RUAG Aviation flight test pilots applied their major knowledge and experience in helicopter Maintenance Check Flights (MCF) to train Swiss pilots and other interested parties in the first-ever training of its kind in Switzerland. The theory-based courses are offered by RUAG to prepare flight crews and technical personnel for the launch of MCF regulations by the EASA, expected in 2019. Instruction took place at the RUAG Aviation Helicopter Competency Center in Alpnach, Switzerland.