steve oelsner gets his wings

Congratulations Steve!  Thanks for all your help.  We will miss you!  Good luck on your new adventure!

steve passes cplh flight test

Congratulations Steve on passing your CPLH flight test on Friday 11/5/12! Steve is our new commercial pilot, endorsed in the R22, B206 and Sling. Great job!

sling job at catalina resort

LIFTING JOB:

On 17 April 2012, Captain Fergus Ponder piloted the Squirrel AS350, lifting building materials onto the roof deck of the Catalina Resort, 51 Sixth Avenue, Maroochydore QLD 4564.

Ground Crew:  Captain Niels Bunte, Captain Geoff Shaw, Merlijn Van Wayenberge, Rene Thierry, Steve Oelsner, James Spicer and Jackson Stapleton

Cameo:  Maraina Waaka and Ambrosio Martino

Special thanks to Film Editor and Producer:  Kaarel Mikone

another first solo

Congratulations James.  Great work!

first solo achievements

happy easter everybody!

chris bradford - first solo

Congratulations and great work on flying solo Chris!

Hi all,

Thanks to all who donated at the shave on Friday and throughout the weeks leading up to the shave, especially Mike and Jan who matched the funds raised on the day.

A grand total of $892.00 went to the Leukaemia Foundation so regardless of my new look, I think we did well.

Thanks to Opso’s suggestion of a challenge, this is what you contributed to:

craig shaves for leukemia foundation

Great work by Craig Beardsmore, who on Friday 16/3/12 he was sheared by his lovely wife on the premises of Becker Helicopters, in his quest to raise much needed funds for the Leukemia Foundation.

And so it began ... or that was the plan. Halfway through his shave a challenge by his co-workers rallied another $185 for Craig to keep his half shaven hair for a period of one week. Craig would accept the challenge. What a great sport! His BIG SHAVE will continue next week.

dave passes his flight test

Congratulations to Dave Hardstaff on being our first CPLH graduate for 2012! Well done in flying in not so great conditions last Wednesday. Great work!

the marriage proposal

No persons or animals were harmed during this project.

Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart to you and all your team for the great job that you did in making our special occasion so special.

Geoff was a wonderful pilot, so no need to worry that sand writing is not his forte. I am pleased to hear that no persons, including the dog were harmed for my sake :)

Shan (Shannan)


Great work to the A Team - Captain Geoff Shaw, Maraina Waaka, Merlijn Van Wayenberghe, Rene Thierry, James Spicer, Andrew Rothery, Pedro Belo, Julio Maia and Fredelino Ole.