Author: Jason Cutter
An Operator’s Perspective: Enstrom‘s Crucial Role to Play
Throughout Enstrom’s 65+ year history, operators have consistently relied on the company’s incredibly versatile helicopters for nearly every mission type imaginable. Shark patrol off the coast of Amity Island, flight training lessons, military sorties around the world, photo missions, festival rides, corporate transport. The list goes on. But as important of a role as Enstrom… Read more »
Safety Check: Second-Level Safety Drivers
I used to ask my university students if they believed it was possible to make flying 100% safe. They had plenty of ideas, but the inevitable conclusion was always this: the only way to remove all risk was not to fly at all. Flight is all about risk management. So, if safety isn’t about eliminating… Read more »
Safety Check: Safety Statistics and Enstrom’s Approach
“Statistically speaking, Brand XYZ is the safest helicopter in history!” How many brands have we heard make that claim before? I understand customers want to know they’re not buying a flying Ford Pinto, but what do assertions like that actually mean? Such absolute and declarative statements always give me pause because, as an academically trained… Read more »
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Enstrom Maintenance Course, Piston
09/22/2025 — Fri., 09/26/2025Cost: $1,400 Per Person
Location: Menominee, Michigan, USA
Enstrom offers maintenance courses to educate pilots and ground crew. They are I.A. Renewal Accredited.
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Enstrom Maintenance Course, Turbine
09/29/2025 — Fri., 10/03/2025Cost: $1,400 Per Person
Location: Menominee, Michigan, USA
Enstrom offers maintenance courses to educate pilots and ground crew. They are I.A. Renewal Accredited.
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Global Defense Aviation
10/21/2025 — Thu., 10/23/2025Location: Warsaw, Poland
The industry’s leading annual event on rotary-wing aircraft, now rebranded as Global Defence Aviation (GDA).
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