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FLIGHT TRAINING

NOTE: While every effort has been made to maintain accurate and up to date information within this guide, all dates, prices and other information are subject to change

OUR MISSION

Wanaka Helicopters philosophy is to not only teach a pilot

above average skillsBut also to produce a pilot who

has a good, mature and professional attitude, which

will be of benefit to any future employer.

To maintain our position as a leader in practicing

and promoting flight safety

in New Zealand through exceptional flight training programmes.

Our pilots will display a high degree of professionalism

so they seldom have to display their high degree of skill!

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Welcome toWANAKA HELICOPTERSWanaka Helicopters Ltd (WHL) is a commercial helicopter operator, and flight school, conducting scenic flights, commercial work and flight training, year round. WHL has been operating in Wanaka since 1992 and is NZ’s most experienced helicopter flight school.

WHL Owner/Chief Flying Instructor, Simon Spencer-Bower is NZ’s most experienced helicopter flight instructor. He is the recipient of numerous awards including the Queens Service Medal for services to aviation and the Helicopter Association International, Certified Instructor of the Year 2015 award.

The Wanaka area is an exceptional flying environment to develop all round flying skills and enjoy a wide range of leisure activities when not flight training. From a flying perspective, being situated amongst the mountains of the Southern Alps and having uncontrolled airspace and close training areas, means productive utilization of flight time and development of mountain flying skills necessary as a universal commercial pilot.

Various flight training courses can be undertaken including the Diploma in Aviation (NZDipGA (Helicopter)). You are also able to train to achieve a Private Pilot License (PPL) and Commercial Pilot License (CPL). The Diploma is a full time course whereas the Private and Commercial licenses can be either full time or casual. WHL has also developed NZ’s only Advanced Helicopter Mountain Flying Course.

WHL flight instructors are all highly experienced and operate in and around our mountain environment on a daily basis. Our helicopter fleet consists of four Robinson R22, two Guimbal Cabri, two Robinson R44 and one Airbus AS350 Squirrel helicopters, all of which are used for flight training and scenic and commercial work.

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Our StaffOur flight instructor team will be the first point of contact for many prospective students. They can provide you with any information you need, or answer any questions you may have about course planning, enrolment or Wanaka life. Members of the team also visit secondary schools and attend career expos.

Pete SmalleyPete leads student liason and is the key contact for all prospective students including schools throughout Central Otago. Pete is a flight and theory instructor.

Nicky O’MalleyNicky provides administrative support to the team and coordinates phone enquiries.

Simon Spencer-BowerSimon guides the Wanaka Helicopters team, and provides support and advice for all prospective and current students. Simon is the CEO, A.Category flight instructor, examiner and also works commercial jobs.

Will Simpson-ShawWill is available to provide support and advice for all prospective students including organising test flights and interviews. Will instructs and enjoys commercial work.

Nick MillarNick is available to provide support and advice for all prospective students, particularly those interested in agricultural work. Nick instructs and enjoys commercial work.

Dean WilliamsonDean provides flight training advice alongside instructing current students and commercial work.

Chris Spencer-BowerChris is based between the US and NZ working commercially and instructing, he can provide you with support and advice for current and prospective students.

Pete Spencer-BowerPete can provide you with support and advice for both academic and administration queries including organising test flights and interviews. He flies commercialy for Wanaka Helicopters and Greenstone Helicopters.

Carolyn Spencer-BowerCarolyn’s business and administrative skills drives the Wanaka Helicopters team, she supports both staff and students and is available for general advice.

Contact the Wanaka Helicopters TeamPhone (+64) 3 443 1085 Email training@wanakahelicopters.co.nz

or visit us at Wanaka Airport!

Flight Training Information

In summary, The Code of Practice ensures that:

• High professional standards are maintained.

• The recruitment of international students is undertaken in an ethical and responsible manner.

• Information supplied to international students is comprehensive, accurate, and up-to-date.

• Students are provided with information prior to entering into any commitments.

• Contractual dealings with international students are conducted in an ethical and responsible manner.

• The particular needs of international students are recognised.

• International students are in safe accommodation.

• WHL has fair and equitable internal procedures for the resolution of international student grievances.

Wanaka Helicopters can offer successful applicants a student visa. Please note that all mandatory paper work must be sited, in English, before application for a student will be made to the New Zealand Immigration Service.

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Flight Training Information

In summary, The Code of Practice ensures that:

• High professional standards are maintained.

• The recruitment of international students is undertaken in an ethical and responsible manner.

• Information supplied to international students is comprehensive, accurate, and up-to-date.

• Students are provided with information prior to entering into any commitments.

• Contractual dealings with international students are conducted in an ethical and responsible manner.

• The particular needs of international students are recognised.

• International students are in safe accommodation.

• WHL has fair and equitable internal procedures for the resolution of international student grievances.

Wanaka Helicopters can offer successful applicants a student visa. Please note that all mandatory paper work must be sited, in English, before application for a student will be made to the New Zealand Immigration Service.

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Wanaka HelicoptersTRAINING FLEET

Wanaka Helicopters operates an extensive and modern training fleet of piston and turbine helicopters. Our fleet is maintained to the highest possible standards and includes:

• 4x Robinson R22 (1 passenger and pilot)

• 1x Guimbal Cabri G2 (1 passenger and pilot)

• 3x Robinson R44 (3 passengers and pilot)

• 1x Hughes 500 (4 passengers and pilot)

• 2x Airbus AS350 Squirrel (6 passengers and pilot)

We pride ourselves on the presentation of our fleet of aircraft, so that during training and commercial operations students and passengers are able to enjoy the most comfortable experience, or focus on the task ahead.

All of our aircraft are used day to day in flight training and commercial operations.

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GRADUATE PROFILE

Jason Laing

Jason Laing is a great example of what perseverance and commitment can achieve. He learnt to fly at Wanaka Helicopters in 1998 and by his own admission, found the theory difficult due to his dyslexia. Jason gradually built up his hours flying for various operators in NZ on scenic and commercial operations before specializing in mountainous operations in the South Island of NZ. This eventually involved snow and heliski operations and a stint flying in Antarctica and it was in this environment that Jason excelled. NZ heliski operations are conducted up to 8000’ but it wasn’t until Jason took on a heliski pilot contract in Kashmir (India) that he got his first real taste of high altitude operations.

Jason worked for 3 seasons in Kashmir where heliski operations are undertaken between 12000 to 15000 feet. This is where Jason says he first learnt the art of operating at high altitudes with marginal power, which put him in good stead for his latest adventures in Nepal.

Jason’s seasonal work in Nepal encompasses many varied operations and working in the Mount Everest region means that inevitably he becomes involved in Search and Rescue operations.

What stands out above everything else was the month of April 2014 during which Jason performed many heroic rescue missions cumulating in the tragic Everest avalanche. Using an Airbus AS350B3E helicopter with long line attached, Jason rescued dozens of climbers from extreme terrain in the Everest region at or above 20,000 feet.

The tragic Everest avalanche on the Khumbu Icefall occurred on 18th April 2014 and his efforts in rescuing many deceased and injured climbers from the avalanche site at 20,000 and ferrying them down to the Everest Base Camp, were praised internationally.

Great care and attention and courage is needed when operating at these extreme altitudes where power margins are so marginal, and where the weight of the crew man was enough to make the difference between success and failure and where sometimes a difference in a few degrees of temperature was all that would be needed to make the difference between ‘go’ or ‘no go’.

For his outstanding humanitarian efforts, Jason was awarded the Kumar Khadra Bickram Adventurous Award by the Nepal Mountaineering Association. In addition, in 2015, the Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI) recognized the incredible piloting skills Jason has displayed during his many rescues in Nepal and awarded him The Outstanding Airmanship Award ‘for his efforts at high altitude in helicopter Search and Rescue efforts in the Himalayan Mountains of Nepal’. In 2016, Jason won the Helicopter Association Internationale ‘Pilot of the Year’ award.

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Commercial Pilot License (CPL)

A total of 150 hours of flight training is required, of which a minimum of 35 hours must be dual instruction and 35 hours must be solo flight. Similar flying exercises are covered as in a PPLH, but to a much higher standard and a higher minimum hour requirement. In addition, 10 hours of Sling (External Load) training must be completed. During the additional 100 hours required over and above the 50 hour PPLH requirement, additional advanced training can be done depending on the students ability and progress such as advanced mountainous terrain, advanced sling load operations, type ratings and some practical ‘in the field’ operational flying, such as power line inspection.

Six CPLH examinations in separate subjects must be passed. They are Aviation Law and Regulations, Meteorology, Navigation, Helicopter Principles of Flight, Helicopter Technology,and Human Factors. Helicopter Principles of Flight and Helicopter Technology are two separate exams in the Commercial License as opposed to one for the Private License. A PPLH Flight Radio pass suffices for the CPLH.

Private Pilot License (PPL)

This requires a minimum of 50 hours of flight training of which a minimum of 20 hours is flown dual with an instructor and a minimum of 15 hours is flown solo. The first 15 to 20 hours training covers basic exercises and generally learning to fly the helicopter before completing the ‘first solo’ flight. The last 30 hours consists of the compulsory advanced exercises including 5 hours mountainous terrain and 10 hours cross country (Navigation) flying.

In conjunction with the flight training, six theory exams have to be passed. The six subjects to be learnt are Aviation Law and Regulations, Meteorology, Navigation, Helicopter Principles of Flight and Air Technology, Flight Radio Terminology and Procedures, and Human Factors. These exams have to be passed before starting on the navigation phase of a students flight training.

Flight Training Information

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Commercial Pilot License (CPL)

A total of 150 hours of flight training is required, of which a minimum of 35 hours must be dual instruction and 35 hours must be solo flight. Similar flying exercises are covered as in a PPLH, but to a much higher standard and a higher minimum hour requirement. In addition, 10 hours of Sling (External Load) training must be completed. During the additional 100 hours required over and above the 50 hour PPLH requirement, additional advanced training can be done depending on the students ability and progress such as advanced mountainous terrain, advanced sling load operations, type ratings and some practical ‘in the field’ operational flying, such as power line inspection.

Six CPLH examinations in separate subjects must be passed. They are Aviation Law and Regulations, Meteorology, Navigation, Helicopter Principles of Flight, Helicopter Technology,and Human Factors. Helicopter Principles of Flight and Helicopter Technology are two separate exams in the Commercial License as opposed to one for the Private License. A PPLH Flight Radio pass suffices for the CPLH.

Private Pilot License (PPL)

This requires a minimum of 50 hours of flight training of which a minimum of 20 hours is flown dual with an instructor and a minimum of 15 hours is flown solo. The first 15 to 20 hours training covers basic exercises and generally learning to fly the helicopter before completing the ‘first solo’ flight. The last 30 hours consists of the compulsory advanced exercises including 5 hours mountainous terrain and 10 hours cross country (Navigation) flying.

In conjunction with the flight training, six theory exams have to be passed. The six subjects to be learnt are Aviation Law and Regulations, Meteorology, Navigation, Helicopter Principles of Flight and Air Technology, Flight Radio Terminology and Procedures, and Human Factors. These exams have to be passed before starting on the navigation phase of a students flight training.

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International Students

WHL is a nationally accredited training provider with the New Zealand Qualification Authority and a signatory of the Code of Practice for the Pastoral Care of International Students. Our responsibility to international trainees means that, if you are not a New Zealand or Australian citizen, you must have:

• Medical and travel insurance, including insurance for flight operations.

• An appropriate visa or permit to study in New Zealand. You can visit the New Zealand Immigration Service website (www.immigration.govt.nz) for more information.

• Your Justice Department and/or police reports for the CAA Fit and Proper Person application.

• Proof that you have the ability to support yourself whilst in NZ (access to $NZ10,00.00 per year).

• An IELTS test result of 5.5 for PPL, 6.0 for CPL and 6.5 for the Diploma, if English is not your first language.

Advanced Mountain Flying Course

Wanaka Helicopters offers an Advanced Mountain Flying course. This is a non compulsory course that can be taken at the end of a students Commercial Pilot License and is in addition to the mountain training received within the Private and Commercial license. This course is designed to teach advanced aspects of mountain flying, including but not limited to snow operations, high altitude operations, windy and marginal weather operations, limited power operations and low level operations, Anyone can come to Wanaka Helicopters for this mountain flying course. The full course is 10 hours of flying and associated theory but can be reduced or increased to suit individual requirements.

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DIPLOMA IN AVIATION (HELICOPTER) (GENERAL AVIATION) LEVEL 5COURSE ADVISOR: Pete Smalley pete@wanakahelicopters.co.nz

INSTRUCTORS: Chris Spencer-Bower, Dean Williamson, Nick Millar, Paul Johnson, Pete Smalley, Pete Spencer-Bower, Simon Spencer-Bower, Will Simpson-Shaw

OVERVIEW The New Zealand Diploma in Aviation (NZDipGA) has been developed by the New Zealand aviation industry for both fixed and rotary wing pilots. It is a nationally recognized qualification administered under the framework of the NZ Ministry of Education.

The Diploma is an 18 month course that results in the candidates graduating with a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Commercial Pilot License, Helicopter (CPLH) and a Diploma in Aviation. The Diploma comprises of different courses and modules, all with Unit Standards, which are combined into one qualification. These courses and modules encompass many more related topics and aspects of aviation, over and above that required for a basic Commercial Pilot License, and graduates will have attained considerable extra operational and theoretical knowledge and practical skills that should put them at a considerable advantage when seeking employment as commercial pilots.

AIM To provide the skills and knowledge necessary to achieve a Commercial Pilots License (Helicopter) with a type rating for single engine helicopters (entitling the holder to legally operate an aircraft in New Zealand for commercial purposes), specialist flying skills, knowledge for an instrument rating and knowledge of aeronautical industry and organisations processes.

LEARNING OUTCOMES After successfully completing this course, graduates will be qualified commercial helicopter pilots, with type ratings for single engined helicopters, able to exercise the privileges provided for by CAANZ in New Zealand.

They will also have specific knowledge and skills in trolley landing, sling load (long lining) operations, fire bucket operations, frost

protection and the carriage of dangerous goods by air. They will also hold valid examination credits for an

instrument rating and basic turbine engines, and have knowledge of organisational behavior in the aeronautical industry with respect to regulation and governances, quality, safety and risk management and decision making in the aviation industry.

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GRADUATE PROFILE

Remy Lewis

Remy transferred to join the Wanaka Helicopters team in early 2015. In early December he completed his Diploma in Aviation (General) (Helicopter) and fulfilled his ambition to become a Helicopter Pilot.

Over the course of a couple of years Remy “caught the bug” while working as a chef in a restaurant that neighboured a helicopter company. After talking to the pilots, seeing them flying and looking after their machines he decided to take a trial flight, which lead to more trial flights.

Remy was hooked, and decided that a Diploma in Aviation was the right qualification for him to develop a career as a Pilot. Along with supporting his passion for flight “the safety management and quality assurance aspects were important features of the diploma and securing a job in aviation”.

Remy has been exposed to a broad range of flying conditions and terrain and enjoyed the challenges and opportunity to develop advanced skills flying amongst the mountainous region of Wanaka and Otago. “What I was taught was beyond the standard level of instruction, and I really benefited from the practical approach our instructors took in lessons”. Remy enjoyed the opportunity to be involved and exposed to the extensive range of Wanaka Helicopters commercial work including scenic flights, frost flying, fire fighting, and jobs that demanded complex logistics such as services to remote hunting and fishing grounds.

Now that he has completed his Diploma, Remy is focusing on building experience before returning to the mountains of Wanaka to gain an instructor rating. With his skilled ability, he is looking forward to the possibility of working in all areas of flying, with a particular interest in commercial work in the mountains and lifting/sling work.

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Flight Training Information

Diploma Pre Entry Requirements

1. Be at least 18 years of age at program start date

2. Must have achieved NCEA Level 2 education or equivalent or above

3. Complete and pass a CAA Class One medicalAdditional Info: http://www.caa.govt.nz/medical/medical_home.htm 4. Complete the Service IQ, ADAPT pre-screening testAdditional Info: http://www.nzskillsconnect.co.nz/about-the-assessment 5. Have passed at least four Private Pilot License theory exams prior to enrolment Additional Info: http://www.caa.govt.nz/Advisory_Circulars/AC061_3.pdf 6. CAA requires all pilots to meet Fit and Proper Person standards. Applicants have to provide: • Proof of identity • Proof of address-for-service • A Criminal Record History from the Ministry of Justice • A Traffic Offence History Report from the NZ Transport Agency • History of physical or mental or behavioral problemsAdditional Info: http://www.caa.govt.nz/Forms/FPP_Process.htm

7. Meet the spoken English requirements of CAA. Where English is a second language a minimum level is IELTS 6.5 or equivalent.Additional Info: http://www.caa.govt.nz/rules/ACs.htm (See AC 61-1)

8. Paid the applicable course fees, or have funds in place to meet course costs.

Flight Training Information

Diploma Pre Entry Requirements

1. Be at least 18 years of age at program start date

2. Must have achieved NCEA Level 2 education or equivalent or above

3. Complete and pass a CAA Class One medicalAdditional Info: http://www.caa.govt.nz/medical/medical_home.htm 4. Complete the Service IQ, ADAPT pre-screening testAdditional Info: http://www.nzskillsconnect.co.nz/about-the-assessment 5. Have passed at least four Private Pilot License theory exams prior to enrolment Additional Info: http://www.caa.govt.nz/Advisory_Circulars/AC061_3.pdf 6. CAA requires all pilots to meet Fit and Proper Person standards. Applicants have to provide: • Proof of identity • Proof of address-for-service • A Criminal Record History from the Ministry of Justice • A Traffic Offence History Report from the NZ Transport Agency • History of physical or mental or behavioral problemsAdditional Info: http://www.caa.govt.nz/Forms/FPP_Process.htm

7. Meet the spoken English requirements of CAA. Where English is a second language a minimum level is IELTS 6.5 or equivalent.Additional Info: http://www.caa.govt.nz/rules/ACs.htm (See AC 61-1)

8. Paid the applicable course fees, or have funds in place to meet course costs.

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GRADUATE PROFILE

Charlotte Newbold

Charlotte Newbold graduated as a Commercial Helicopter pilot with Wanaka Helicopters in October 2015.

Charlotte grew up in Queenstown, often seen as the helicopter capital of NZ, so was well used to helicopters buzzing around overhead. After leaving school Charlotte worked as a tour guide on Fiordland’s Milford and Routeburn tracks. Working in such a remote area often necessitated the use of helicopters so it seemed that with Charlotte‘s life long association with helicopters, she was destined to become a pilot herself.

“I have always loved the outdoors and mountains and when I decided to learn to fly I wanted to find a flight school that would give me the credentials and expertise to be able to fly in this type of environment. I chose Wanaka Helicopters because they were the only helicopter flight school that provided flight training in this environment and the only school that offered a course in Advanced Mountain Flying”

“After completing my Commercial Pilot License, I secured a job with Heliworks in Queenstown, starting as ground crew. It has been a dream start to my aviation career”.

Charlotte’s decision to train at Wanaka Helicopters combined with her enthusiasm and commitment have certainly paid dividends and set her on the path to a great career in the helicopter aviation industry.

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Step 1DECIDE

The first step in starting your career in Aviation is choosing the right school, and qualification for you.

• Check out our Flight Training Guide.

• Contact the liaison team at Wanaka Helicopters.

• If you’re at high school, talk to your Careers Advisor. Highschool subjects that can aid your study are english, geography, maths, physics and economics.

• Talk to people in the aviation industry.

• Visit us at Wanaka, or meet the team at careers expos or Warbirds over Wanaka Airshow.

Step 2APPLY

• Are you at least 18 years of age at program start date?

• Will you have NCEA Level 2 equivalent or above?

• Do you speak fluent english? IELTS 6.5 or equivalent is our minimum level.

• Are you a NZ citizen or have residency? (if applying for a student loan)

Call (+64) 3 443 1085, email

training@wanakahelicopters.co.nz

Or drop in at Wanaka Airport!Have your admission granted, then..

Step 3ENROLL

Once you have been accepted into a course we will send you an enrolment package with all of the information you will need to enroll in the course you have chosen. Below is a summary of the items you will need to complete for enrolment (in the Diploma Course):

• CAA Class One medical (complete and pass)

• Service IQ, ADAPT pre-screening test

• Meet CAA Fit and Proper Person standards

• If applying for a student loan, ensure requirements are met

• Have funds in place to meet course costs

• Meet us for an interview and a trial flight

The enrolment process including payment will be completed when you join us at the start of the programme for registration and orientation week.

Flight Training Information

There are three requirements that all prospective pilots must meet before being issued with a pilot license. 1. Medical Assessment. Students must be medically assessed by a NZCAA certified doctor to Class 1 (CPL) standard before undertaking any flight training. An initial issue Class 1 medical requires a number of additional assessments over and above the requirement for subsequent renewals. 2. Fit and Proper Person (FPP). All students must pass the Fit and Proper Person criteria which is assessed by CAA at time of license application. This is at the completion of a student’s flight training. The FPP process requires students to produce a Police or Justice Department/Ministry report of any criminal convictions and traffic offences from all countries lived in for more that 6 months in the preceding 5 years. If the student has no convictions then the report needs to state this. 3. English Proficiency Test. As English is the official international aviation language, an English language proficiency test has to be undertaken even if English is the students native language.

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Flight Training Information

There are three requirements that all prospective pilots must meet before being issued with a pilot license. 1. Medical Assessment. Students must be medically assessed by a NZCAA certified doctor to Class 1 (CPL) standard before undertaking any flight training. An initial issue Class 1 medical requires a number of additional assessments over and above the requirement for subsequent renewals. 2. Fit and Proper Person (FPP). All students must pass the Fit and Proper Person criteria which is assessed by CAA at time of license application. This is at the completion of a student’s flight training. The FPP process requires students to produce a Police or Justice Department/Ministry report of any criminal convictions and traffic offences from all countries lived in for more that 6 months in the preceding 5 years. If the student has no convictions then the report needs to state this. 3. English Proficiency Test. As English is the official international aviation language, an English language proficiency test has to be undertaken even if English is the students native language.

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Wanaka HelicoptersENVIRONMENTAL

POLICY • Wanaka Helicopters is proud to be working towards reducing

our carbon footprint.

• We pledge to operate in a environmentally friendly and good neighbourly manner at all times, respecting and being sensitive to the wishes and needs of others.

• We minimise waste through the efficient use of office consumables such as refillable ink cartridges and recycled paper.

• We practice fuel efficiency within safety boundaries by monitoring engine warm up time and operating times to refine fuel usage.

• We advocate “take only photographs, leave only footprints” policy.

• Wanaka Helicopters is a member of Sustainable Wanaka.

• Wanaka Helicopters works hand in hand with the Department of Conservation (DOC) to provide the best experience of our parks with minimum impact. All our pilots take into consideration reducing noise pollution when choosing their flight paths.

• We recycle plastic, glass, cans, aluminum, paper and cardboard.

• We adhere to a strictly no smoking policy on all flights and landings.

• It is important to us to limit the environment’s exposure to harmful substances so where possible we choose to use non-toxic, natural & environmentally friendly products.

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