Heli Vincent Helicopters wrote on February 19, 2008 05:03 AM: Heli Vincent Helicopters inc.

Please call me i am very interested to make a Bid of the machine of the compagnie... we very actif on Robinson Helicopters..

Let me Know....

Denis Vinent

819.536.8888

airpyt@hotmail.com

DENIS VINCENT wrote on February 19, 2008 04:59 AM: I would like to buy a lot of machine...
to who i have to make my demand..

denis Vincent

8195368888 cell

quebec canada

Heli Vincent Helicopter

P.s come back to me soon..

cas127 wrote on February 09, 2008 12:42 PM: RJ,

Do some legwork and you will find many "educational institutions" (including plain old traditional colleges) that are massively ripping their students off by explicitly or implicitly promising much much more than they can deliver career-wise.

*Most* schools (public and private sector) are really about defrauding students into the indentured servitude of student loans.

Duke B. wrote on February 09, 2008 12:04 PM: Helicopters are very costly to operate and, as has been seen clearly, demand for pilots is limited. I sold a helicopter to a radio station when I was in grad school and they paid for my flight training. It's the only way to safely get involved in an industry with the obvious imbalances that exist, regardless of the claims of this guy Airola. There are many, many hurdles which must be cleared when first entering this business as a pilot or candidate; those without the wherewithal to secure advanced ratings and time in "heavy iron" should really take a hard look at their career choice. While few activites are more fun than flying helicopters (N.B.: I said 'few,' not 'none.'), the fact is that it is not the best financial decision unless you can get someone else, such as Uncle Sam, to pay for your training. Add in the inherent physical risk involved, and it becomes clear that one should investigate every aspect of this career, and the schools that promise gateways into it, before borrowing dime number one and giving it to a guy like this.

K wrote on February 08, 2008 08:54 PM: how about that

Michael Gates wrote on February 08, 2008 04:26 PM: Hello I would like to ad to this I have been contacted by many people who have been abused by this school and the people involved. I dont know who blames the USA but if you look at the history of the owner the bank and a couple other companys that have had done business and we are working trying to come up with an answer, please email us at our website www.helpwithbadstudentloans.com there is power in numbers

Jim wrote on February 08, 2008 04:21 PM: Here in the St Louis area, I have warned numerous people about SSH. I am a Heli CFI and airplane pilot. Some listened and some have not.
I feel bad for the uninformed people.But they was told (some of them ) and SSH was not the least expensive of the schools here.

Patricia Livingston wrote on February 07, 2008 11:16 PM: Great that he's our of business, but as a parting shot, he managed to accept student loan disbursements of more than $23,000 from each of many students just hours before the news of the bankruptcy hit the wire. Can someone tell me how he can accept that money if the bankruptcy paperwork was complete the same day? Did Silverstate file fraudulent Chapter 7 documentation? Isn't this consumer fraud? Isn't this ILLEGAL? Is there an attorney out there looking for a nice class action lawsuit on behalf of now struggling students??? I would love to hear from someone, and so would my son, who now has tens of thousands of dollars in debt and no pilot's license.

Rotorhead355 wrote on February 07, 2008 03:54 PM: Man!!!, am I glad I didn't go to work for that Company. I've heard rumors about SSH's bad dealings. I have first hand knowledge of at least one helicopter that had incorrect s/n,s and timed out components and it was still being flown.

Anne Brooks wrote on February 07, 2008 02:12 PM: My son went to the flight school in Mesa. He was agressive in his scheduling of flights thankfully to his boss at the time who allowed him to work part time and adjust his work schedule as needed. When he was at the tail end of getting his CFI & double CFI they told him he had to complete all his training in a few weeks. He lost hours but since he had also purchased turbo time he used those hours to complete the double CFI. He was one of the fortunate few that was able to get hired on at Silverstate in NY. He was only there 3 months when they closed the doors. He found out after back to back flights that they were closing the doors that. His grim task was to tell his students what little he knew. That was still more than some of the students in Tucson got from what I heard from two individuals that were attending the school here. The found out when they showed up for school that the doors had closed. Now my son is looking for employment. He, his girlfriend and room mate are all out of work because they all moved to NY to work for the school there within the past few months because that was the only opening. They all have hefty school loans amoung other expenses. Sounds like the school and it's owner were operating under false pretenses for quite a while. It's a shame that all the employees and the students are impacted by one person's greediness!

Read All Comments