Training Center (TC) Helibras located in Itajubá (MG), in October reached the milestone of 12,000 students served. The student number is the 12,000 civilian pilot Narciso Anderson Martins Guimarães, who conducted the course revalidation of the type EC130 in flight. The helicopter manufacturer paid homage to the commander in his unit in São Paulo on the 28th, with the presence of the manager of the Training Center, Cynthia Trentini.

“Since its founding in 1979 until the tenth year of existence, the CT had formed a thousand students in total. After this number has increased dramatically, and we began to form a thousand students not in ten years, but on a. Reach the milestone of 12,000 students make us proud, “said Cynthia.

Helibras has reason to be proud, after all, in addition to its headquarters in Itajubá and branch in São Paulo, the training industry Helibras on to another endeavor: the creation of a Center for Training Simulators, this time in Rio de Janeiro . The site will have the capacity to house two Full Flight Simulators (FFS), with one already planned for operation. The first simulator will be the model for EC725/EC225.

The Training Center conducted this year, 91 courses for pilots and mechanics, totaling 254 hours flown training. The most popular course for airmen is the ground school , especially for models AS350 and EC130.

From left to right: Anthony Leonardo, manager Support Office; Carlos Malagrino, Marketing analyst, Cynthia Trentini, manager of the Training Center, Anderson Guimarães, pilot, and Artur Renó, Sales Manager for Civil Market.