The following stories are from Bristow Academy graduates who all started their career with the Professional Pilot Program at Helicopter Adventures. Now they are in various places in the world doing a wide variety of exciting flying.
Reading these personal testimonials and talking to active pilots in the industry provides a great way for you to find out what you can expect as a working helicopter pilot.
FLYING FOR BRISTOW GROUP'S NORTH SEA OPERATIONS: Andrew Graham graduated from Bristow Academy in 2006 and now works for Bristow Aberdeen Scotland.Roger Kitton tells us about his career as a North Sea helicopter pilot. MORE |
FLYING FOR BRISTOW GROUP'S CARIBBEAN OPERATIONS: Sean Western graduated from Bristow Academy in April 2007. He now works for Bristow Group's Caribbean Operations in Trinidad. MORE |
FLYING FOR BRISTOW GROUP'S NIGERIAN OPERATIONS: Aaron Rainbow and Ken Dagfinn Rian deliver stories about their jobs with Bristow in Nigeria. MORE |
FLYING IN THE DUTCH NORTH SEA SECTOR: Hyla Breese graduated from Helicopter Adventures, Inc. in 2005. He now flies for Dancopter in Denmark. MORE |
FLYING OFFSHORE OF DOHA: John Camper graduated from Bristow Academy in 2005. He now flies for Gulf Helicopters in Doha, Qatar.MORE |
CHALLENGING THE NORWEIGAN NORTH SEA: Caspar Smith, Roger Larsen and Jan Victor Schlechter tell us about flying the rough Norweigan seas for Norsk Helikopter AS. Stig Onarheim flies for Lufttransport. MORE |
LIVING THE ALASKAN ADVENTURE: Several of our graduates are living the Alaskan Adventure. Some do sightseeing tours, others do utility work or offshore flying. Nils Bergan and Joel Shnier have good stories to tell. MORE |
SAVING LIVES: Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is a dream come true for many Bristow Academy graduates. Stephan Knoedler flies for ADAC in Germany, and Hans Bergsma for Schreiner in Holland. MORE |
FIGHTING CRIME: Nigel Clarke telling us about his career in the UK, and Kevin Iacovoni flies for East Bay Regional Parks. MORE |
UTILITY WORK IN THE WEST: Brian Jensen, Pete Gookin and Jeff Cook on utility work and fire fighting with in the Western US. MORE |
HELI-SKIING: Chris Templeton on heli-skiing and a variety of jobs in mountaineous areas. MORE |
COAST GUARD SEARCH & RESCUE: Cathal Oaks flies for the Irish Coast Guard. MORE |
OFFSHORE IN THE SOUTHERN NORTHERN SEA: David Preston, Neil Hamilton-Smith and Sean Bailey all fly for CHC Scotia, based in the UK. MORE |
FLYING OVER TROPICAL ISLANDS: Brian Ord on flying VIPs in Mauritius. MORE |
TOURING THE GRAND CANYON: Devon Decort on his various experiences and current job with Sundance Helicopters in Las Vegas, NV. MORE |
TOURING BEACHES DOWN UNDER: Chris Bone flies beach tours and photo flights in Queensland, Australia. MORE |
FORESTRY IN THE LAND OF THE THOUSAND LAKES: Jarmo Hillberg tells about his career up until his current job doing forest fertilization in Finland. MORE |
FLYING V.I.P.s IN GREECE: Alex Kalamaro graduated from Bristow Academy in 2003. He now flies for Air Lift in Greece. MORE |
