Working away from the airport

The Instructors and Students spent a day working away from the airport. The facilities are a bit more rustic and the students work around the helicopters in a more operational environment.      Kal Martushev finishing his licence in the...

Hydraulic Fracture

Rotorworks took a customer out to look at a Hydraulic Fracture (Frac) being completed on a well near Edson. The company doing the "frac" was Schlumberger and the work consisted of high pressure pumps mounted on trucks pumping fluid down the well into...

Steady as she goes

Kal, Kurt, Chris and Deon are working through the requirements for their licence. Deon has written the Transport Canada Exam is working toward his Flight Test. He is doing this part time but we expect that he will be completing his licence in the fall. Kal is doing...

Wet Riverboat Races

Rotorworks worked with the Whitecourt Riverboat Association again this year when they hosted the World Jetboat Races on July 8th and 9th. It was a soggy year for it because of all the rain in the Whitecourt area, and some of race was cancelled on the last day because...

Raised Pads

Our students work with raised pads after they get comfortable landing and taking off on our regular helipads. This readies them for landing on other pads that are used in the helicopter industry. R22 landed R22 coming into the pad R22 departing R44 landing  ...

New Start, Steady Progress and a Finish

Kurt Spelrum started with Rotorworks on June 7, 2011 and is working toward his Commercial Helicopter Licence. Kal Martushev is working on his Private Pilot Licence and has been involved in helping Tom with his advanced training after his Flight Test. Tom Bradley...

Tom Bradley May 2011

If you are looking to start a career in aviation, Rotorworks is a great place to start. Jim Hofland and his instructors, Ryan Cluff and David Buckland’s knowledge of flying and the helicopter industry will give you a great base of skills and knowledge to begin...

Working around Whitecourt

Rotorworks supported one of the local businesses during the forest fires and wind that have been around Whitecourt during the last week. We took them out to check on their facilities so they were able to plan their work and any repairs that needed to be...

Forest Fire Season

This year’s fire season arrived in Whitecourt last week with some brush fires north of town. There were a number of aircraft that came in to work with Alberta Sustainable Resourses to help control and put out these fires. The strong wind with the warmer weather...

Students

Kal Martushev is starting at Rotorworks this week and will be working toward his Private Helicopter Pilot Licence. Thomas Kuhne finished his Canadian Commercial Helicopter Pilot Licence Conversion from his United States Commercial Licence where he worked as a...