Flight Training Courses
Our company offers a wide range of ab initio and advanced training courses. Our training objective is to develop professional helicopter pilots with superior flying skills and aviation knowledge, who exercise excellent judgment and decision-
Our goals are accomplished by providing an open, safe, and fun learning environment and employing experienced instructors who are confident, competent, and caring; capable of providing leadership and standards of excellence.
Following is a list of courses we currently offer. Clicking on the course title will take you to a page with a detailed description of the course, including costs:
- Private Pilot Licence – Helicopter
- Commercial Pilot Licence – Helicopter
- Airline Transport Pilot Licence -
Helicopter - nstrument Rating – Group 4 (Helicopters)
- Instructor Rating – Class 4 (Helicopters)
- Night Rating (Helicopters)
- VFR-
Over- the- Top Rating (Helicopters) - Mountain Flying (BC Forest Service Approved)
- Aerial Application
- Vertical Reference (Long-
Line) - Foreign License Conversion
- Pilot Recurrency Training
About the Chief Flight Instructor
Robert Thorne is the owner and chief flight instructor of Advanced Heli-Flight Ltd. Rob has over 16,000 hours of helicopter flight experience and he holds an Airline Transport Pilot Licence, a Class 1 Instructor Rating, and an Instrument Rating. He also holds equivalent licence's from New Zealand and the United States of America.
Rob’s flying experiences include: air ambulance, IFR, offshore operations, helicopter logging, aerial application, drill moving, seismic survey, mountain flying, and ab initio flight training. He has worked in many countries around the world including Canada, the United States, Somalia, Uganda, Kenya, New Zealand, and throughout the Caribbean.
Rob has worked as a flight operations Inspector for the New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority and as an Aviation Safety Officer for Transport Canada. Rob had the honour of flying Pope John Paul II during his last visit to Canada.
Rob enjoys instructing students who have a keen interest in flying helicopters and looks forward to providing them with safe, competent flight instruction.
Please contact Rob at (506) 474-
