To learn to fly a military helicopter is to take a master class in multitasking. You need both hands and both feet to control the aircraft while keeping a close eye on the horizon and your altitude.

“We’re cooked,” one Army aviator said recently, describing the reactions of fellow students at the service’s helicopter flight school to Sikorsky’s new uncrewed Black Hawk. “Why are we even doing this ...

Whirly-Girls International, a non-profit promoting women in the helicopter industry, offers scholarships to offset the high cost of rotorwing flight training. Coptersafety is sponsoring a scholarship ...

The 2024 Whirly Girls International scholarship season has commenced for aspiring female helicopter aviators. Over $500,000 in helicopter training and educational scholarships are available, funded by ...

The Italian Air Force has officially activated its New Helicopter School at Viterbo airport, relocating the 72° Stormo and creating a joint national rotary-wing training hub. The Italian Air Force ...

The Army has paused all helicopter training flights around the Pentagon near Washington after disruptions to two commercial flights last Thursday. A senior Army spokesperson confirmed the pause to Fox ...

Two LAPD officers were injured when a helicopter training flight in Los Alamitos ended in an emergency landing, a spokesperson for the department said. Around 1 p.m. Tuesday, a helicopter was ...

Airbus Helicopters has launched a dedicated training academy in the UK at Oxford Airport to provide a one-stop-shop for rotary wing technical training. Credit: Airbus FARNBOROUGH—Airbus Helicopters ...

To learn to fly a military helicopter is to take a master class in multitasking. You need both hands and both feet to control the aircraft while keeping a close eye on the horizon and your altitude.