Re: Flying Helicopters in Australia

Gates - A school with a very similar curriculum and focus on "working" with the helicopter is Western Helicopters in Rialto, California. I've been sending my pilots up there for years for recurrent and advanced training courses. Their pilots are mostly old school utility pilots who are masters of gleening maximum performance and efficiency out of a helicopter to work at high elevations or in confined and remote environments. I also use them for long line training and emergency procedures including full down autos. While they are certainly not a highly spit & polished organization, their experience in "train like ya work" helicopter instruction has the respect of many, many folks who fly for a living.

Rotor Wrangler    Nov 13, 2008 18:00:51