bs205 Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 Just curious, how many WORKING helicopter pilots do you think there are in Canada right now? I have seen the TC stats regarding pilots with current medicals, but how many do you think are working, I would guesstimate around 600ish, what do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest plumber Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 Just curious, how many WORKING helicopter pilots do you think there are in Canada right now? I have seen the TC stats regarding pilots with current medicals, but how many do you think are working, I would guesstimate around 600ish, what do you think? I love how you throw the word work around so losely, this isn't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopper_guy Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 I love how you throw the word work around so losely, this isn't work. If there are 1500 commercial helicopters in Canada there there should be at least 1700 pilots working, given the BC situation and taking into account the slackness everywhere else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amphibious Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 then there are those of us with current medicals flying fuel trucks.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darksidelogger Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 Flying A fuel truck?............ At least you always know where to fill up ......... I hope at least it's VFR V ery F ull R ight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
go coastal Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 1500 commercial helicopters in Canada seems high. I don't actually have any data to back that up but it seems higher than I would have guessed. I would have thought the numbers would be somewhere closer to 750 commercial machines. Maybe (probably) I am out to lunch. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
widgeon Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 there are 1580 registered helicopters in Canada , not sure how you define "commercial" . What is the Canadian equivalent to US Part 135 operations ? is this what you mean by commercial.It wold be interesting tio see how the pie is cut up between training , parapublic , private use and utility. this link gives different figures http://www.tc.gc.ca/aviation/activepages/c...bycatresult.asp A total of 2502 helicopters with 1690 commercial. sorry try this and select statistics , current by type. http://www.tc.gc.ca/aviation/activepages/c...tisticsmenu.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopper_guy Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 It seems like there have been around 1500 commercial helicopters in the country for at least 30 years, or at least that is the way I remember it. There has been increase in fleet capacity but the same number of pilots has been needed to fly them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icewind Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 It seems like there have been around 1500 commercial helicopters in the country for at least 30 years, or at least that is the way I remember it. There has been increase in fleet capacity but the same number of pilots has been needed to fly them. That's my understanding as well. What has changed is the composition of the fleet, with fewer lights and more intermediates for example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
widgeon Posted August 15, 2009 Report Share Posted August 15, 2009 reg purp range manf Grand Total Commercial heavy Aero 6 Boei 4 Kamo 2 Siko 23 heavy Total 35 light Aero 221 Agus 5 Bell 632 Boei 1 Enst 7 Euro 229 Fair 1 Hill 23 Hugh 90 Kama 1 MCDO 15 Robi 209 Schw 23 light Total 1457 med Aero 3 Agus 3 Bell 167 Boei 1 Euro 2 exp 1 Kama 1 MBB 4 Siko 38 med Total 220 toy Robi 2 toy Total 2 Commercial Total 1714 As there were no aerospatiale 30 years ago , which fleet has declined most in that time. Pivot tabel from current CCARS database downloaded this morning. Not sure at which weight lights become meds but I think I am about right, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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