Mountain View Helicopters - Our Instructors
Our instructors enjoy a balance between flight and ground instruction in the fall and winter months coupled with acquiring current operational experience during the busy spring and summer months. This provides our students with instructors who are enthusiastically committed to providing training that is relevant in an ever-changing industry. When our instructors share their experiences in commercial operations through anecdotes and real-life scenarios, it helps our students to see a practical application to the lessons they receive.
Ground School
Mountain View Helicopters uses highly qualified Canadian-trained instructors with extensive operational experience for our ground school program. Our proven curriculum gives students the preparation required to write the Transport Canada CHP exam with confidence. This includes full coverage of helicopter related topics as well as several practice exams.
Maintenance Department
Mountain View Helicopters operates an in-house Aircraft Maintenance Organization and is the only accredited Robinson Helicopter Service Centre at the Springbank Airport. Students benefit from direct visual aids to answer their questions regarding Airframes and Engines, and avionics from our knowledgeable maintenance staff.
Our Instructors
Paul Bergeron - President, Chief Pilot, Class 1 Instructor, Designated Flight Test Examiner, Designated Approved Check Pilot
Paul has been flying helicopters since 1980, and holds both Canadian and FAA licenses. His 30 years of flying experience has taken him throughout Canada, the US, and the Caribbean. Paul is well known in the helicopter industry, with several companies contacting him for recommendations when they are hiring pilots for their own needs. Paul's vast operational experience in the helicopter industry definitely adds value to the students who chose to train with Mountain View Helicopters.
Richard Alzetta - Class 1 Instructor, Chief Flight Instructor, Designated Pilot Examiner
Richard started flying airplanes in 1960 and helicopters in 1965. He has flown commercially in the US, Alaska, Africa, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Canada in multiple applications, from long line construction, geological exploration in the desert and high mountains of Alaska and Asia, fire fighting, multi engine IFR offshore, oil support on shore and flight training. Richard holds French, FAA, Indonesian and Canadian Licences.
Curtis Nadon - Class 1 Instructor
As a previous graduate of our program, Curtis has been flying for many years in both the commercial and training sectors of the aviation industry. He spends the busy summer months gaining current operational experience to pass along to his students. Curtis' flying skills and dedication to high quality flight training are great assets to Mountain View's team. His upbeat attitude and tireless energy keep students motivated on the ground and in the air.
Ashleigh Prior - Class 2 Instructor
Ashleigh is another of our graduates with an infectious enthusiasm for the industry. Ashleigh's aviation career began after completing a kinesiology degree at the University of Calgary. During her years at university Ashleigh became familiar with helicopters working as a fire fighter for Ontario forestry during the summer months. This experience combined with her education as a personal fitness trainer makes her a natural for flight training. She continues to acquire advanced skills each season by gaining operational experience in a variety of settings.
Jennifer Thiel - Class 1 VFR/IFR Flight Instructor, Designated Approved Check Pilot
Jennifer started her aviation career right here at Mountain View Helicopters in 2000 where she completed her Commercial Licence. Since then she has worked in many sectors of the helicopter industry such as oil and gas, forestry, and training. After completing her IFR and ATPL (airline transport pilot licence) she flew IFR Bell 212s in Alberta, in the arctic and N.W.T. Jennifer returned to MVH in 2009 to focus on IFR training and Pilot Proficiency Checks.
