Safety
Canada OKs S-92 for flight in known icing
Just as the cold weather starts to take hold in the higher reaches of North America, Sikorsky’s S-92 has passed one of its critical remaining airworthiness

Just as the cold weather starts to take hold in the higher reaches of North America, Sikorsky’s S-92 has passed one of its critical remaining airworthiness tests: crews with Cougar Helicopters in Canada are now cleared to fly their aircraft into known-icing conditions. Transport Canada certification for the helicopter equipped with a new rotor ice protection system (RIPS) came on October 31, hard on the heels of FAA certification earlier that month. The EASA completed its evaluation at around the same time, and its clearance is expected shortly.