FlightSafety Receives Approval From the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil for its Bell 212 and Bell 412 Helicopter Simulators

Dec. 1, 2010
FlightSafety offers training programs and simulators for Bell 212, 412, and 430 aircraft at its Learning Center in Fort Worth, Texas.

LaGuardia Airport, New York (November 30, 2010) – FlightSafety International has received approval from the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil for its Bell 212 and Bell 412 full flight simulators.

“The approval of our Bell 212 and Bell 412 helicopter simulators by the ANAC shows our commitment and ability to provide our Customers in Brazil with training programs and advanced simulators that are approved to the highest standards in the country in which they operate,” said Barbara Taylor, Manager, Fort Worth Learning Center.

The ANAC approved FlightSafety’s Bell 430 full flight simulator in 2009. FlightSafety offers training programs and simulators for all three of these aircraft at its Learning Center in Fort Worth, Texas.

FlightSafety has provided factory authorized training for aircraft manufactured by Bell Helicopter for more than 30 years. The company currently offers training programs for Bell 212, Bell 214ST, Bell 222, Bell 230, Bell 412 and Bell 430 aircraft at its Learning Center in Fort Worth, Texas.

FlightSafety also offers training for the Bell 206 and Bell 407 using new FAA Level 7 qualified Flight Training Devices at its Learning Center in Lafayette, Louisiana.Other professional Helicopter training programs are offered by FlightSafety at its Learning Centers in Lafayette, Louisiana; Tucson, Arizona; West Palm Beach, Florida; and at the Farnborough airport in the United Kingdom.

FlightSafety was the first simulator manufacturer to receive Level D qualification from the Federal Aviation Administration for a full flight helicopter simulator. The company was also the first to receive FAA Level 7 qualification for a helicopter flight training device.

FlightSafety International is the world’s premier professional aviation training company and supplier of flight simulators, visual systems and displays to commercial, government and military organizations. The company provides more than a million hours of training each year to pilots, technicians and other aviation professionals from 154 countries and independent territories. FlightSafety operates the world’s largest fleet of advanced full flight simulators at Learning Centers and training locations in Asia, Europe, North and South America, the Pacific Rim and South Africa.