"jOsHuA" wrote in
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Hi All,

Some friends of mine are going over to Fort Worth (from Sydney) in a
couple of months to do some ground tuition courses at the Bell
Helicopter Pilot Training facility there. I've been asked to come
along with them (just for the fun of it), but I don't want to do the
$US1500 (and 5 days) B206 course - I'd rather use that for spending
money elsewhere.

Does anyone know if there is a tour (for non-students / prospective
buyers) of the Fort Worth Bell facility? More importantly, are there
tours of the helicopter assembly factory in Montreal?

We have about 12 days in the US. 5 days are taken up by the B206
theory course. I'll be doing my own thing for 5 days, but don't want
to spend 5 days in Dallas. On the 6th day we are meeting up at Las
Vegas. So I was thinking I could make my way from FW to NY. Then to
Montreal to visit the Bell Assembly Factory. Visit Orange County
Choppers (yes I know they're bikes), Niagara falls etc, then head to
Las Vegas from NY.

Can anyone share any experiences at the FW Bell Headquarters, or the
assembly plant?

Thanks,

jOsHuA.





What dates do you have to fill, I can think of a couple of events around
late september or early october if the timing is right.

Reno Air Races 13-17 September

Commemoritive Air Force (Formerly Confederate Air Force) Oct 7 and 8

More info available if required.

How far are you prepared to travel from Texas?