Coptersafety Sponsors Whirly-Girls Helicopter Training Scholarship | Aviation

There is no such thing as inexpensive flight training, especially when it comes to flying a rotorwing. Thankfully there are scholarships offered through Whirly-Girls International, a nonprofit, educational and charitable organization established in 1955 to promote women in the helicopter industry.

A member of Whirly-Girls will benefit from a scholarship sponsored by Coptersafety, an independent helicopter pilot training provider that specializes in simulator training for H125s, H145s, AW13s9, and AW169s. Training is done at Coptersafety’s facility near Helsinki Airport (EFHK). The independent training provider offers instruction for certification around the world.

The scholarship provides an opportunity for one Whirly-Girls member to complete an FAA H145 initial training and/or ATP training course, including technical ground training, full-flight simulator training, and practical tests.

The training is done using Level D full-flight simulators.

Applications are open until early October, and the scholarship will be awarded in 2025.

This is Coptersafety’s second scholarship sponsorship with Whirly-Girls, as earlier this year the company sponsored two FAA AW139 type rating scholarships.

“At Coptersafety, we recognize the importance of increasing diversity in the vertical aviation industry,” said Matt Presnal, chief theoretical knowledge instructor at…

Source www.planeandpilotmag.com