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HAI Program Simplifies Pilot Training and Check Tasks
Helicopter Institute will oversee all pilot training and evaluations, including scheduling, tracking, and verifying proficiency and competency.
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Helicopter Association International (HAI) launched an initiative to help members keep pilots’ training, testing, qualifications, certifications, and compliance requirements current. (Photo: AIN)

Helicopter Association International (HAI) this week launched a new initiative to help member operators to keep current their pilots’ training, testing, qualifications, certifications, and compliance requirements. Under the new HAI Flight Training and Checking Program, Helicopter Institute in Fort Worth, Texas, can manage all or some of those requirements for the operator.

The new program announced at the Heli-Expo show on Tuesday meets the FAA’s OpSpec A031 requirements for third-party contract training and checking. At discounted rates for HAI members, Helicopter Institute will oversee all training and evaluations, including scheduling, tracking, and verifying pilot proficiency and competency. The company offers flight and ground instruction and can send designated pilot examiners to visit customer bases for FAA Part 61 and Part 141 check rides.