Need School Names In Calgary

[Ocean Paddler]

I'm looking at moving to Calgary in July and I'm looking for Helicopter schools in Calgary and so far I've only been able to find Great Slave Helicopters. They seem to be a good school but fairly expensive due to only using Turbine for training. Not living in Calgary yet it's a little tough to find schools, at least I haven't been able to find any others on the internet yet.

 

Thanks for any information you can provide.

[Skidz]

I'm looking at moving to Calgary in July and I'm looking for Helicopter schools in Calgary and so far I've only been able to find Great Slave Helicopters. They seem to be a good school but fairly expensive due to only using Turbine for training. Not living in Calgary yet it's a little tough to find schools, at least I haven't been able to find any others on the internet yet.

 

Thanks for any information you can provide.

 

Bighorn are at Springbank if memory serves... They are a very reputable school.

 

 

http://www.bighornhelicopters.com/

[Ocean Paddler]

Thanks for the information and you're right, BigHorn is at the Springbank Airport.

[Phil Croucher]

Paul Bergeron is in charge there. Great Slave have moved, possibly to Villeneuve, although that might be the place they moved from!

 

Phil

[Skids Up]

Thought that Great Slave just moved into a hangar in Springbank.

 

You know, the one that looks like a big dairy cow...

[Phil Croucher]

That must be it

 

Phil

[fix_heli]

It may not be in Calgary, but I would be inclined to check out RotorWorks Inc in Whitecourt Alberta. Its owned by Jim Hofland, training is in the R22 and his hangar is right next door to Airborne(Aerial Recon) and Highland Helicopters and Taiga Helicopters. From what I hear, a lot of Jim's guys take on work with Airborne in the oil/gas industry... check out the link....

http://www.rotorworks.com

[duf]

I checked out Bighorn personally last spring. I was real impressed and added them to my short list of potential schools. The big cheese showed me around and was very honest and professional.

[mtnhopper]

When I trained I got the chance to fly with Jim Hoffland. He was doing his instructor rating. At the time he was the cheif pilot for ariel recon. I strongly recomenned that you at least talk to Jim, even though he's in whitecourt and I don't know much about his new school its been about four years since I flew out of the whitecourt base. You'll be hard pressed to find anyone that knows more about the 22 and 44 than Jim also one of the most skilled pilots I've ever flown with, Good luck whereever you go :up:

 

 

 

 

MH

[Hollywood]

When I trained I got the chance to fly with Jim Hoffland. He was doing his instructor rating. At the time he was the cheif pilot for ariel recon. I strongly recomenned that you at least talk to Jim, even though he's in whitecourt and I don't know much about his new school its been about four years since I flew out of the whitecourt base. You'll be hard pressed to find anyone that knows more about the 22 and 44 than Jim also one of the most skilled pilots I've ever flown with, Good luck whereever you go :up:

MH

i agree...havent seen him in years though. and airborne is great place to get your start.

mtnhopper- did you get my hello in the heli ops(job postings...good to see) thread?