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Heather Howley

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"If I put a military pilot in this, they probably couldn't fly it." Heather Howley, Chief Pilot and founder of Independent Helicopters in New York comes to us to share her story after a viral reel that poked the hornet's nest of military rotary-wing aviators. Heather has over 8000 hours across fixed and rotary-wing aircraft, is a CFII, DPE, and has extensive experience with long line work, geological survey work, teaching, and many other commercial applications of rotary-wing aircraft.She shows us the humble side of succeeding in civilian aviation and shares with us her incredible pathway to success. Be sure to check out Heather @independentheli as well as athttps://independenthelicopters.com/Brought to you by Brotallionwww.brotallion.com@Brotallion

"If I put a military pilot in this, they probably couldn't fly it."  Heather Howley, Chief Pilot and founder of Independent Helicopters in New York comes to us to share her story after a viral reel that poked the hornet's nest of military rotary-wing aviators. Heather has over 8000 hours across fixed and rotary-wing aircraft, is a CFII, DPE, and has extensive experience with long line work, geological survey work, teaching, and many other commercial applications of rotary-wing aircraft. She shows us the humble side of succeeding in civilian aviation and shares with us her incredible pathway to success. Be sure to check out Heather @independentheli as well as at <a href="https://independenthelicopters.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://independenthelicopters.com/</a> Brought to you by Brotallion <a href="http://www.brotallion.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.brotallion.com</a> @Brotallion

EP 31 | Heather Howley @Independentheli 

Heather Howley is the owner and Chief Pilot of Independent Helicopters For most young helicopter pilots opening your own helicopter training school is probably not high on your list of things to do. But this is exactly what Heather Howley, this week’s guest on the show, did when she was left in the lurch with a helicopter lease contract to cover. Heather is the owner and chief pilot of Independent Helicopters based out of Saratoga County Airport, New York. The company offers helicopter training in R22s and R44s supplemented by a ground based simulator. Like most school charter and airwork ops on the side keep life interesting and the machines busy. You’ll quickly pick up Heather’s passion and love of flying in the interview. Its hard to imagine her doing anything else for many years to come. Podcast: Subscribe in iTunes | Play in new window | Download 01:14 Chinook webinar 01:50 Sponsors trainmorepilots.com 02:27 Heather Howley 03:28 School, working with animals and travel 05:10 Ground school and mentor 05:45 Silver State Helicopters + student loans 06:50 Training as a flight instructor 07:30 Taking Mum for a helicopter flight 08:45 Working as an instructor 10:40 Starting own helicopter company 15:13 Balancing hats – company owner, instructor, chief pilot 16:50 Business awards 18:25 What looking for when hiring pilots 19:38 Trends in the US training industry 21:15 Helicopter training rate 22:05 Veterans program 23:50 Common student challenges 26:12 Local terrain, landmarks, airspace around New York 29:44 Pilots groups and organisations, Girls with Wings 31:58 Mentoring others 33:00 Things I wish I need earlier 34:37 Scariest moments with students 36:58 Tips on getting first helicopter job 37:45 Recommended books 39:05 Lucy the flying dog 41:15 Subscribe on iTunes 41:30 Pilot recruiting interview – send in your questions to feedback@rotarywingshow.com  [leadplayer_vid id=”54294B3965A3E”] Links from this week’s episode: Independant Helicopters Girls with Wings  Women in Aviation   Finding a park out in the training area   Some of the local scenery – a big park! As usual, please feel free to continue the conversation in the comments. The post RWS 10 – Owning a Helicopter School with Heather Howley appeared first on The Rotary Wing Show Podcast.

Heather Howley is the owner and Chief Pilot of Independent Helicopters For most young helicopter pilots opening your own helicopter training school is probably not high on your list of things to do. But this is exactly what Heather Howley, this week’s guest on the show, did when she was left in the lurch with a helicopter lease contract to cover. Heather is the owner and chief pilot of <a href="http://independenthelicopters.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Independent Helicopters</a> based out of Saratoga County Airport, New York. The company offers helicopter training in R22s and R44s supplemented by a ground based simulator. Like most school charter and airwork ops on the side keep life interesting and the machines busy. You’ll quickly pick up Heather’s passion and love of flying in the interview. Its hard to imagine her doing anything else for many years to come. Podcast: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/ph/podcast/rotary-wing-show-interviews/id903691746?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe in iTunes</a> | <a href="http://media.blubrry.com/rotarywingshow/p/s3.amazonaws.com/rotarywingshow/RWS10-heather_howley-independent_helicopters.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Play in new window</a> | <a href="http://media.blubrry.com/rotarywingshow/p/s3.amazonaws.com/rotarywingshow/RWS10-heather_howley-independent_helicopters.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Download</a> 01:14 Chinook webinar 01:50 Sponsors <a href="http://trainmorepilots.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">trainmorepilots.com</a> 02:27 Heather Howley 03:28 School, working with animals and travel 05:10 Ground school and mentor 05:45 Silver State Helicopters + student loans 06:50 Training as a flight instructor 07:30 Taking Mum for a helicopter flight 08:45 Working as an instructor 10:40 Starting own helicopter company 15:13 Balancing hats – company owner, instructor, chief pilot 16:50 Business awards 18:25 What looking for when hiring pilots 19:38 Trends in the US training industry 21:15 Helicopter training rate 22:05 Veterans program 23:50 Common student challenges 26:12 Local terrain, landmarks, airspace around New York 29:44 Pilots groups and organisations, Girls with Wings 31:58 Mentoring others 33:00 Things I wish I need earlier 34:37 Scariest moments with students 36:58 Tips on getting first helicopter job 37:45 Recommended books 39:05 Lucy the flying dog 41:15 Subscribe on iTunes 41:30 Pilot recruiting interview – send in your questions to feedback@rotarywingshow.com [leadplayer_vid id=”54294B3965A3E”] Links from this week’s episode: <a href="http://independenthelicopters.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Independant Helicopters</a> <a href="http://www.girlswithwings.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Girls with Wings </a> <a href="https://www.wai.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Women in Aviation</a> Finding a park out in the training area <a href="http://rotarywingshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/central-park-new-york.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>Some of the local scenery – a big park! As usual, please feel free to continue the conversation in the comments. The post <a href="https://rotarywingshow.com/rws-10-owning-helicopter-school-heather-howley/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RWS 10 – Owning a Helicopter School with Heather Howley</a> appeared first on <a href="https://rotarywingshow.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Rotary Wing Show Podcast</a>.

RWS 10 – Owning a Helicopter School with Heather Howley