As one of Heli-College Canada's graduates, you will be able to not only fly your aircraft skillfully and safely, but also to show your prospective employers that you are competent to work the machine in a commercial operation.
Some important and often unique aspects of our school are listed below.
For 2006, this was a grade over 9% higher than the Regional average, and a full 13% higher than the National average for the helicopter candidates who didn't choose to train at Heli-College.
As demonstrated below, our advanced ground school facility gets the results that employers want to see.
Extensive ground school courses
Our in-house ground school courses are second to none. At Heli-College Canada, you will receive over four times the minimum requirement. A better understanding on the ground invariably translates into better performance in the air.
Safety and training videos
We have collected many videos and training aids to assist the student in their studies. Many of these items are simply just not available to the general public. Pre-recorded flight briefings can be reviewed as often as desired by the students in their own time.
Computer assisted examination preparation programs
In addition to our classroom groundschool, we offer all our students, the opportunity to use these simple, yet very effective self-paced computer training programs. These programs allow you to learn at a rate that is comfortable for you. Don't expect to find this particular training aid at other schools ... you won't. Why? We wrote the program! We have been updating and improving it for almost 27 years. While there are a few other programs commercially available now, there isn't another exam preparation program on the market for helicopters that has the depth, accuracy, and relevance to the Transport Canada exams, that our unique system has.
Class I Instructors / IFR, ATP rated Instructors
Of our three instructors, we have two who hold the Class I instructor rating. This is the highest Instructor rating presently possible in Canada. Our other instructor holds a Class II instructor rating. We also have two Instrument rated, multi-engine rated instructors, and two Airline Transport rated instructors available as required. Our instructors each have between 10000 to 16000 hours of helicopter experience.
In-house Examiner for
Transport Canada final flight tests
We have a licensed Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) on staff --- one of only four in British Columbia. This allows greater flexibility in scheduling the final flight ride, and also ensures that we are fully aware of current licensing standards. We also have the only helicopter instructor in British Columbia who is also a DPEI, or instrument rating examiner.
