Airbus Helicopters Training Academy in North America

This scholarship gives two Whirly-Girls the opportunity to strengthen their aeronautical decision-making skills and aircraft systems knowledge through scenario-based training in a Helisim LLC AS350 Full Flight Simulator (FFS). The training given will include an IIMC event and a real-world mission with hydraulic failure scenarios. This is a two-day course including ground training and for each scenario approximately one hour in the simulator. The course is given at the Airbus Helicopters North American Academy in Grand Prairie, Texas, USA.

The Bill Sanderson AMT Scholarship provides full tuition to complete a maintenance course from a selection of courses offered by various airframe and power plant manufacturers. The award includes a monetary stipend of $500 to $1,600 to assist with travel, lodging, and food. Up to six scholarships may be awarded annually. 

If you have any questions, please contact: Scholarships@verticalavi.org

USAIG and Airbus Helicopters North America (AHNA) have a robust tradition of teaming to encourage helicopter operators to consistently participate in high-quality recurrent training endorsed by the manufacturers of their aircraft. The AHNA Training Center in Grand Prairie, TX has long been a USAIG Safety Bucks program participant. That program enables policyholders with turbine-powered helicopters under coverage to select $2500 in Safety Bucks.