ORLANDO, Fla., March 1, 2007   -  MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) continues to enhance its pilot training portfolio, and is now offering a new Night Emergency Procedures training program. The program, for unaided (non-NVG) night flight operations, includes ground school and flight training, and covers night vision principles, touchdown autorotations, unusual attitude recovery procedures, and inadvertent flight into Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC).

While especially applicable for law enforcement operations, the training is equally valuable to any personnel who fly at night. Members of the Mesa, Ariz., Police Department were the first customers to complete the training program. MDHI offers high quality maintenance and pilot proficiency training in a professional learning environment, ensuring the highest standards of safety in the maintenance and operation of MD helicopters.

Visit members of the MDHI team at Exhibit #3141 at Heli-Expo, March 1-3 in Orlando, Fla.

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About MD Helicopters:
MD Helicopters is a leading manufacturer of commercial and military helicopters. The MDHI family of rotorcraft is world renowned for their value, versatility and performance. The MD Helicopters family includes the twin-engine MD Explorer®, and single engine versions of the MD 600N®, MD 520N®, MD 500E® and MD 530F®. The NOTAR® system for anti-torque control is the exclusive property of MD Helicopters. The Company is based in Mesa, Arizona.

About Patriarch Partners, LLC
Patriarch Partners, LLC is an investment firm in New York and Charlotte, North Carolina which together with its affiliates, provides portfolio management services and serves as investment advisor to multiple leveraged funds and a private equity fund. Founded in 2000 by Lynn Tilton, Patriarch provides innovative financial solutions, strategic direction and operational expertise to companies undergoing periods of pervasive change. Patriarch currently monitors credit facilities in respect to approximately $5 billion dollars of assets under its management, including  equity positions (majority and minority) in more than 65 companies. Lynn Tilton serves as Chairman of the Board of MDHI. Funds managed by Patriarch Partners own a majority and controlling interest in MDHI.

Contact: Debbie Jones, MDHI
(480) 346-6474
debbie@mdhelicopters.com