EUROPEAN ROTORS 2023 Madrid

We will participate to European Rotors in Madrid 28 – 30 November and our ENSTROM 280FX will be on display at the ENSTROM HELICOPTER booth, Hall 9, Stand 931.

A new RPM Governor for ENSTROM piston helicopters

Enstrom Helicopters is pleased to reveal the development of a new RPM Governor for Enstrom piston helicopters. Designed to aid pilots in maintaining rotor RPM, the new governor uses a digital controller and fast acting servo motor to accurately control RPM.

During autorotation training, it will automatically maintain the RPM just below the green. During the power recovery it will increase engine RPM and marry the needles, and the engine won’t overspeed.

Safety and convenience are what drove the design of the new governor. The governor system will be available on new model 280FX and F28F helicopters and available as a retrofit to any 28-volts 280FX and F28F helicopters in the field.

ENSTROM HELICOPTER GLASS PANEL 480B

Enstrom is pleased to announce new all glass instruments.
These upgrades will be available on all new model 480B in 2023.

That new panel is designed around a Garmin G500H TXi EFIS display. The G500 features a robust and easy-to-use digital flight display. Its touch screen interface makes it much quicker and more intuitive to use than the old button and knob system.

Accompanying the G500 is a Howell digital engine instrument system (EIS) incorporating all the engine monitoring functions as well as the Caution and Advisory System (CAS).

Rounding out the new cockpits are new avionics from Garmin including GTN 750 and 650 TXi capable to interface with each other to save panel space and to simplify operations.

ENSTROM HELICOPTER GLASS PANEL 280FX

Enstrom is pleased to announce new all glass instruments.
These upgrades will be available on all new model 280FX in 2023.

That new panel is designed around a Garmin G500H TXi EFIS display. The G500 features a robust and easy-to-use digital flight display. Its touch screen interface makes it much quicker and more intuitive to use than the old button and knob system.

Accompanying the G500 is a Howell digital engine instrument system (EIS) incorporating all the engine monitoring functions as well as the Caution and Advisory System (CAS).

Rounding out the new cockpits are new avionics from Garmin including GTN 750 and 650 TXi capable to interface with each other to save panel space and to simplify operations.

Toulouse Hélico Formations, Toulouse Lasbordes LFCL

September 15, 2020, the whole Rotor & Aircraft team spent a full day at Toulouse Hélico Formations (THF) who operates an Enstrom 280FX.
Raphael Belaygue, CPL (H), FI, the General Manager of Toulouse Hélico Formations (THF) is currently training several private pilots on his 280FX from either Graulhet or Toulouse-Lasborde airports.
On that same day, Jean-Claude Bruniaux who’s Rotor & Aircraft’s chief pilot was able to test an deliver to Frederic Segura his Enstrom 280FX type rating.
Prior to that day, Frederic had been trained by Raphael Belaygue on his F-HDCM.

Botswana Police Air support orders 3 Enstrom 480B Helicopters

Anaheim, January 28th, 2020–Enstrom kicked off opening day of Heli-Expo 2020 in Anaheim with the announcement of a multi aircraft agreement with the Botswana Police-Air Support Branch. Mr. Keabetswe Makophe, the Commissioner of Police for the Botswana Police Service was on hand at the Enstrom Helicopter booth (2904) for the announcement that adds 3 Enstrom 480B turbine helicopters to their current fleet of helicopters. Safomar Aviation, the Enstrom Dealer in South Africa, was awarded this tender process which included flight demonstrations, sales support, maintenance capability and contract negotiations. The new helicopters will be customized to the Botswana Police Service specifications and include state of the art Trakka Systems day/night cameras and searchlights, navigation and communication equipment, cargo slinging and Light Emergency Medical Systems. “The versatility and flexibility of the helicopter configuration allows the Botswana Police to fulfil a host of missions, including training, crime prevention, wild life conservation, medical evacuation, command and control, search and rescue and.” says Shai Shalem, Managing Director of Safomar Aviation. The three 480Bs are scheduled for delivery in the spring of this year.

The Botswana Police Air Support selected the Enstrom 480B following a lengthy and detailed tender and acquisition process. The 480B safety, power and value with light agility at the controls, combined with low maintenance, reliability and operating costs, so as to ensure consistent, cost effective and uninterrupted aerial support are the main factors for the selection of the Enstrom 480B. “We believe the Enstrom 480B will be a great addition to the Botswana Police fleet.” said Dennis Martin, Director of Sales and Marketing. “We are looking forward to a long relationship with them.”