Timberline Helicopters

Timberline Helicopters, Inc. is a U.S. utility helicopter operator that grew out of a logging business. Its About page says the company was formed in 2004 by Ammy and Brian Jorgenson with one Kaman K-MAX helicopter and began as a helicopter logging company in the Pacific Northwest. It now provides utility and emergency support and employs about 100 people. The site says crews can lift and place loads of up to 8,000 lb throughout the United States.

Services

• Firefighting
• Powerline construction and maintenance
• Ski lift construction
• Logging
• Heavy lift
• Helicopter rebuild and refurbishment, and development of Supplemental Type Certificates for utility helicopters

Fleet

• Kaman K-1200 K-MAX: 100 kt cruise, 200 nm range, 6,000 lb lift capacity, a flying crane design
• UH-60A+ Black Hawk: 145 kt cruise, 300 nm range, 8,000 lb lift capacity, 8 to 12 passengers; the company operates five

Repair station

The Timberline Helicopters Repair Station is an FAA certified repair station under 14 CFR Part 145. It lists the UH-60A, A+ and L Black Hawk, K-MAX, MD500 and 530 series, Bell 206 series and Cessna 100 and 200 series. Services include PMI inspections for Black Hawks, AOG support, avionics installation, borescope inspections, rebuilds, structural repair and military to civil conversions.

Company facts

• Formed in 2004
• About 100 employees
• Divisions: flight operations, MRO, Timberline Aerospace, field maintenance, fleet trucking
• FAA Part 145 repair station

Operations

Flight operations are led by Director of Flight Operations Adam Stockland, who oversees nationwide utility helicopter operations. The company also lists international ski lift construction and global firefighting among its work, and it runs a support fleet of fuel trucks, service vans and crew vehicles to operate away from fixed bases.