Company Training
Initial and Annual
Where Operators have the need build and maintain an efficient company training program, L R HELICOPTERS provide and customize training based on company specific requirements. We provide training for a wide sector of the helicopter industry, if you have specific requirements that are not listed, please contact us with your requirements.
Initial and Annual
This training may include a variety of situations such as low visibility, wire avoidance training etc. These training schedules will be tailored to suit your company and operations manual requirements and can include both ground and air training, examples of which are listed below. Since there is a wide range of training available, please contact us for your specific requirements.
| SMS and Ground Training | Flight Training |
PDM – Pilot Decision Making Surface Contamination Survival Equipment Flight Follower Emergency Procedures for Pilots Aircraft Servicing and Ground Handling Elementary Work Human Performance Factors in Elementary Work External Load – Class B and C (ground training only) External Load – Class D (ground training only) Aerial Work (ground training only) Company Indoctrination | Day VFR – Single/Multy Engine Night VFR – Single/Multy Engine Class ‘A’ ‘B’ ‘C’ External Load Class ‘D’ Human Cargo Hover Exit Low Visibility Mountain OPS Line Indoctrination Special OPS |
PPC/PCC Proficiency
L R HELICOPTERS will conduct Pilot Proficiency and Pilot Competency Checks (PPC) either at our Springbank base or at the location of your choice. Our Approved Check Pilots (ACP) are certified on a variety of helicopter types including RH44, BH06, AS350, AS355, EC20, BH12.
L R HELICOPTERS Approved Check Pilots will complete your check ride on either your company machine or a helicopter from our own fleet.
Please note that Transport Canada Rules and Regulations Apply.
Forestry Proficiency
Our Training Pilots extensive experience in providing services to the parks and forestry sectors enables us to provide high level training, meeting the needs of your company and those of your customers.
The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre has specific requirements regarding the Pilot Competencies for Helicopter Wildfire Operations, Best Practices, Training and Evaluation. This is a joint effort between representatives of the Helicopter Association of Canada (HAC), Operator membership (Operators) and Government Agencies who are Associate and Individual HAC members (Customers) involved in forestry flying, in particular wildfire operations activities.
The Working Group identified the areas with the greatest exposure and risk due to the unique operating environment posed by wildfire operations where an advanced level of pilot competency is requisite. The Working Group developed eight Industry Best Practices, each skill beginning with the Aim of the training competency followed by the Industry Best Practice to operate in these circumstances:
1. General Wildfire Operations Knowledge
2. Mountain Flying
3. External Load
4. Class D External Loads
5. Aerial Ignition Device (AID) and Drip Torching
6. Hover Exit
7. Confined Area Operations
8. Low Visibility Flight
Please contact us directly so that we may design your training requirements to your specific needs.
Tuition & Fees
$85,274.25
102 Hours on RH44 Helicopter – 1 year or Less Course
102 Flight Hours | $63,274.25 |
Fuel AvGas* | $12,852.00 |
Ground Course | $1,800.00 |
Books | $1,000.00 |
Simulator 5 hours | $750.00 |
Issue of the Licence TC* Fee | $80.00 |
Licence Written Examination TC* Fee | $121.00 |
Flight Test Examiner Fee | $800.00 |
English proficiency Test | $115.00 |
PSTAR Examination / SPP | $40.00 |
Radio Licence Fee | $0.00 |
Licence application Shipping Cost | $20.00 |
GST | $4,048.25 |
Admission Dates & Application
Thank you for considering L R Helicopters Inc. for your pilot training. Complete the application below and our team will get back to you within 2 business days.
Fee Notice: A $1,000 deposit is required with your application, half of which ($500) is non-refundable.
Slots are limited. Enroll early to secure your place.
We look forward to supporting your journey to becoming a professional pilot!
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