Ridge Rotors Inc.

Ridge Rotors Inc. is a small helicopter company offering customized helicopter service in northern British Columbia and Alberta. It says it has offered flight services in the region since 2004, and now has 3 bases and 12 helicopters. Its stated vision is safe, reliable flight operations for the people and businesses living and working in the area.

History

Ridge Rotors was founded in 2003 in Blue Ridge, Alberta, with one Bell 206 JetRanger. It set up a base at Tumbler Ridge in 2004. In 2017 it entered a working agreement with Taiga Helicopters to form the Taiga Ridge Heli Group, offering more helicopter models and services from Whitecourt, Alberta. A base at the east end of Chetwynd Airport opened in 2020.

Services

• Mining and exploration, from exploration through environmental monitoring and reclamation
• Wind and renewable energy: environmental assessment studies and weather monitoring station work
• Forestry: wildfire operations, timber cruising, VRI surveys and mountain pine beetle surveys
• Tree planting support and reforestation
• Cargo and equipment moves with four helicopter models
• Oil and gas support, including remote transportation and well-head service
• Aerial seeding and fertilizing
• Emergency services: evacuation assistance, search and rescue, fire suppression, medevac and equipment recovery

Helicopters

• Eurocopter AStar AS350 B3DH: 220 km/h, 2,300 lbs external lift, 5 passengers
• AStar AS350 SD2: 210 km/h, 1,700 lbs external lift, 5 passengers, stretcher capable
• AStar AS350 SD1: 200 km/h, 1,500 lbs external lift, 5 passengers
• AStar AS350 D: 200 km/h, 1,400 lbs external lift, 5 passengers, stretcher capable
• Bell 206 JetRanger: 177 km/h, 800 lbs external lift, 4 passengers

Bases and contact

• Blue Ridge, Alberta: main office and ground support base
• Whitecourt Airport, Alberta: maintenance and flight operations hangars
• Tumbler Ridge Airport, British Columbia
• Chetwynd Airport, British Columbia

Website: https://www.ridgerotors.com/. Phone: 1-877-242-4211. The company also lists a separate heli tours site, ridgeheliadventures.ca.