Flying Courses

Aircraft Types

R22

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 forty minute 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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Aircraft Types

• R22
• R44 Endorsement (Optional)

Duration

38 - 50 flight hours over 4 - 6 months

Pre-requisites

None

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 you the skills to be a safe and efficient Private Pilot.

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Aircraft Types

• R22
• R44 Endorsement (Optional)
• B206BIII/AS350D Turbine Endorsement (Optional)

Duration

60 - 125 flight hours over 6 - 9 months

Pre-requisites

Must be at least 18 years old and hold a valid Australian class 1 medical
Must meet the English Language Proficiency requirements

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 aircraft) 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.

Qualification

• Commercial Pilot Licence (Helicopters) - CPL(H)
• AVI40208 - Certificate IV in Aviation (Commercial Pilot Helicopter Licence)

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Aircraft Types

• R22
• R44 Endorsement (Optional)
• B206BIII/AS350D Turbine Endorsement (Optional)

Duration

155 flight hours over 9 - 12 months

Pre-requisites

Must be at least 18 years old and hold a valid Australian class 1 medical
Must meet the English Language Proficiency requirements

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.

Qualification

• Commercial Pilot Licence (Helicopters) - CPL(H)
• AVI40208 - Certificate IV in Aviation (Commercial Pilot Helicopter Licence)

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Aircraft Types

• R22
• R44
• B206BIII
• AS350D

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.

Qualification

Night VFR Rating

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Aircraft Types

• B206BIII
• Simulator
• A109E/S (Optional)

Duration

42 hours (including night test) over 8-12 weeks depending on the weather

Pre-requisites

Must hold a valid Australian PPL licence or higher

Description

To be able to fly a helicopter under Instrument Flight Rules.
This includes 3 weeks Instrument Theory.
The Instrument Theory Exam must be conducted at a CASA approved exam centre.
On the successful completion of a instrument flight test and then the rating will be endorsed on your licence.
 

Qualification

Command Instrument Rating

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Aircraft Types

• R22
• or as required

Duration

40 hours over 6-8 weeks

Pre-requisites

Must hold a valid Australian CPL licence or higher

Description

The instructor rating steps you through:

• the process managing the learning process,
• giving board briefs, pre-flight briefs, and post flight briefs
• providing feedback and coaching in the cockpit, and
• developing lesson plans and training aids.

Theory

Must complete an Instructor Rating Theory course.

Qualification

Instructor Rating

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Aircraft Types

• R22
• or as requested

Duration

5 hours 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.

Qualification

Low Flying Endorsement

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Aircraft Types

• R22
• or as requested

Duration

5 hours 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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Aircraft Types

• R44
• B206BIII
• AS350D
• or as requested

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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Aircraft Types

• R22

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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Aircraft Types

• R22
• R44
• B206BIII
• AS350D
• A109E/S
• or as requested.

Duration

3 hours over 2 days
or
5 hours over 5 days for the first turbine endorsement.

Pre-requisites

Must hold a valid Australian CPL licence or higher

Description

Type Endorsement

• Familiarisation with another helicopter type and its flying characteristics. We can endorse you on your own helicopter or arrange to cross hire a requested aircraft type.

First Turbine Endorsement

• 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.

Theory

Type Endorsement

• Must complete a type endorsement theory exam specific to the helicopter type.

First Turbine Endorsement

• Must complete a ground course covering the basic gas turbine engine.

Qualification

Type endorsement

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Aircraft Types

• B206BIII Jet Ranger
• AS350D Squirrel
• Simulator (GeoSim B206BIII)

Goggles Used

Duration

Civil course

1-2 days of theory
5 hours of flying
plus a 1.5 hour end of course assessment.

Pre-requisites

Must hold a valid Australian CPL licence or higher
Hold a current NVFR (NUA) rating for helicopters with at least 10 hours of NVFR experience or 3 hours for a co-pilot
Have logged at least 250 hours of aeronautical  experience in accordance with CAO 82.6
Be endorsed on the helicopter type 
Hold a command instrument rating OR have completed at least 10 hours of dual helicopter instrument training, 5 of which may be in a synthetic trainer.

Description

Learn the techniques to safely fly using Night Vision Goggles.

Theory

Must complete a ground course covering Night Vision Goggles theory.

Qualification

NVG Endorsement

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As above but after the initial qualification 10 hours of ICUS on the type of approved operation relevant to the pilot

On application Becker Helicopters is able to structure a course and then have it approved by CASA that will alleviate some of the prerequisites applicable to a civil candidate. 
At the end of Military NVG training the pilot will be issued with a certificate of attainment based on the customised course.

Aircraft Types

• as requested.

Requirements

Duration

Minimum of 1 hour

Pre-requisites

Must hold a valid Australian PPL licence or higher.
Must hold a valid class II medical or higher.

Description

This is a two yearly check of 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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Aircraft Types

• R22
• or as requested

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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