Under 18 Cadets

Duration

Two days.

Location

Becker Helicopters Flight School based at the Sunshine Coast Airport, Queensland.

Purpose

The Program is designed to give the would-be helicopter pilot an insight as to what a career in helicopter flying means and what it takes.

What is included?

The Cadet Package includes the following:

• 1.5 hours of actual helicopter flight time split up into two training sessions of 45 minutes each with a helicopter flight instructor
• A Mike Becker Helicopter Handbook (400 plus page training manual)
• An Effect of Controls DVD (2.5 hour DVD explaining and showing the helicopter controls, how they work and when you move them how they effect the helicopter)
• Becker Helicopters baseball cap
• 2 separate board briefs including
  • Effect of Controls and
  • Elementary Handling
• Kodak throw away camera (you get to take your own pictures)
• Pilots Log Book  (the 1.5 hours of flying you do will be counted towards your licence should you decide to continue at a later date)

When you come to us

If you come to us then we will also provide the following extras:

• A visit to the AGL Rescue Helicopter
• A visit to the Sunshine Coast Airport Control Tower
• A BBQ lunch
• Accommodation

If we go to you

If we come to you:

The money allocated for the above extras will be put toward ferrying the helicopter to your location. (minimum numbers will be required)

What you need to bring

What you need to bring:

• A willingness to listen, learn and work
• Some paper and pencils
• Some extra spending money

Enrolment

Enrollment early is essential as bookings will be strictly limited.
This course is very sought after so we are selective in who can come and be on the course.
If you’d like to come and be part of this great opportunity write in approx 250 words why you think you’d be a candidate and what you hope to achieve from this time with us.

Submit your enrolment request to Jan Becker here...

Permission slip and Indeminity form

A signed permission slip and indemnity form signed by yourself and if you are under 18 years old also signed by your parents.

Accommodation

Accommodation will be provided by us. The accommodation will be at our own self contained pilot house, staying with current Becker Helicopters students.

We are not responsible for the students in the evening as we are assuming they will conduct themselves with maturity and responsibility however we will have an after hours phone number and contact available during their stay.

Accredited Flying School

Becker Helicopters is an accredited Registered Training Organisation.

A word from Mike

Mike Becker, our Chief Instructor and co-founder of the company with wife Jan, has been flying helicopters since he was 19 years old and now has some 20 years of experience. He has traveled extensively with his career as a helicopter pilot and has had many wonderful experiences and adventures. Now Mike believes it is time to give something back.

World wide we are seeing an increase in demand for experienced helicopter pilots. Since the Vietnam War there has not been a period when helicopter pilots have been trained en mass (60,000 helicopter pilots trained by the US armed forces for Vietnam) and many of these pilots are reaching retirement age and the younger ones are getting a start. The future looks good.

Like anything though it still takes hard work and persistence, and even though we can train a pilot in 6 months it still takes 2-5 years of doing the ground work, building experience, making yourself known, along with a good attitude and work ethic that will see a young pilot succeeding. Hopefully if they train with us we can nurture some of this.

To this end we offer a two day Cadet program so that those students that may have an interest in learning to fly helicopters can experience some of this to see if it is really for them, and at a reasonable cost.

The student will get 1.5 hours of actual helicopter flying time as well as some classroom work, study material to keep and of course he/she gets to mix with other enthusiastic students and pilots.

Bookings are limited as we can handle no more than 10 students per course.

If you have suggestions or alternative ideas we are always open, just talk to us.

We hope this is the beginning of something new and exciting for your school to consider.

Mike Becker

Information pack

We have an Information Pack and a promotional A3 poster that we can send to you to promote the program.
Please contact us with your schools name, contact details and postal address and we will send it out to you.

Request an Information Pack from Jan Becker here...