In keeping with the already brand new helicopter, the first pilot of the H145M in Laupheim have now arrived. Special: You are authorized flight instructor and other pilots for the Air Force to train.

In the Road Traffic Act, it is easy. With licenses for categories truck, bus or car, we must all models of the respective vehicle class drive. In aviation, it is not quite so simple. If a pilot wants to stand out with a particular aircraft, it must be specially trained on the particular model.

So for the new Light Utility Helicopter H145M LUH SOF. LUH SOF stands for “Light Utility Helicopter Special Operations Forces”. A helicopter that is precisely tailored to the requirements of the special forces of the army. The first two H145M LUH SOF were indeed already delivered on 8 December 2015. However, the same converted for training purposes to Manching. Immediately after began training the first four pilots of the Air Force.

These are four experienced flight instructor, the date on the CH-53, Bell UH1D and BO were used 105th By now completed training at Airbus Helicopters in Manching, they are designed as a flight instructor for H145M LUH SOF.

New flight instructor for Laupheim

The military aircraft license, as the license is officially known, was today handed over by the Commodore of the HSG 64, Colonel Stefan Demps. The fact that the training was completed ahead of schedule makes both him and his newly minted flight instructor proud.

Now all the necessary procedures are being developed in order to use the helicopter perfectly able. In addition, the more pilot training is carried out for the special helicopter in the hands of the Luftwaffe. Thus, the HSG 64 not only flies the medium transport helicopter CH-53, but also the new H145M.