Audits:

Gas & Electric Utilities

Today's increasingly competitive public utility industry demands a great deal more from its internal flight department or a helicopter service contractor than it ever has in the past. Beyond transport and routine patrol operations, helicopter line maintenance, construction procedures, and reliability-based inspection programs are a science that has proven to be a critical success factor in a safe, reliable, and profitable power delivery system.

The required skills and aviation equipment for powerline related flight operations, however, are too often misunderstood by utility companies and aircraft operators alike. The specific training and abilities needed by pilots, utility crew members, maintenance personnel, and operational management supporting utility helicopter services are very different and a great deal more involved than the skills needed for the normal transport category of aircraft operations.

At Utilities / Aviation Specialists, Inc., we assure your company that current and prospective helicopter service contractors comply and remain in compliance with the highest professional standards for utility helicopter operators. We also help in-house flight departments reach their maximum safety potential through post audit recommendations aimed at building a world class flight operation.

All our specialists have extensive experience in both the utility and helicopter industries and have spent much of their professional careers developing and managing safe and cost effective utility helicopter applications. Their ability to spot potential problem areas before they occur and engineer cost-effectiveness into both transport and utility flight operation is unparalleled anywhere in the industry. We evaluate the risks, both aviation and non-aviation, associated with your unique program and recommend areas and ways where safety margins can be improved or where cost-effective programs can reduce your expenses.