Dubai Helishow 2014, the sixth edition of the biennial Helicopter Technology and Operations Exhibition, is scheduled for first week of November in Dubai, orgnisers said on Wednesday.
Dubai Helishow 2014 will be held in Meydan this year and will show case the exquisite range from the leading Helicopter players participating this year, to name a few, Bristow Academy, Caruso & Freeland, Sikorsky, Lockheed Martin, AAL, Ukrainian Helicopters and more.
Bristow Academy which is one of the important players in the Exhibition has expressed their excitement to participate in the Dubai Helishow 2014. “Bristow Academy is pleased to participate in the Dubai Helishow for the first time. As the world’s largest commercial helicopter flight training school, we welcome the opportunity to touch base with our existing customers and to have the opportunity to meet potential new customers, whose training requirements can be fulfilled by our programmes.
“Our flight school specializes in initial, or “ab initio” helicopter flight training for both commercial and military and we also have robust specialized programmes such as mountain/high altitude and night vision goggle training. We are recognized world-wide as the “gold standard” in helicopter flight training and our philosophy is not just to train professional aviators but also to create aviation industry leaders,” said by Ray Deptula, Business Development Manager of Bristow Academy.
Giuseppe Caruso, Owner of CARUSO & FREELAND said: “We are bringing the most unique and most advanced technologies which are a very important investment for the protection of the eyes from UVC, UVB, UVA + Blue light and infrared rays. The second product that we will showcase is of the military and police interest. We are showcasing products that will help the pilots against the laser attack and our products are meant for Military, Police and Aviation industry. As a business, we offer total solution in the high technology sunglasses. No sunglasses are available with these features in the Arabic region including U.A.E.” Simon Round, Owner of Dubai based Diamond Jet Detailing said, “We are thrilled to be a part of the Dubai Helishow for the first time, not only are we exhibiting but we are also the appointed helicopter show preparation cleaning and detailing company for Dubai Helishow 2014. As a relatively new company to the region and the only independent specialist company here in the UAE bringing UK quality services to the market, this event will assist us tremendously in being able to meet with helicopter owners, operators, manufacturers, management and maintenance companies, all of whom are our potential clients. Our services help the aircraft owners to regularly and professionally clean, detail, polish, sanitize and protect in order to maintain the highest levels of safety and comfort. In addition to utilizing the 2014 Dubai Helishow to make our presence and services known to the industry, our focused theme is ‘virus and bacteria sanitization services’, especially in-light of the current EBOLA epidemic that the world is facing. This is a matter that should be addressed by all owners and operators of aircraft, especially those who operate medical air services.” Dubai Helishow 2014 will also witness three important Conferences that will be held by Mr. Robert Libby, Mr. Ivan Kristoff, Mr. Bruce Gullingsrud and Mr. Shannon Weidler.
The first conference will be conducted by Mr. Robert Libby and will focus on the topic “Introduction to Vertical Reference Long-Line External Cargo Ground Training course”. This conference will be held on the second day of the exhibition that is November 5, 2014 between 11am to 1pm and on the third day of the exhibition between 2pm – 4pm. Mr. Libby is the creator of the Advanced Helicopter Training Vertical Reference Long Line training program that has completely changed the way vertical reference long line is taught and has a track record of producing productive safe external cargo pilots. The conference will focus on the vertical reference long lining, how the individual learns this skill set and how training is conducted. This course will cover external cargo accidents and incidents, their prevention and the fundamentals of cargo rigging and essential equipment.
The second conference will be conducted by Mr. Bruce Gullingsrud and Mr. Shannon Weidler who will cover Overview of Air Medical/Overview of High Definition Video on the second day itself from 2pm to 5pm. Mr. Bruce Gullingsrud possesses a vast experience in the field of Aviation and Aerospace acquired through years of association with well-known companies and is currently the Vice-President of Sales at Rotorcraft Services Group, Inc. Mr. Weidler is currently the Business Operations Director for RSG Products and has integral knowledge of Vapor Cycle Air Conditioning and Low Cost HD Video System integration in helicopter operations with over 20 years of experience in aviation. He has a heavy concentration on certification and tour industry expectations.
The third and the last conference will be held on the last day of the exhibition by Mr. Ivan Kristoff on “Aerial Emergency rope access Training/ Usage of the most modern GPS and mobile communication technology for real time monitoring” from 11am to 12pm and Mid Air Rescue Demonstration from 12pm to 1pm. Ivan Kristoff is a trend setter, aviator, volunteer rescuer, and rope access expert in vertical and aerial operations. He has developed various solutions to improve the safety of vertical and aerial rope maneuvers. His work in vertical and remote access in extreme conditions and heights has contributed to the development and improvement of safety standards. Ivan Kristoff initiated the most comprehensive aerial and high rise rope-work services in Canada. In 1993, he founded EIGER Rope Access Work Inc. Five years later, the Toronto newspapers, Canadian TV news and magazines named him the Canadian Spider-man.
The topic of Ivan’s discussion will create awareness of rope access scenarios that happen at the height of over 500 meters off the ground. How many times you have to multiply the expected time to complete a regular job up there in the air and learn how violent can be the winds at that height, etc. You will learn the lessons from three fatal incidents in which seven helicopter flying crew members have died. One of them is when two Commandos have lost their lives by exiting out of the helicopter while flying more than 80km/h.
Source : WAM News Agency for United Arab Emirates
