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Recent News at BC Helicopters

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Jan/08 We are off to a good start and good weather with this January. 

We would like to welcome Jamie Gould to our staff of flight instructors.  Jamie has spent the last few seasons working up in the high Arctic flying Bell 407's.  Jamie's Arctic  experience adds another dimension of learning for all our students.

Congratulations to instructor Mischa Gelb.  Mischa's been with us for many years and just moved up to the highest level of instructor rating... the coveted class 1 level.

Welcome to our new students starting this January.  This group ranges from Western Canada to Romania, Ireland and Denmark.

 

Dec/07

Students starting.. students finishing.. and four staff members in this end of the year group photo.

 

Dec/07

Congratulations to our December Grads.  We will miss having you around school and all the good times.  From the left... Travis, Jessamine, Mike, Pierre and Aaron.

 

Nov/07 We are very pleased to have Craig Joiner come on board as one of our flight instructors.  Craig is a Class 1 Instructor with 25 years in the helicopter industry and a depth of commercial and teaching experience that will be appreciated by staff and students.

 

Oct/07 Student Update  With the good weather we have had during the last few weeks, Jess, Mike, Aaron, Pierre and Travis were able to complete their long solo cross country navigation trips via Harrison Lake, Tipella, Pemberton, Whistler and Squamish. Hats off to Pierre for including the busy Vancouver Harbor control zone on his trip.

 

Aug/07  Sale of C-GMCI to Norm Berard of Mission

Congratulations to Norm for the purchase of a brand new 2007 Schweizer 300 CBi.  Norm bought this aircraft while it was still at the factory.  After ferrying the aircraft 35 hours from Elmira New York it was a pleasure to present this aircraft to Norm who promptly flew away into the sunset and has been spotted many times since flying all over the Fraser Valley.

 

June/07 Spring 2007 Graduates

All the best to our spring class. We enjoyed having you at the school and will miss all the good times.  Good luck on your careers. From left to right.. Jamie, Trevor, Steve, Mischa(instructor), Stefani, Erwin and Jeff.  Not included in the group picture is Dany Laliberte on the right.

 

May/07  Sale of C-FLBI and Grad for Jamie Dunwoody

Congratulations to Jamie on graduating with a commerical helicopter licence this May and purchasing an almost new 2007 Schweizer 300CBi C-FLBI with only 330 hours on it. Jamie has been flying steadily through the summer and will be completing our mountain course this fall.  I hope you are looking forward to making some amazing landings on our local mountain tops!

 

May/07.. Five Mowat Family members Graduate

Congratulations Mowat's! We had the honor of attending a family celebration as all five Mowat members were presented with their Commercial Pilot Licence Certificates. The graduates are standing in front of their helicopter C-FBNJ a 2005 Schweizer CBi at Dallas Mowat's house near Fort Langley. From left to right and I believe in the order of graduation.. Dallas Mowat (father), Ryan, Mischa( their flight instructor), Kim, Chad and Scott.  Congradulations Mischa on a job well done.

 

April/07.. Graduates

Congratulations to our early spring grads.  From the left is Robert Becker, Stefani Koodrin (June grad), Allison Smit, Randy Oates and Trevor Wilson (June grad).

 

We asked Allison how she felt about her helicopter career now that she had graduated with her brand new commercial helicopter licence.

Her actions are reminiscent of that famous flyer who said "UP UP and... AWAYYYY!