National Helicopters is a helicopter charter, maintenance and training company based in Kleinburg, Ontario, 15 minutes outside Toronto. National is registered with the Ministry of Education as a private career college, which means its programs must meet Ministry standards. It is officially recognized as a helicopter flight training school by Transport Canada, which regulates civil aviation in Canada.
The school provides helicopter training in a number of areas, including commercial and private pilot certification, night flying, instructor training, external load operations and confined area flying.
National Helicopters
11339 Albion Vaughan Road
Kleinburg, Ontario L0J 1C0
(905) 893-2727
nationalhelicopters.com
Canadian Helicopters provides helicopter transport, repair and maintenance services in addition to its flight training programs. Canadian boasts 40 base flight locations across Canada from which it provides services to a wide range of industries. The company also runs three flight school locations: near Toronto, at Jean Lesage International Airport in Quebec City, and in Penticton, BC. According to the company, the Penticton location offers beginner training as well as "advanced and mountain flight training."
Canadian Helicopters
2833-16th Avenue, Box 210
Toronto Buttonville Airport, Hangar 11A
Markham, ON L3R 0P8
(905) 415-8091/8090
619 6th Avenue
Jean Lesage International Airport
Quebec City, Quebec
G2G 2T4
(418) 871-2579
3130 Airport Road
Penticton, BC
V2A 8X1
(250) 492-0637
canadianhelicopters.com
Located near Montreal, Quebec, Helicraft has been teaching helicopter pilots since 1969. Helicraft offers instruction in several different type ratings and qualifications, such as instrument flight, instructor training, and night ratings. The company also assists pilots in converting foreign licenses to Canadian licenses. Helistar has a considerable fleet for the student to choose from, including Hughes, Robinson, Bell, Astar and Twinstar helicopters. The company says that class sizes are small, usually between one and six students, and that most of its students obtain a license within one year.
In addition to pilot training, the company is active in helicopter sightseeing tours, aerial film work, charter flights and helicopter maintenance.
Helicraft 2000 Inc.
6500, Chemin de la Savane
Saint-Hubert, Quebec J3Y 8Y9
(450) 468-3431
helicraft.qc.ca