22 December 2011

merry christmas

Mele Kalikimaka, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Feliz Navidad, Fröhliches Weihnachten, Veselé vánoce, Lystig Jul, Joyeux Noël, Buon Natale, Natal feliz, Munter jul, Craciun fericit!


new graduates - jai tomlinson and andrew rothery

Great work and well done guys. Best of luck!







14 December 2011

13 December 2011

david hardstaff flys solo!

Congratulations David on your first solo today! Great work.

12 December 2011

andrew passes his cplh flight test

Dark clouds and torrential rain could not stop Andrew from achieving one of his most important flights of his training ... it would be his CPLH flight test with Captain Mike Becker.

After two hours of flying, Andrew successfully pass his test! Relieved, he is happy to say he thought the test went better than expected.

Avoiding the customary hose dousing ceremony (walking far away from the hanger and keeping an eye on suspicious students with hoses), he was drenched with a cool cold bottle of water from behind. No harm done, and besides, it was 32 degrees!

Congratulations Andrew! Great work!



08 December 2011

jai passes his cplh flight test

Two years, a few months, one baby girl and a few days of part time training this special day has come! We welcome new CPLH Captain Jai Tomlinson. Well done buddy! Great work ;-)






06 December 2011

new graduate - matt finegan

Congratulations and well done to Matt on passing his CPLH flight test last month and graduating. Your hard work has not gone unnoticed. We appreciate your help and your volunteered time.

Your thanks and gratitude to former Instructor Matt Wilson was very humbling. Good luck buddy ... we will miss you!



05 December 2011

east timor delegation

In November 2010 Becker Helicopters and the Secretariat for Natural Resources Government of Timor-Leste (SERN) established an affiliation. As part of the Timor-Leste Government's human resources plans, Becker Helicopters was chosen to train a select group of Timorese nationals, ensuring they graduate with a Commercial Helicopter Pilots Licence.

Twelve months on our group of four male cadets have all completed General English, Aviation English, various Theory subjects and CASA exams as well as Flight Training (currently they are on Navigation flights). The girls are studying General English after arriving eight months after the guys.

Left to right (foreground) Julio, Ambrosio and Fredelino (background) Emiliana, Pedro and Christiana.

On 19 November 2011 Becker Helicopters was proud to host the Secretary of State for Natural Resources Timor-Leste, H.E. Alfredo Pires. Mr Pires is in charge of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, before this he was the Natural Resource Advisor to the President of the Republic of Timor-Leste. His priority is to develop Timorese human resources and engage the Timorese people in the petroleum industry.


Traveling with a Timorese film crew, Mr Pires and his SERN delegates were given a VIP tour of the school by Captain Mike Becker. The visit concluded two days of filming with the aim to inform the Timorese public about SERN's scholarship programs and to showcase the Timorese students in their study environment. This film will run on Timorese state television.

The day included Mr Pires' flying with Mike Becker in the Squirrel following Emiliana and Cristiana, with Flight Instructor James Orrom, to the helicopter training area.



At the end of the day a Signing Ceremony cemented the relationship between SERN and Becker Heilcopters.



A great day was had by all!




happy birthday

Happy Birthday, last month, to theory instructor Geoff Shaw! Question? How do you get a rating on this?

first solo

Lisa Kearon has a passion to fly helicopters. She kicked started her training in January of this year - self studying theory and flying part time on her weeks off from the mines.

We congratulate Lisa and her amazing effort in flying first solo on 7 November 2011. Great work, well done!


27 October 2011

where are they now?

Name: Christian Lismann

Age: 42 years

Country: Germany


When did you train at Beckers? March to December 2010

Why did you want to fly helicopters? It was always my dream and as I hadn't enough funds when I was younger. I applied with the German Military Forces to do it with them but then there was a bad accident (with 70 fatalities) during a military airshow near my place in 1988, for which reason I decided to to refuse the obligatory military service and became a nurse instead. But later on, when I got better situated and had collected a bit of money I reactivated my old dream and did it.


Biggest challenge and why? Definitely hovering (it felt like balancing on the top of any egg and I thought I could never make it) and to be honest 180's (shame on me).

Most memorable training flight? Landing on Mt Ninderry. Flight Test with Mike Becker and Night flying.

What are your thoughts about theory? Theory is an essential part. It tells why wind is your friend and why wires can kill you, RRPM is your life and drift is always measured from heading to track made good.


What are your thoughts about the Instructors? They are all passionate pilots and this is what they transfer.

What would you do differently in training now that you finished? Nothing

What are you planning to do with your licence? To get back into Australia. It's pretty hard. So wherever it takes us to fly helicopters that will be our home.

Words of advice to those learning to fly? Keep on practicing and don't give up!



04 October 2011

cameron barnes passes his cplh

Congratulations Cameron on passing your CPLH flight test this morning. Great work & well done!





Cameron gets his wings! And a R44 endorsement!



 

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