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Lisa
- "When I moved back into the Los Angeles basin, I was delighted
to find Los Angeles Helicopters at the Long Beach Airport as a place
to continue working with my flight students. Their curriculum, training
resources, on-site maintenance facility, and fleet provided the
critical tools which allowed me to perform BFR's, demo flights for
friends, or even personal flights.
In my current role as President of Whirly-Girls International,
the international women pilots' association, I hear regularly from
our members about the value of sound training for pilots who will
move into other areas of work in rotorcraft aviation such as long-line,
power-line patrol, tourism, fire-fighting, executive transport,
law enforcement, insect eradication, and off-shore work to name
a few. Each pilot has stressed how important it wasto receive solid,
thorough instruction to prepare them for emergencies, as well as
to know how to cope with busy airspace, ATC, and even the other
pilots!
Los Angeles Helicopter's placement on the field at LGB is ideal
for training. Because this is a busy field, instructors and students
alike are stretched and challenged to achieve and maintain professional
levels of radio communication and situational awareness - two skills
required by any fine pilot.
You might be able to find similar amenities at other fields, but
you would have to look long and hard to find as friendly, professional,
and experienced a bunch of staff as you will find at Los Angeles
Helicopters.
About Whirly Girls: To learn more about Whirly-Girls, visit
www.whirlygirls.org. Membership is open to all rotorcraft-rated
women pilots, and after one year of membership, the member may apply
for one of our training scholarships. When you write, be sure to
mention you read about this on the Los Angeles Helicopters website."
- Lisa DiGiovanna, President - Whirly Girls International |