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Student Pilot in Palo Alto Lesson Scare

What: single engine Beechcraft Musketeer on student flight
Where: East Palo Alto’s Ravenswood Open Space Preserve
When: 08/23/2011, 9:30 am
Who: instructor and student pilot
Why: While practicing touch and go maneuvers at Palo Alto Airport, the plane’s engine failed.

When the engine failed, the plane went down in the Ravenswood Open Space Preserve. A plane crashed there in Feb of 2010, which shook the neighborhood, but many locals were unaware of when this incident happened. This was an emergency landing, although the plane went off course after glancing against a tree.

Both Instructor Jassen Todorov and student pilot David Shoemaker survived.


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Germany-Cause of Light Trainer Crash Unknown, 2 Deaths

What: Flugsportklub Volkswerft Stralsund Evektor-Aerotechnik EV-97 Eurostar training flight
Where: Klein Kedingshagen, near Flugplatz Stralsund Germany
When: May 20, 2011
Who: 2 aboard, 2 fatalities
Why: After a touch and go near Klein Kedingshagen, the sport plane crashed and both aboard died on the scene. Aboard was the 41 year old flight instructor and his 47 year old (beginning) student from Stralsund on Rügen aus Sellin Island. The instructor had been teaching in that plane for three years. This was the student’s third maneuver.

Witnesses say the vehicle lurched and fell out of the sky. Four forensic scientists traveled to the scene.

Evektor-Aerotechnik is a manufacturer located in Kunovice, Czech Republic.


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Tecnam Crash in the Ukraine, 4 Aboard


Click to view© Anatoliy Uvarenko

What: International Aviation Training Center Tecnam P2006T
Where: Kiev Ukraine
When: Mar 11, 2011
Who: 4 aboard, 4 fatalities
Why: The plane owned by International Aviation Training Center fell in a tailspin and crashed near Vasilkova. It was a new plane, and the cause of the accident has not been determined. It is however, the second problem this plane has had. On its first flight it apparently had to return after 20 minutes due to problems.


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Boeing, Thales to Pursue Helicopter Aircrew Training Opportunity

MELBOURNE, Victoria, March 3, 2011 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] subsidiary Boeing Defence Australia and Thales Australia signed a Memorandum of Understanding today at the 2011 Australian International Airshow to pursue Project Air 9000 Phase 7 – Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) for the Australian Defence Force.

The companies will work together to design a fully integrated HATS solution for the Australian Army and Navy that makes maximum use of instructors, flight simulators, computer-based instruction and training aircraft. The HATS request for proposal is expected to be issued later this year.
“Boeing and Thales have been partners in defense flight training and simulation for more than 15 years,” said John Duddy, Boeing Defence Australia vice president and managing director. “Both companies have proven track records in delivering training courses on time and producing mission-ready pilots. Our combined strengths offer the best team to support HATS.”

The companies’ partnership began on the F-111 program in the mid-1990s. Thales operated the F-111 simulator and training programs and Rockwell, a Boeing heritage company, held the F-111 avionics upgrade contract. The partnership continued with Boeing subcontracting Thales to provide simulator support for the Boeing 737 Airborne Early Warning & Control Wedgetail Operational Flight Trainer and for in-country Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircrew training simulators.

“Our long-term partnership with Boeing provides customers with a highly effective combination of local and global expertise,” said Chris Jenkins, Thales Australia’s chief executive officer. “We will offer an integrated approach that will result in cost-effective solutions for helicopter aircrew training, improving Australian Defence Force capabilities over the years ahead.”

Boeing also provides helicopter pilot, aircrew and technician training for the Australian Army under the Army Aviation Training and Training Support (AATTS) contract. The company trains aircrews on S-70A-9 Black Hawks and Bell 206-B1 Kiowa helicopters at Oakey Army Aviation Centre, southeast Queensland, and on Boeing CH-47D Chinooks at 5th Aviation Regiment in Townsville, north Queensland.
Since 2007, Boeing has completed 100 percent of training courses and aircrew graduations on time; flown 7,000 training sorties while logging 8,000 flying hours; and performed 4,000 services on Black Hawk and Kiowa training aircraft. Boeing employs more than 200 Australians across its AATTS operations and has one of the largest military instructional aircrew teams in Australia.

“The excellent support we have delivered to the Australian Army is underpinned by our proven performance on AATTS and The Boeing Company’s experience supporting training on 24 different defense aircraft and 150 associated trainers worldwide,” Duddy added.

The Boeing and Thales team will hold an open, competitive tender for helicopter manufacturers over the coming months to select a training aircraft to meet the Australian Defence Force’s requirements.


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ATR PARTNERS WITH MECHTRONIX TO EQUIP REFERENCE TRAINING CENTERS

Turboprop Manufacturer To Deploy Seven Mechtronix
42/72 Maintenance Flight Simulation Training Devices Worldwide

MONTREAL, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ – Mechtronix Systems Inc., an MWC company, a world leading manufacturer of Flight Simulation Training Devices (FSTD), today announced that ATR has acquired seven Maintenance Flight Simulation Training Devices (MFSTD) – also named Virtual Procedure Trainer (VPT) by ATR – featuring all ATR current variants (72-500, 42-500, 72-200 and 42-300) to be deployed at “Reference Training Centers” (RTC) strategically located to serve ATR airline customers. With this multiple order, ATR relies on Mechtronix’ expertise again and ensures optimal training to regional turboprop operators. Crew will have access to the MFSTD’s to learn and practice systems and procedures for various training schemes including Type-Rating or recurrent checks.

“We are delighted to partner with Mechtronix again and equip our RTC’s with their state-of-the-art simulation technology”, said Jean-Pierre Cousserans, ATR Senior Vice-President Customer Services. “Our training policy consists in building a network of training centers close to ATR operators and in providing them with the most advanced and efficient flight training facilities and equipment. Our airline customers will benefit from Mechtronix high-end simulation technology that we have been using at our own training center in Toulouse for many years. We look forward to having our training facilities equipped with our new VPT’s and continue to expand our flight operations services.”

“It is great that two major players such as ATR and Mechtronix combine one’s forward-thinking flight training policy with the other’s advanced technology to provide world class training to ATR operators”, added Mechtronix President Hervé. “Besides developing a FFT X™ to support entry into service of the new -600 series, we continue to develop flight simulation solutions for the -500 series, a regional turboprop that is very popular internationally. We are really glad to contribute to the provision of high quality training tools and solutions to ATR operators and strengthen our presence worldwide.”

The MFSTD, or VPT as named by ATR, configured as the 42/72, is a crew training device enabling systems and procedure training. The MFSTD’s will come with touch screens for an easy navigation on all panels, controls, indicators and displays within the flight deck. The ordered MFSTD’s include innovative features such as active systems schematics and 3D interface for key systems. ATR trainees will experience high level fidelity and familiarize themselves with the aircraft cockpit environment, thus optimizing FFS training time.
About ATR and ATR Training Center (ATC)

Formed in 1981, ATR has grown to become the world’s leading manufacturer of advanced 50 to 74 seat regional turboprop aircraft. ATR is a joint venture and equal partnership between major European aerospace companies Alenia Aeronautica (a Finmeccanica company) and EADS. ATR has sold more than 1,000 ATR 42 and ATR 72 aircraft, which are used by over 150 operators in 80 countries. These have accumulated a total of 18 million cycles. The ATR network of Training Centers is made of a major center (ATC) located in Toulouse, France and other centers, developed through partnerships in Thailand, Malaysia, India and North America. To guarantee optimal quality and efficiency of its training programs, ATC constantly updates its technical contents and courseware tuition methods.

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