Popes Glen Footbridge Upgrade – Popes Glen 2021
20th May 2021 Helitreck carried out the delivery and placement of the Popes Glen footbridge in Blackheath. The precision placement was carried out in very gusty winds.
Office of Environment & Heritage – Lord Howe Island 2020
Helitreck assisting the Office of Environment & Heritage on Lord Howe Island in 2020.
Helitreck Hazard Reduction Support – April 2021
Helitreck BK117 Helicopter VH-FHB near Faulconbridge in the Blue Mountains on Hazard Reduction duties 29/4/21
Helitreck Hazard Reduction Support
Our VH-FHB leaving for Hazard Reduction support in the Blue Mountains on 28/4/21.
Helitreck in Dubbo & Moree, March – April 2021
March and April 2021 saw Helitreck provide two helicopters to the S.E.S. in Dubbo and Moree for flood relief operations. The first two weeks in April saw one helicopter remain on flood duties in Moree, the other returning to Bankstown.
VH-LUE Maintenance Check Flight
Our VH-LUE undergoing a maintenance check flight at Bankstown Airport.
Helitreck in Tasmania Jan-Mar 2021
Since January this year, Helitreck has been operating in Tasmania, supporting the Tasmania Fire Service and the Tasmania Parks & Wildlife Services. The contract has seen us based out of Cambridge Aerodrome with a BK117B2, which is Bambi bucket and winch equipped, with a full-time pilot and crewman. We have also supplied a 32,000-liter [...]
Helitreck on the Bachelor
Helitreck graced our television screens once again in 2018, making a BIG SPLASH with The Bachelor Australia. Helping this season's "Bachey" Nick Cummins on his first date!
Antarctica 2013-2014
On Saturday 15 March, one of our BK117s returned from a four month tour to Antarctica in support of Japanese Antarctic research. During the 2013-2014 summer period, helicopter VH-FHD was sub-contracted to support the JARE 55 expedition to Antarctica. The BK117 helicopter met the Icebreaker Shirase in Fremantle in late November. From here they [...]
Fire Season 2014 – 2015
With some hot, dry weather around at the moment, Helitreck have begun preparations for the 2014-2015 fire season by assisting with aerial ignition and providing water bucketing machines in support of hazard reductions around Sydney. Increased smoke activity is common around this time of year with the fire agencies conducting a number of hazard [...]