Aerial Applications

Alpine Helicopters has been involved in the Aerial Application business since 1965.  The work has involved both dry and wet application for forestry, farming, industrial and municipal applications.  It includes experience with conventional, accu-flow, microfoil and thru-valve (T.V.B.) spraying systems.  Today we are one of Canada’s premier spray contractors operating up to 10 spray helicopters.

Completed Aerial Application Projects

Conifer Release

  • Campbell River, BC – Western Forest Products
  • Chetwynd, BC - Canadian Forest Products
  • Dawson Creek, BC - Ministry of Forests
  • Edson, AB - Sundance Forest Industries
  • Fort Nelson, BC - Slocan Forest Products
  • Fort St. James, BC - Ministry of Forests
  • Fort St. John, BC - Canadian Forest Products
  • Fort St. John, BC - Ministry of Forests
  • Hudson’s Hope, BC - Canadian Forest Products
  • Grande Prairie, AB - Canadian Forest Products
  • Lillooet, BC - Ministry of Forests
  • Prince George, BC - Ministry of Forests
  • Squamish, BC - Ministry of Forests
  • Valleyview, AB - Alberta Environmental Protection
  • Victoria - BC Ministry of Forests - Vision Research Trials

Lake Sterilization

  • Edmonton – Alberta Environmental Protection

Mosquito Abatement

  • City of Calgary
  • City of Drumheller
  • City of Edmonton
  • City of Regina
  • City of Winnipeg
  • Town of Golden
  • Town of a Hanna
  • Yukon Territory

 

Aircraft Information

Aircraft Bell 206B Bell 206B Bell 206L-3 Bell 212HP
Application Type Liquid Granular Liquid Liquid
# of Helicopters 2 5 1 2
Spray System Simplex 4900 Alpine Helicopters Designed Simplex 7900 Simplex 7300
Boom System Conventional-Simplex Alpine Helicopters Designed Conventional-Simplex Conventional-Simplex
  Thru Valve Boom (TVB)   Thru Valve Boom (TVB) Thru Valve Boom (TVB)
Nozzle System Disc-Core   Disc-Core Disc-Core
  Micronair   Micronair Micronair
  Wedge   Wedge Wedge
  Accu-flow   Accu-flow Accu-flow
Pump System Electric Blower Electric Electric
Tank Capacity 450 L 375 Kg 600 L 1514 L
Swath Width 16 M 20 M 18 M 25 M
App. Rate 1.5-200 L/Hectare 0.1-10 Kg/ Hectare 1.5-200 L/Hectare 1.5-200 L/Hectare
App. Height Conventional 2-15 M 10-30 M Conventional 2-15 M Conventional 2-15 M
  TVB 10-125 M   TVB 10-125 M TVB 10-125 M
Flow Meter Crophawk None Crophawk Crophawk
Load System Drybreak with GPI meters Auger Drybreak with GPI meters Drybreak with GPI meters
Positioning Automatic Flagman Automatic Flagman Automatic Flagman Automatic Flagman
        Satloc Differential GPS