Maritime Disaster Support
A coal carrier ship ran aground on Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef, some 50 nautical miles north of Gladstone. Becker Helicopters was called to assist with the Command and Control of…
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Becker Helicopters has extensive approvals in place and highly experienced pilots who are endorsed to conduct a range of airwork services.
Be it tourism, filming, emergency, or a commercial lift job – we can do it.
When hiring a helicopter, getting the job done quickly and effectively saves you money.
Becker Helicopters has pilots with a depth of experience and the range of aircraft / configurations to achieve this. We can also provide crew training and/or ground training for your staff.
We will work out the best options for your job to get the job done safely and quickly, with the result you want. If we don’t believe we can do your job efficiently, we’ll suggest someone who could.
What We Can Do
- Lifting (Sling Loads)
- Firefighting
- Firefighting Support
- Fire Mapping with Night Vision Goggles
- Incendiary Dropping
- Dropping of articles
- Photography and Filming
- Search and Rescue
- Emergency Response
- Powerline inspection
- Stock mustering
- Feral and diseased animal control
- Frost protection
- Aerial surveys
We offer water bombing, mapping of fire fronts and fire fighting support.
We are approved to use Night Vision Goggles (NVG) to provide fire fighting support and mapping of fire fronts at night.
With experienced fire fighting pilots we endeavour to work closely with fire fighting agencies, forestry, emergency services and other local bodies for the best possible outcomes in fire suppression.
We have a large fleet of helicopters that can be mobilised for grid searches and have been tasked in this regard by AMSA.
We are CASA approved for night work and the use of Night Vision Goggles, which means we can work into the night, respond to a night emergency, or survey for grounded aircraft after sunset.
Storm and Emergency Response
We can mobilise quickly to respond to an emergency. We have a track record of being available when most needed and have been involved in Queensland Flood evacuations and surveillance, bushfire emergencies, marine disaster response, and storm and cyclone damage patrols. We can respond day or night.
Aerial Crane and Lifting
The helicopter is able to get your load into or out of small, hard to get at locations. We are often asked to lift in spa pools and pool tables to rooftop apartments or do ship to shore transfers. The replacement or installation of airconditioner units and advertising signs also is a task we often complete. Depending on the weight of the load you need moved we can advise on a helicopter that can do the job.
What We Can Do
Offshore Channel Marker
Our client required an urgent repair of a shipping channel marker, in one of Queensland’s busiest coal shipping lanes, that had been storm damaged. Becker Helicopters mobilised a crew to…
Lifting Building Materials
Lifting Building Materials Our client needed building materials lifted to the roof of Catalina Resort, 51 Sixth Avenue, Maroochydore for an apartment renovation. Becker Helicopters dispatched an experienced crew to…
Queensland Floods 2010
Central QLD Floods In late 2010 Central Queensland was inundated with floodwater. Becker Helicopters was tasked to the SES base of operations at Biloela and was utilised in the emergency…
Brisbane Floods, 2011
Flood Rescues In January 2011 the greater Brisbane and Toowoomba regions experienced widespread flooding. Becker Helicopters was called at 4am on 12 January 2011 to rescue 3 people and a…