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helicopter pilot
Welcome to Rotorcraft Training!
The concept of vertical flight
dates back to 400 B.C. when
Chinese children played with
bamboo flying toys featuring a
spinning blade. The name
(derived from the french “whirl”
and “wing”) was first applied in
1861 for a steam powered craft
(that didn’t fly). Helicopters as
we know them were first
developed around 1936, when
Professor Henrich Focke developed this Focke-Wulf 61. By 1942 Igor Sikorsky
had gone into full production with an aircraft having one main rotor, and an anti-
torque tail.
Today the helicopter is ubiquitous as a means of convenient flight -
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Emergency medical transport
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Television news coverage
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Lifting heavy construction loads
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Spraying agriculture crops
You can be in this exciting field! We can help get you there!
Let’s go flying!
Call 614 561 8530 to schedule your flight!