Helicopter operator in Sunshine, Louisiana, for utility, fire and executive charter work
Southern Helicopters Inc is a helicopter operator based at 1127 River Road in Sunshine, Louisiana, south of Baton Rouge. The company states it has been in the helicopter industry since February 1977, and its home field is a private-use turf airstrip registered with the FAA as Southern Helicopters Airport (21LA).
Most of its work is aerial utility flying rather than passenger travel. Listed services include powerline and pipeline construction support and surveillance, right-of-way trimming with an aerial saw, external load lifts for seismic and drilling projects, hydroseeding, emergency leak and corona patrols, and camera platform work for film and television. It also supports wildfire suppression and prescribed burns, and says its pilots and equipment carry U.S. Forest Service/OAS approvals.
For passengers, the company offers executive helicopter charter on several aircraft types with different seating capacities. Its fleet is drawn from Bell Jet Ranger and Long Ranger, MD and Airbus A-Star helicopters.
Southern Helicopters describes itself as a Part 133, 135 and 137 operator and says executive flights are operated on its own Part 135 certificate. It works nationally rather than only in Louisiana. Flyers looking for a turbine helicopter for a short regional transfer or a specialised aerial job in the Gulf South can contact it directly for availability.
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