Experienced Irish Helicopter company ATPL pilots
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Key Team Members - whose combined wealth of experience is unparralled

Chief Pilot - Captain Chris Shiel

A qualified engineer Chris is a JAA ATPL (H) Multi and Single engine Pilot instrument rated with over 13 years experiance and has the following type ratings S61-N/EC120/EC130/AS350AS355/R44/R22/Bell222.В  with over 7,500 flight hours accumulated +3,000 of these are of  turbine experience He is also a qualified flight instructor and an approved examiner for the Irish Aviation Authority.

 

Pilot - Captain Don Garrahy

Don Garrahy Commercial pilot -JAA CPL (H) Multi and single engine  Pilot instrument rated with over 9 yrs experience and approximately 4,000 flight hours accumulated plus 2,000 of these are of  turbine experience. Don is rated on types AS350 AS355 EC120 EC130 Bell 206 & Bell 407.  Don is also a qualified instructor and flight examiner for the Irish Aviation Authority. 

 

Pilot - Niall Fitzpatrick

Niall is a Commercial Pilot - JAA CPL (H).  Niall is rated on EC120 R44 R22 has over 2,500 flight hours and is also a qualified instructor.

Technical  

Peter McAllen.В В  - JAR 66B1 AML. Previously Peter Worked for Shannon Aerospace from 1993-2004 as an Aircraft Engineer team leader before Joining Executive Helicopter Maintenance Limited

Aircraft type ratings:

Airbus A319/A320/A321 (CFM56)./Airbus A319/A320/A321 (V2500)/McD MD80 (PW JT8D).

B1 McD DC9 (PW JT8D) /EC120/EC130/AS350/Group Eurocopter/R44/R22

 

 

Engineering and Corona Camera Operator

Andrew O’Flynn - is a qualified Aviation Engineer and has been with the company for 9 yrs from its incorporation in 2001 Types Include AS350/EC120/R44/R22 has also trained with FLIR on Camera Operation

 

Health & Safety & Quality

Billy Doyle Accident Prevention & Flight Safety Programme Manager