Volocopter, the pioneer of city air mobility (UAM), introduced at the moment that it’s now an Accredited Coaching Organisation (ATO) from the German Federal aviation workplace (Luftfahrtbundesamt) via its subsidiary, Volocopter Air Companies. This certification permits Volocopter to coach pilots for its future merchandise. The corporate is the primary electrical take-off and touchdown (eVTOL) plane developer to obtain ATO.
The Accredited Coaching Organisation certification permits Volocopter to ship coaching in the direction of pilot licenses. The approval was handed over with zero findings within the last audit. Over the previous yr the Luftfahrtbundesamt rigorously checked if the corporate adheres to the strict guidelines and requirements required to supply coaching supplies for the plane/simulators that the coaching might be delivered on.
As a part of the approval, the corporate will now work on the transition to finalize the coaching program for its electrical VoloCity plane in shut cooperation with the German Federal Aviation workplace. They’ve kicked off the approval of this system in preparation for business launch of electrical air taxis later this yr, implementing the newly printed EASA rules relevant to the operation and pilot licensing of this novel class of electrical air taxis (eVTOL).
“That is one other substantial milestone on the best way to carry electrical air taxis to cities around the globe. It bears witness to the sturdy aviation firm Volocopter has change into over the previous decade and the way diligent {and professional} our total staff works.” says Oliver Reinhardt Chief Threat and Certification Officer of Volocopter.
Volocopter develops electrically powered air taxis which are set to rework city transportation. As the primary electrical vertical take-off and touchdown (eVTOL) firm to obtain Design Organisation Approval (DOA) from the European Union Aviation Security Company (EASA) in 2019, and over ten years of growth expertise, Volocopter is the clear chief on this airspace.
Being awarded ATO is a crucial puzzle piece within the journey in the direction of receiving the Air Operator Certificates – which is able to enable the corporate to function electrical air taxis as soon as the VoloCity plane receives sort certification which is predicted later this yr.