Heli Aus
 

Has any one heard anything from Heli Aus after their recent advertisement for ESSO Captains???

Errrrr, you probably won't hear back from them ....unless you have their required experience ...in which case you will get a questionair to fill out and send back ....then you will not hear back from them at all ...unless they want you !!!! ..... A Very professional organisation! ;)

For the Esso job(Captain) , ex-military instructors are strongly
preferred .

Not necessarily the whole story!

have never heard of the company .... heli aus.

please do not associate this advert with "heli-aust", heli aust is a very reputable long standing australian helicopter company and a major employer of professional pilots in australia.

...ok so isn't HeliAust the owner of (or heavily associated with ) Helimuster.
REALLY professional gang there with all those F*$ked R22's being flogged around the territory. I don't think HeliAust are really qualified to comment on the professionalism of other companies when considering their reputation and the links to the recent tragedy in Sydney.
If you work for HA in BS. Do not expect the same compensation that the previous captains where on...at least that is what I have heard. Its fairly typical of HA to sqeeze every last dollar when it comes to wages...

I know for sure that the last captain taken on was not ex-military. It is pretty hard to find any pilots with 1500hrs command twin, let alone a military guy with that time.

Confusion.....
 

Heli Aust = Helimuster=Sydney=A few 350's.....trying to break into the small end market.

HA=Helicopters Australia=Esso Pilot contract=Helicopters New Zealand....Marine Pilot in Karatha and a few bush machines.

Two completely seperate companies.

The facts for a change. :rolleyes:

Two of the last three were NOT ex military! :sad:

school in Australia?
 

Hi everyone,

Does anyone know a good flightschool in Australia to convert one's (dutch) CPL (and ATPL theory) to australian standards?

Thanks,
DJG

Try Chopperline based at Caloundra, Queensland. They are more geared towards training locals than some of other schools you will see around there, but their chief pilot Tub Matheson is about as good as they come. If he can't help you out, he will tell you who can
http://www.chopperline.com.au
Rgds,
Charlie

If machine type is an issue (ie not an R22 or B47) then Becker Helicopters about 30mins north of Chopperline operate 3 A-model Hughes 269 (plus a B47 and an a-star) and they can do all student-visas etc etc.

For what its worth, I trained at more than one school on the sunshine coast but settled with Chopperline in the end

Rgds,
Charlie

Be wary of the operator north of Caloundra
His marketing and sales pitch are very deceiving

CPL(A) to CPL(H)
 

G'day to all,

I wish to convert my CPL(A) to CPL(H) and was told by CASA I need to sit the 4 exams unique to helo flying ie. AGK, Aero D, Perf and Law.

I have all the study material for CPL(A) but nowhere in the material can I find any reference to helo's. At this stage it is not my intention to pay a lot of hard earned cash for the whole package again.

It would be appreciated if somebone could assist me in getting hold of the some material as I wish to get going on this. Yes, I know there are companies that sell the package but they are on the expensive side.

Thanks to all

"Go the Wallabies":ok:

you really need to take a course in legal trickery to pass these exams mate......... two down and two to go and havnt been tested on the subject matter yet, just been tried on all the tricks they can pull and managed to spot them in two exams....... failed the othrer two and have to resit them.

Thanks for the reply,

I sat the IREX exams about 18 months ago found a couple of sneaky ones hidden in there. In the end I managed to pass it first time round, Phew!!


Good luck with the re-sits.


Check Revs:ok:

Just finished the last of the four exams on 16th. :D

For the Law you will be fine if you just get all the 20 kilos of books out again and pour through them looking for helicopter references. An hour with an instructor pointing out the traps will be invaluable.

Perf you are going to need some help. I did two half days of groundschool (separated by a couple of months) to teach me the tricks of the exam. Wouldn't have passed it without. Depends on your area but give a school a ring and see what they charge. A case of Crownies might do it for an impoverished instructor (ie all of them...)

For CADH you really need to get a copy of Wagtendonk. The examiners already have. I tried to hack it with several very good helicopter aerodynamics books from around the world but the questions are looking for the Wagtendonk answer. It's very readable.

CSYH exam was half fixed wing anyway, hydraulics, instruments, turbochargers etc, but you'll need to read a book on helicopter systems to get your percentages up.

The other advantage of getting a school involved is that they may already have an account with AFT and marking credits so you can practice a few exams with them, usually for a very small fee. The exams are usefull, but the actual exams were a bit more tricky.

Best of luck with 'em.

wizard, moosp.

Thank you for the replies.

Adelaide has a couple of fixed wing flying schools who said they can help but sadly they have no info on helo's. Looks as if I have to go the expensive way if nobody else can help out.

Check Revs:ok:

If you end up spending money, I can highly recomend the AFT correspondance and study material.

Dan

I am also from the UK and have just completed my flight training at Jandakot Helicopters, Perth, Western Australia.

If you wish to do your training in Australia or any other country for that matter and then plan to work in the UK there are a few things you must consider.

In Australia 105hrs are the minimum requirement for an Australian commercial license. Although only a few manage 105hrs most 120 - 130hrs.

To convert your license to a JAA license you have 2 routes.

1. Return to the UK with 155hrs and do a 30hr flying module and re-do theory, ATPL is the prefered route in UK.

2. Return to the UK with 185hrs including 50hrsPIC 10hrs basic instrument and 5hrs night, (this may not be exact) xcntry navigation hours will be no problem as all navs in AUS especially WA are X country. You will still have to re-sit theory and do a skills test.

Budget for 185hrs.

If you need any other advice about training in Australia send me a private message.

Australian VB's over rated the other beers are good though.