Specialties
Helipro is a well established helicopter flight school and tour operator on the Central Coast of California since 1993.
It is our goal to provide excellent instruction resulting in helicopter pilots that are proficient in flight knowledge with superior flight abilities, and who are prepared to enter the helicopter pilot job market. At Helipro, our pilots have the opportunity to work as flight instructors after their training is complete. Those with superior qualifications also have the ability to advance higher within the company.
We are a FAA Part 141 and VA approved school. Throughout the history of our program, we have trained over 600 students to obtain their Private Pilot License (PPL), Commercial Pilot License (CPL), Certified Flight Instructor (CFI), Instrument Rating (IR), Certified Flight Instructor Instrument (CFII) and Airline Transport Pilot License (ATPL). We also assist our students with job placement in the USA, Europe, and other countries throughout the world. At the moment, we are also developing programs for other operations.
History
Established in 1993.
Helipro was founded in 1993 as a flight school by Peter Stahli. Shortly thereafter, we could see that there was a further demand for helicopter operations on the Central Coast of California, however our main focus is to provide high quality helicopter flight training.
Meet the Business Owner: Peter S.
Peter started in aviation 30 years ago. Throughout his career, he has logged over 6500 hours of experience on helicopters, and 10.000 hours on fixed wing.
Peter first began flying helicopters in Australia, where his first certificate was issued. His first 1,000 hours were earned herding cattle with a Robinson R22. Then he worked for Hevi-Lift in Papua New Guinea, on a Bell Jet Ranger and a Hughes 500.
Back in Switzerland, he was flying a Bell 205 and an Aerospatiale-Lama for the company HeliSwiss in Belp.
In the summer of 1991, he started working with Heli-Linth in Mollis, Switzerland. With an A-Star (AS 350) helicopter, Peter flew several different operations including search and rescue operations in the alps.
Between 1991-92, Peter returned to the USA for additional training and received his Instrument Rating along with his Fixed Wing Certificate. He currently holds an Airline Transport Pilot License (ATPL) for airplanes and helicopters.