Timberline Helicopters

Timberline Helicopters, Inc. is a utility helicopter company. It says it has grown from a helicopter logging business into a global provider of utility and emergency support. The company was established in 2004 by a husband and wife team, who started the business as a logging operation.

Timberline pilots and crews can lift and place loads of up to 8,000 lbs throughout the United States. The company works on firefighting, powerline construction and maintenance, ski lift construction, logging and heavy lift jobs. It says it can move people or equipment by helicopter anytime and anywhere.

The K-MAX is a Kaman K-1200 flying crane. It has a cruise speed of 100 knots, a range of 200 nautical miles and a lifting capacity of 6,000 lbs. The company calls the K-MAX the quietest and lowest downwash helicopter in its weight class. The aircraft is HEC qualified.

The UH-60A+ Black Hawk is an upgraded model with new and improved engines. The company says these engines give exceptional hot and high performance and better reliability. Timberline operates five of these aircraft. The UH-60A+ has a cruise speed of 145 knots, a range of 300 nautical miles, and a lifting capacity of 8,000 lbs. It seats 8 to 12 crew passengers.

Timberline runs a support fleet for work away from fixed bases. The fleet includes fuel trucks, fuel trailers, service vans, service trucks, crew transport vehicles and a heavy haul truck with a lowboy trailer. It also carries aircraft equipment and ground support equipment. The company says it can handle on field maintenance on any job.

The company has an FAA approved repair station. It runs military to civilian aircraft conversion programs, led by the maintenance team. The team has extensive experience with UH-60 aircraft. Fleet trucking and field maintenance operations are also divisions of the company.

The company has a leadership team that includes a president, an executive vice president of operations, a director of maintenance, a director of flight operations and a director of safety. The company says it stays personal and hands on with clients, and that it aims to exceed customer expectations on every project.

Services

• Firefighting
• Powerline construction and maintenance
• Ski lift construction
• Logging
• Heavy lift
• Utility helicopter operations
• Military to civilian conversion programs
• Repair station maintenance
• Field maintenance
• Fleet trucking