Articles for tag Helicopter Institute
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Jan
13
2025
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Posted by Admin
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RPMN: What is your current position?
Director of maintenance for Helicopter Institute and Longhorn Helicopters. We are a Part 141 flight school, a Part 135 operator, a Part 145 repair station, and maintain just over 20 rotorcraft representing, at one time, five different manufacturers in-house. Helicopter Institute functions as a one-stop shop for pretty much any training need folks can have in rotorcraft aviation. If it’s done in a helicopter, we do it or train it.
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Austin Rowles
Director Of Maintenance
Helicopter Institute
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Human Interest
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Mar
27
2023
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Posted by Admin
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Randy Rowles, the president of Helicopter Institute, has been presenting at the HeliSuccess Career Development Seminar for 14 years now. In the context of career planning to become a helicopter pilot, Rowles ends every presentation with the line, “Having a Dream is Not a Plan." With respect to starting a niche helicopter training company over a decade ago, he’s been planning his dream ever since.
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Helicopter Institute
OEM alternative helicopter training
OEM helicopter training provider
Randy Rowles
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Company Profiles
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Mar
08
2021
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Posted by Admin
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You likely know Randy Rowles from his training commentary, “Checkride,” in every Rotorcraft Pro issue. However, you may not know that when Rowles takes off his ‘press’ hat, there are more distinguished hats in his closet: he is president and owner of Helicopter Institute Inc., the vice chairman of the Helicopter Association Board of Directors, an FAA designated pilot examiner, and a regular teacher at the annual HeliSuccess career conference. Yes, just as Forest Gump wore “lots of shoes” Rowles wears, and has worn, lots of hats. The difference between them is that Forest was mostly just a witness to history, whereas Rowles has actively participated in and contributed to the rotorcraft industry, especially in the helicopter training sector. “I love the training space,” he says.
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Helicopter Institute
Randy Rowles
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Career Development
Opinion-Editorial
Human Interest