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Established in 1992 we’ve produced more NZQA approved helicopter pilots than any other in the country. We offer private (PPL) and commercial (CPL) as well as tertiary training and advanced professional training.  \nFounder and Chief Flying Instructor, Simon SpencerBower is New Zealand’s most experienced helicopter flight instructor, recently achieving 24,000 flight hours. He is the recipient of numerous awards including the Queen’s Service Medal for services to aviation and the Helicopter Association International Flight Instructor of the Year 2015 award.  \nThe New Zealand Diploma in Aviation equips students with knowledge, skills, and practical experiences that commercial operators want to see in applicants, but which are rarely found among private trainees. It lays the groundwork for a future path toward flight instruction, ATPL, Air Traffic Control or becoming Air Operators themselves.  \nWe also offer New Zealand’s top Advanced Helicopter Mountain Flying course and highly soughtafter specialist training in helicopter safety, sling, type ratings, and pilot recurrency.  \nThe Southern Alps provide an exceptional flying environment perfect for developing all-around flying skills, and Wa-naka Airport comes with the benefits of having uncontrolled airspace with nearby dedicated training areas.This ensures more productive and cost-effective training in mountain operations – the hallmark of why Wnaka Helicopter pilots are so valued around the world.  \nOur team operates in and around our mountains daily in our fleet of Robinson R22, Guimbal Cabri G2, Robinson R44, MD500E and Airbus AS350 “Squirrel”helicopters, all of which are used for training, scenic and commercial work. Other aircraft types are available for specific training requirements.  \nPATHWAYS TO  \nBECOMING A PILOT  \nSELF FUNDED  \n􀀞􀀝 􀀛􀀚􀀙􀀞􀀝􀀘 􀀗􀀙􀀖􀀕􀀔􀀓  \n􀀞􀀌􀀇􀀖􀀔 􀀙􀀍􀀘 􀀆􀀛􀀕􀀍 􀀍􀀌  \n􀀞􀀝 􀀚􀀌􀀗􀀖􀀅  \nSELF FUNDED  \n􀀑􀀑􀀞 􀀐􀀏􀀎  \nSTUDENT LOAN  \n􀀛􀀔􀀔􀀙􀀍􀀙􀀌􀀕􀀛􀀞 􀀗􀀖􀀋􀀊􀀙􀀗􀀖􀀚􀀖􀀕􀀍􀀓  \nMEET  \nOUR TEAM  \nWe are family-owned and directed by the  \nSpencer-Bower family. Simon, Carolyn, Chris, and Pete offer superior training and commercial services. Flight-training is more than a business for us, it is a family legacy.  \nExperienced instructors are involved in your training from your first enquiry to the day you become a pilot.  \nBRIAN PAAVO  \nBrian isWanaka Helicopter’s Academic Coordinator, looking after all of our Diploma students and maintaining most of our private trainee records. In addition to programme applications, enrolment, scheduling, and student finance assistance, Brian participates in several theory courses and leadsWanaka Helicopter’s responsibilities as a signatory to the Code of Practice for the Pastoral Care of International and Domestic students.  \nWe are dedicated to your success and can answer questions about course planning, enrolment, and Wnaka life. Each pilot brings their operations experience and training skills to each and every Wanaka Helicopter trainee.Trainees engage with a single instructor for some skill areas, but every trainee flies with several instructors to benefit from their decades of diverse working backgrounds.  \nSIMON SPENCER-BOWER  \nSimon leads the instructor team at Wanaka Helicopters, offering guidance and assistance to all students.With extensive experience spanning over 50 years and accumulating more than 24,000 flight hours, Simon is a seasoned expert in helicopter operations. 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