About
Maurizio Piva
Former military helicopter pilot and flight instructor. I build training and technical advice around the way helicopters are really flown.
Career
28 years in aviation: 23 in the Italian Air Force, then offshore and VVIP
- Pilot wings on the T-38C at Laughlin AFB, United States
- Search and Rescue on the HH-3F
- Flight instructor and examiner at the 72° Stormo, ItAF
- Instructor and examiner on the MD500 and the AW139
- Offshore and VVIP operations on the AW139 and the AW189
Licences and certifications
- Licences and ratings earned: ATPL(H), IR(H), FI(H), IRI(H), AW139 (SP/MP), TRI(SP) on the AW189
- PRINCE2 project management
- MSP programme management
- Instructional design
- Onshore heliport design and inspection course
Aircraft
Types I have been qualified on
From piston trainers to jets, from single-pilot helicopters to multi-crew offshore types, and gliders.
Aeroplanes
Single-engine piston, turboprop and jet
- Socata TB-9 Tampico
- SIAI-Marchetti SF-260
- Beechcraft T-6 Texan II
- Northrop T-38C Talon
- Aermacchi MB-339
Helicopters
Single-pilot and multi-crew
- TH-500A and TH-500B (MD500D and MD500E)
- HH-3F Pelican (S-61R)
- Robinson R22
- Leonardo AW139
- Leonardo AW189
Gliders
Two-seat and single-seat
- Grob G103 Twin Astir
- Glasflügel Libelle
Why this business
Training that starts from the real job
After years of teaching in the cockpit and in the classroom, I saw how much good training depends on context: the aircraft, the operation, the person in the seat. Piva Rotor Solutions builds courses, coaching and technical advice from that context, and shows the work before asking anyone to pay for it.
I work in English and Italian, online across Europe and on site when a project needs it.
Company
Piva Rotor Solutions is a sole proprietorship registered in Switzerland, based in Vacallo, Ticino. Company details are in the Impressum.
Want to talk?
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