He said they are setting up a training programme for the 609, that FAA and EASA requirements are being discussed and that it should be ready for implementation by April 2012. He also said much of the training will be done in the simulator and that the training on the actual machine will include autorotation. However, he says autorotation while possible includes a very severe flare at the bottom. They will also experience vortex ring during training.
They are looking for pilots with a good helicopter background and some fixed wing. However, Veranzi himself was a F14 pilot who learnt about helicopters at the test pilots school, so I guess they are open to variation.
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