Helicopter on the set of Criminal Minds

Corporate Helicopters and Criminal Minds

The 2013 Season Finale of Criminal Minds recently aired on CBS and we are excited to announce SAG Pilot, Ivor Shier was a part of the action!

Aerial filming at night included working along with actors on landings and take offs, air-to-air sequences, and landing on a private ranch where they simulated a crash.

Commercial helicopter pilot sits in Robinson R22 helicopter

Corporate Helicopters newest Commercial Pilot

Congratulations to Dave Shapiro for passing his check ride and becoming a commercial helicopter pilot.

He is now multi-rated in both helicopters and airplanes, and plans to continue pursuing his passion of aviation.

Dave completed his private and commercial helicopter ratings in a total of just 4 months, way to go Dave!

Private helicopter pilot hovers helicopter

Private Pilot Graduate

Congratulations to Elliot Block on being Corporate Helicopters newest recipient of a Private Pilots License. Elliot has been training with us for just over a year. During that time, he was enrolled part time as he was also a full time student at Torrey Pines High School.

Helicopter in flight

Police Re-Currency Training

Eighteen pilots from various police organizations began their re-currency training in our Bell 206 JetRanger this month.

Chief Pilot Gary Roesink designed this program to garner maximum proficiency in the pilots knowledge and safety of the aircraft, as well as to further develop their flying abilities.