Tim already has 4,600 hours flying time under his belt. 4,600! You could say that Tim’s flying career started [...]

09
Jul

Heli Austria Flight Academy, founding member of Leading Helicopter Academies

Heli Austria is one of the largest and most well-known helicopter companies in Europe. Celebrating 40 years in the industry this year. Operating in Austria, but also Switzerland, Greece, Italy, Iceland and Chile. Its fleet of over 40 helicopters covers almost every aspect of flying, including transportation, construction, firefighting and [...]

24
Jun

First European network of helicopter academies launched

June 14, 2022 sees the launch of the first European network of independent helicopter academies. The Leading Helicopter Academies of Europe (LHA) is committed to raising standards, by combining their strengths and industry knowledge. Providing better services, training and support for governments, organisations and other helicopter companies. Offering superior instruction [...]

14
Jun