Leonardo Inaugurates A New State-Of-The-Art Helicopter Training Academy In The United States
Leonardo Inaugurates A New State-Of-The-Art Helicopter Training Academy In The United States
FThe flight simulator’s hangar of the Leonardo Helicopter Training Academy in Philadelphia and, in the box, the maintenance training hangar. (Photo: Leonardo)
The new Helicopter Training Academy will provide training for both pilots and maintenance crews on the AW119, AW169, AW139 models and, in a near future, the new AW609 tiltrotor.
Leonardo announced that a new state-of-the-art Helicopter Training Academy has been inaugurated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on April 29, 2021. The Academy, which was first announced in 2019, is located in the company’s campus in northeast Philadelphia that also includes production, support and administrative functions for the United States.
EAST ANGLIA’S CHILDREN’S HOSPICES
Poor taste
I was disappointed to discover that the usually reliable Ely Standard had opted to advertise the National Stud tours in last week s edition (April 29).
The grand national, and many other horse races throughout the UK, causes horses to lose their lives every year without failure, this year s victims being The Long Mile and Houx Gris.
Twenty nine horses have died at the Grand National alone since 2010, most from either broken legs or broken backs.
Horses are typically forced to begin training for events like the Grand National when they are only a year or two old, before their bones have finished growing and developing, making them more susceptible to injury or, as highlighted, death.