Helilog

Helilog (Servicios de Aviacion Helilog Limitada) is a Chilean company that supplies helicopters for aerial work. It was founded in 2011, first focused on aviation logistics, and began operating aircraft in 2016. Its main operating base is in Rancagua, in the O'Higgins Region.

Services

• External load (sling) work, which the company describes as one of the most useful jobs for helicopters
• Forest fire prevention and fire fighting
• Agricultural work, relevant to the fruit growing industry
• Executive transport and tourism

Fleet

The fleet page publishes data for four helicopter types:

• Bell 205 A1++: 14 passengers, maximum take-off weight 4,773 kg, cruise 110 knots, endurance 2 hours 30 minutes, hook capacity 1,800 kg
• Bell 212: 14 passengers, 5,090 kg, cruise 120 knots, endurance 2 hours 12 minutes, hook capacity 1,500 kg
• Airbus AS350 B2: 5 passengers, 1,136 kg, cruise 120 knots, endurance 3 hours 30 minutes, hook capacity 1,000 kg
• Airbus EC130 B4: 6 passengers, 1,272 kg, cruise 120 knots, endurance 3 hours 30 minutes, hook capacity 800 kg

Approach

Helilog says experience, training, use of technology and continuous staff education are central to its safety processes, and that its people are its main asset. Its mission is to meet customer needs with aeronautical solutions at high standards of safety and efficiency, and it states a vision of developing aerial work across Chile. Customers can request a quote online and choose their region.

Company facts

• Founded 2011; aircraft operations since 2016
• Base: Hangar La Gonzalina, Rancagua, O'Higgins Region
• Fleet: four helicopter types