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Coulson Aviation Australia Approved for NVG Operations in the Chinook
Photos by Aviation Spotters Online: Photographer – Dave Soderstrom Coulson Aviation has received approval from CASA to conduct night fire suppression operations under Night Vision Goggles (NVG) in Australia using the CH-47D very large helitanker. As the first...
Meet the Coulson Aircraft Operating in Australia
Coulson Aviation has five heavy global aircraft on contract in Australia operating across three States – two CH-47D very large helitankers, an S61 Sikorsky helitanker, and two fixed wing aircraft being a C-130 Hercules and Boeing 737 FIRELINER™. Boeing 737 FIRELINER™...
Coulson Aviation’s Proud History in Australia
Coulson Aviation has a proud history of supporting Australian firefighters and communities in some of the most difficult times. Under new three-year contracts, this summer Coulson is providing a CH-47 Chinook and C-130 Large Air Tanker to New South Wales, as well as a...
New Chief Operating Officer to Focus on the Growth of Coulson Aviation Australia
Coulson Aviation Australia is excited to welcome Craig Martin to the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO). Craig is the former Executive Manager of Regulatory Oversight at Australian federal aviation regulator Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) and brings more...
Profile: Pilot Eric
Role: CH-47 Pilot Experience: I started my flying career in the Blackhawk way back, and I’ve flown the SkyCrane. I’ve been coming here (to Australia) on and off for 25 years – I’ve completed 12 different seasons between Ballarat, Moorabbin, Bankstown, Essendon. This...
Apprentice Koel on the S-61 Helitanker
Koel is an Apprentice Aircraft Maintenance Engineer with Coulson Aviation. On his first trip to Australia, he’s based in Mansfield, Victoria working with the S-61 helitanker known as Helitack 348. “I really like this thing (348), it’s fun. It’s easy to work on. The...
The Coulson Aviation S-61 Workhorse
Coulson Aviation S-61 workhorse C-FXEC is a familiar sight around Victoria after 17 years working across the State supporting firefighters from the sky. Both Mansfield and Colac in regional Victoria are like second homes for the helitanker and its crews. This year,...
Flying the Mighty Coulson CH-47D in Australia
Pilot Annie is a CH-47 Co-Pilot currently working in Victoria, Australia. This is her third year with Coulson Aviation and her first season in Australia after a summer in the Northern hemisphere flying a Chinook. https://youtu.be/rDcvm4_wMsk What does a "typical" day...
Coulson Aircraft in Place for the Summer
Coulson Aviation’s powerful seasonal firebombing aircraft are now in place and operating in Australia for the summer. A C-130 Hercules and CH-47 Chinook are operating in New South Wales from Sydney, and a Sikorsky S-61 and CH-47 Helitanker are in Victoria, Mansfield...
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