BBQ Time

As we start to wind down for the summer at the school and get ready for some operational flying Ron smoked some ribs for us and cooked them on our BBQ. Thanks Ron, they were delicous.

Rescue Mission

Rotorworks got a call recently to help out a local operator having trouble with one of their machines. We flew out an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer to make a quick repair so they could carry on with their day.     

Back to Bush Camp

As the students get ready to head back out to bush camp here is a little look back to the last time. Lookng forward to some warm bush camp this time.             Photos from Sean Pinn Photo ©

Some good advice for learning to fly

A few words from Jim. "Good results come from good technique. Not so good results come from not so good technique. Practice good technique and don't worry about the result. Observe the result and change any errors in the technique you used, but only if...

Bell 206 Endoresment

John finished his license with Rotorworks earlier this year and then continued to improve his flying skills and knowledge with a B206 endoresment. John flew a total of 10 hours in the Jet Ranger for his endoresment.    Photos from Sean Pinn Photo

Wolf Pack

A couple of weeks ago one of the students was out with Ryan working on his R44 endoresment when they saw four wolves out on the river ice. We see a lot of wildlife flying out of Whitecourt. Mostly deer, moose, coyotes and bald eagles but from time to time we get see a...

Bell 212

The students got to climb into a Bell 212 last Wednesday. The 212 was making a quick gas stop at Whitecourt Airport on its way to Alasaka. This particular one will be stationed in Fairbanks for the fire season. With two PT6T-3 engines the 212 has a maximum weight of...

Bush Camp

At the end of last yeah the students on the Fall 2015 course spent two weeks out at bush camp. We did everything from confined area operations, navigaton, fuelling from drums, using winter covers with herman nelson heaters and even a little slinging for good measure....

Staying Current

Paul is a graduate of the Commercial Helicopter Course and is continuing to invest in himself and keep his flying skills current. This past weekend Paul and Sean flew up to Saulteaux airstrip and then down to Swan Hills before returning to Whitecourt.   ...