GFC600H on Bell 505 Earns EASA Certification

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Ahead of HAI Heli-Expo 2024, Bell shared that Garmin’s GFC™ 600H flight control system on the Bell 505 has been approved by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). In addition to EASA approval, GFC 600H for Bell 505 has previously received FAA and Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) approval. Bell has delivered more than 505 Bell 505s globally and recently announced a signed purchase agreement for a 505 to a Polish customer. The GFC 600H will also be available for viewing in Bell 505, showcased in Bell’s booth at HAI Heli-Expo 2024.

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Report on RAeS President’s ‘Future of Flight’ Summit

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Report on RAeS President’s ‘Future of Flight’ Summit

A recent ‘Future of Flight’ summit at the Royal Aeronautical Society in London (20-21 September 2023) highlighted the growing significance of new in-development aircraft powered electrically or by hydrogen, many of which can take off and land vertically (the so-called ‘eVTOLs’). The Future of Flight summit was opened by RAeS president, 2023-24, Kerissa Khan, who has spectacularly broken the mold of typical RAeS presidents who tend to be male (not always) and late in their career.

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Single-Engine Turbine Ops Still Proving Difficult in Europe

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Single-Engine Turbine Ops Still Proving Difficult in Europe

When the European Union enacted a new regulation in 2017 to allow Commercial Air Transport (CAT) operations using Single Engine Turbine (SET) aircraft, many in the industry thought that at last something that had grown solidly in the United States and some other countries since the 1990s would add a new dimension in Europe, adding considerably to connectivity and boosting the economic contribution of such aircraft – produced by manufacturers such as Pilatus, Piper and Textron.

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