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PROFILE: Helen Krasner

Helen Krasner holds a Commercial Pilot's Licence and Instructor's Rating for helicopters. She worked as a helicopter instructor for several years, instructing for various flying schools on Robinson R22s and R44s. She has also flown a large number of other helicopter types, has a private pilot’s licence for aeroplanes, and has tried flying microlights, gliders, and balloons. 

helen krasner writer and pilot

Helen has been writing professionally for many years and contributes regularly to a number of aviation publications. She was nominated for an Aerospace Journalist of the Year award in 2004, for an article about flying helicopters in Russia. She is also a former Newsletter Editor for the BWPA (British Women Pilots' Association). 

HELEN'S BOOKS

Helen has written a number of books, both traditional print books and ebooks for the Kindle. Most are on flying, though not all. You can find details of all of them in the section on Helen’s Books .   A link to how you can buy each book on Amazon UK is given with each book. If you are in the USA, or prefer to buy from US Amazon, then use the following links…

Print books

The Helicopter Pilot’s Companion: a Manual for Helicopter Enthusiasts
 
Flying Helicopters: a Companion to the PPL(H)
 
Midges, Maps & Muesli: an account of a 5,000 mile walk around the coast of Britain.
 

Kindle ebooks

Collected Articles from Flight Training News 2006-2011:

Learning to Fly Aeroplanes and Helicopters

Flying Aeroplanes and Helicopters: Beyond the PPL
All About Flying Helicopters
Helicopter Flying Instructor Experiences
Collected Rotary Flight Test Articles 2004 – 2011:
Flying Small Helicopters
Flying Popular Helicopters
Flying Historic Helicopters
Flying Unusual Helicopters
Helicopter Flight Instructor Course Diary

My Foreign Flying Adventures

Your First Cat or Kitten: Choosing and Caring for a Feline Friend

Helicopter Pilot Careers

Flying is Fun

Or you can find all of the above on Helen's Page on Amazon