Duration: 30 minutes
Pre-Requisites: None
Description:
The Trial Instructional Flight will introduce you to the helicopter. This is both a teaser and a
tester flight. Firstly we will tease you by having some fun and show you what a helicopter can
do, secondly you get to test the waters and have a go and see if a flying career is going to be
for you. The TIF starts with you watching a 40minute DVD briefing on how a helicopter flies,
what the controls do, and what you will be expected to do. Remember this flight is a hands
on experience. Then we take you for a 30 minute flight where you actually manipulate the
controls in forward flight and in the hover, after that we demonstrate some low flying and
show you what happens when the engine stops

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Duration: 38-50 hours depending on past experience over 2-4 months
Pre-Requisites: Must be at least 16 years old and hold a valid Australian class 2 medical
Description:
The Private Pilot licence allows you to pilot any helicopter that you are endorsed on in
Australia for pleasure. We run an integrated course of theory and flying teaching youthe
skills to be a safe and efficient Private Pilot.

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Duration: 60-125 hours depending on experience over 4-8 months
Pre-Requisites: Must be at least 18 years old and hold a valid Australian class 1 medical
Description:
The Australian CPL licence allows you to fly any helicopter you are endorsed on within
Australia (or outside Australia if it is Australian registered) for hire and reward. It is the first
stepping off point to a career in aviation and allows you to find your first helicopter job.
We run both integrated (105 hour) and modular (125 hour) theory and flying courses.

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Duration: 155 hours over 9-12 months
Pre-Requisites: Must be at least 18 years old and hold a valid Australian class 1 medical
Description:
The International CPL has been designed to meet the syllabus requirements for a JAA
licence. It is not a JAA licence but allows you to go back to Europe and complete a 30 hour
modular block, complete ATPL theory and then do a flight test. It is the cheapest full time
route to the JAA licence currently available.

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Duration: 12 hours (including night test) over 1-2 weeks depending on the weather.
Pre-Requisites: Must hold a valid Australian PPL licence or higher
Description:
To be able to fly a helicopter at night you need to do some night training, this is the full night
course, culminating in a Night test and then the rating will be endorsed on your licence.

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Duration: 1 week for 10 hours of basic instrument training. Currently we do not train for the
instrument rating.
Pre-Requisites: Must hold a valid Australian PPL licence or higher
Description:
Do not confuse this with the instrument rating. Currently we do not offer instrument rating
training however we do offer 10 hours of "basic" instrument training which meets the ICAO
instrument training requirements for a CPL. The flying consists of basic manoeuvres utilising
the attitude instruments, basic navigation aid tracking and intercepts using the NDB and
VOR as well as emergencies including autorotations while under the hood on instruments.

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Duration: 5 hours flying over 2 days
Pre-Requisites: Must hold a valid Australian PPL licence or higher
Description:
This is 5 hours of low-level manoeuvring and emergencies including figure of 8s, S-Turns,
Quick stops, 180° Quick stops, Low Level circuits, max performance take-offs, zero zero
landings, pull ups, push overs, recovery from negative G and vortex ring state and general
handling close to the ground. It also includes low-level autorotations. This course is a pre-
requisite for the mustering training.

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Duration: 5 hours flying over 2 days
Pre-Requisites: Must hold a valid Australian PPL licence or higher
Description:
Mountain flying is not a very common pass time in Australia but because of my time in
Papua New Guinea and the fact that we have some good hills and valleys here we have put
together a 5 hour mountain course that includes, pinnacles and ridgeline approaches and
crossing, turns in dead end valleys, high density altitude with low power available
approaches, making the best use of wind, sun and terrain, bad weather flying and
airmanship.

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Duration:5 hours over 1 week
Pre-Requisites: Must hold a valid Australian PPL licence or higher
Description:
This is a basic course in flying with a sling load. The course starts with a short line of 30 feet
and then we slowly build you up to use of a 150-foot long line. Accurate placement,
emergencies and autorotations to the ground are all covered.
If it is a specific long lining course you are looking for because you already have some sling
time then contact us and we will put together a course to suit what you need to learn.


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Duration: 10 hours over 1 week
Pre-Requisites: Must hold a valid Australian PPL licence or higher and have completed
5 hours of low flying training prior to commencing the mustering training. Must also have a
minimum of 100 hours of pilot in command time prior to commencing the training.
Description:
Prior to being able to muster cattle with a helicopter you must have completed a course in
low flying and then a 10 hour course by an approved mustering pilot. We send you out with
an approved working mustering pilot and over the course of 10 hours he will impart the skills
required to muster cattle.

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Duration: Minimum of 1 hour
Pre-Requisites: Must hold a valid Australian PPL licence or higher
Description:
This is a 2 yearly check on your skills and knowledge as a helicopter pilot. We do not treat it
as a test but more as a training exercise to make sure you are still on track and doing things
safely and efficiently. The course consists of some theory revision and flight in the helicopter
type you have most recently been flying in. If this is not available then at least a helicopter
you are endorsed in.

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Duration: 5 hours over 1 week
Pre-Requisites: Must have completed a ground course covering the basic gas turbine
engine.
Description:
If you have not flown a turbine helicopter before then your first turbine type training is a
mandatory 5 flight hours plus a ground course. We go over the differences, the advantages
and the handling required to operate a turbine helicopter.

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Duration: 3 hours over 2 days
Pre-Requisites: Must hold a valid Students pilots licence or higher
Description:
Familiarisation with another helicopter type and its flying characteristics.

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Duration: 3 hours over 2 days
Pre-Requisites: Must hold a valid Students pilots licence or higher
Description:
Familiarisation with another helicopter type and its flying characteristics.

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Duration: 3 hours over 2 days
Pre-Requisites: Must hold a valid Students pilots licence or higher
Description:
Familiarisation with another helicopter type and its flying characteristics.

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Duration: 3 hours over 2 days
Pre-Requisites: Must hold a valid Students pilots licence or higher
Description:
Familiarisation with another helicopter type and its flying characteristics.

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Duration: 3 hours over 2 days
Pre-Requisites: Must hold a valid Students pilots licence or higher
Description:
Familiarisation with another helicopter type and its flying characteristics.

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Duration: 40 hours over 6-8 weeks
Pre-Requisites: Must hold a valid Australian CPL licence or higher

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Duration: 1-2 hours over 1 day
Pre-Requisites: Must have a type endorsement in helicopter to be checked out in prior
to the check ride
Description:
Some insurance policies require that you have attended at least every 2 years a helicopter
safety course and done a check ride. Because of the problems of distance in Australia we
have put together a correspondence safety course ground school. The flight check however
is a very important part of the process and is often left out. In my opinion 80% of what can
save your bacon can be passed onto you by a good check pilot while doing a safety course
flight check. There are two options, either you come to us and we do the check ride in our
helicopter, or we come to you and do the check ride in your helicopter. This will incur extra
expenses such as airfares, accommodation and a minimum daily rate however if you are a
Company with several pilots it can work out to be cost effective.


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