Kestrel Aviation in Mangalore, Victoria, Australia | Aerospace company

Kestrel Aviation

Locality: Mangalore, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 5796 2373

Address: 325 Aerodrome Road 3663 Mangalore, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.kestrelaviation.com.au

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25.01.2022 Kestrel recently participated in the 4WG Australian Air Force Cadets "ISO EXPO", a virtual showcase providing knowledge and insights from the aviation industry. Dave Dodson gave a fantastic presentation to the cadets, providing an insight into helicopter operations and aerial firefighting; as well as answering some of their questions on becoming a helicopter pilot and helicopter capabilities. Check out some of the amazing 360-degree cabin shots in the link below ... #TeamKestrel #aerialfirefighting #helicopters #AAFC #australianaviation #aviationindustry #education

24.01.2022 Happy Father’s Day! #TeamKestrel #FathersDay

24.01.2022 Kestrel partners with some of the leading American operators to deliver essential aerial firefighting services around Australia. This 4th of July weekend, we wish them a safe and happy holiday #TeamKestrel

24.01.2022 We're proud of our partnership with Erickson Incorporated in operating six of the iconic S-64 Air Crane helicopters in Australia each fire season. This season Jerry (NSW), Gypsy Lady (NSW), Delilah (VIC), Marty (VIC), Elsie (SA) and Georgia Peach (WA) have remained ready to respond when called by the various fire agencies. #teamwork #Australia #bushfires #aerialfirefighting #aircrane #helicopter

23.01.2022 It is images like this that remind us of the important role that we play in keeping Australian communities safe each fire season, even if it is a case of "find the Blackhawk"... #TeamKestrel

23.01.2022 Happy #WorldHelicopterDay! Held on the 3rd Sunday of August each year, World Helicopter Day aims to raise awareness to the contributions that helicopters make to our society and celebrate the diverse range of people that design, fly and support them. Every day there are people relying on helicopters for rescues, disaster relief, transport, firefighting, medical transfers, power-line maintenance, tourism, agriculture and many more roles around the world.... Being a proud Australian owned helicopter operator, #TeamKestrel says thanks to everyone who keeps our machines airborne.

22.01.2022 In 2019, Kestrel partnered with Firehawk Helicopters to own and operate a fleet of #Blackhawks that work between the United States and Australia . As the US battles its own intense fire season this year, we want to wish the entire Firehawk team, and the #TeamKestrel crew flying with them, safe and effective firebombing! We look forward to welcoming the Firehawk team, and our other US partners, back to Australia this summer!

22.01.2022 With the current United States wildfires devastating vast western parts of the country, our thoughts are with those impacted and those working to contain these megafires. As the situation in the US has grown, it has been an opportunity to return the favour and assist our mates at Firehawk Helicopters, with some of our #TeamKestrel pilots currently in the US flying Firehawk's fleet of S-70 "Blackhawks". Each season, we work closely with our US based partners to ensure ...that our local communities are protected with a range of heavy helicopters, with the planning for the coming Australian season well underway. #TeamKestrelFirehawk will once again be flying Blackhawks in #Australia this coming #fireseason, strengthened through our joint experiences gained working together in the current US fire battle. We wish everyone fighting the fires from the air safe flying! #bushfires #aerialfirefighting #blackhawks #safeflying

21.01.2022 It's becoming quite the movie star, #Firehawk 1 has also been profiled on Win News #Blackhawk #AustralianAviation #Hawktank

20.01.2022 Ahoy there! We’re looking forward to the #iconic Erickson Incorporated S-64 Air Crane #helicopters landing on our shores again after their voyage from Greece

19.01.2022 A bit of a blast from the pastthanks to Steph Bancroft for posting this pic of Kestrel MD Ray Cronin performing his puppy dog routine at the Mangalore Airshow with Steph on the ground giving him instructions

18.01.2022 Kestrel continues to play a leading role in the development of night aerial firefighting in Australia. You can gain further insight into our contributions to helicopter night firebombing over the last 4 years by listening to an interview with Kestrel’s Head of Training Operations, Richard Butterworth. https://rotarywingshow.com/rws89-2020-night-firefighting-r/

18.01.2022 Congratulations to Luke Commisso for his great picture and for his and all the volunteers support.

17.01.2022 HT330, one of our Bell Flight 212 #helicopters, has been proudly protecting the Shepparton, Victoria region since 2014. With a number of our Bell Medium fleet still on contract around #Victoria, we remain ready for action supporting ground crews in the event of fire activity. #TeamKestrel #AustralianOwned #AerialFireFighting #RegionalVictoria

16.01.2022 Kestrel has recently been covered by the Strathbogie Shire Council's #StrathbogieStory campaign. An insight into our operations and why we're a proud supporter of our local community. Check out the full video interview with our MD Ray Cronin in the link below. #TeamKestrel #LocalCommunity #Aviation #Helicopter #aerialfirefighting

16.01.2022 As the only #AustralianOwned company with approval to conduct night #helicopter firebombing, #TeamKestrel is gearing up for night contract operations for the state of #Victoria. This marks the 4th #fireseason in the ongoing development of a domestic #night #aerial #firefighting capability, with a focus on "initial attack" operations. Kestrel's team of highly specialised and experienced night firefighting #pilots have commenced their training program in preparation for ...the season. If you live in the local area, you might hear them training, which is an important part of ensuring the capability is ready when called. #NVIS #NAFC #Mangalore #Avenel #Nagambie #Longwood #Bell #bushfires #australianaviation #innovation

16.01.2022 An infographic from our partners at Erickson Incorporated of where the Air Crane #helicopters will be stationed this #fireseason.

15.01.2022 Kestrel has been featured in Australian Aviation with an article on our aerial firefighting capability and relationship with our Bell Flight fleet of 212 and 412 #helicopters Our helicopter fleet forms part of a wider toolkit of resources available to #firefighters on the ground, many of which are #volunteers, who keep local communities safe from the threat of fires. #aerialfirefighting #aviation #AustralianOwned #bushfires #pilots #aviationnews #innovation

15.01.2022 It's #BackToTheFutureFriday again as we continue our celebration of 35 years in operation! A big part of our training programs were the outback low flying camps. We owe thanks the Walsh's at Moorna Station and the Kennedy's/Laity's at Ned's Corner Station who generously opened up their homes and properties until we purchased Lake Victoria and Kulnine Station. The ABC filmed one of the camps for ABC Landline to highlight the benefits of the training program - the film c...rew pictured here are filming one of the landings on a (albeit wobbly) bridge over the Frenchman River at Moorna Station. #TeamKestrel #FilmStars #Training #helicopter

14.01.2022 Great to see #Firehawk 1 in action on 9 News last night!

12.01.2022 Another beautiful morning for a fly-away from our Mangalore base... Wishing our teams already in the field safe flying! #TeamKestrel #aerialfirefighting #safeflying #australianaviation #bushfires #helicopter #Bell412 #victoria

11.01.2022 #TeamKestrel are proud to provide aerial support to Forest Fire Management Victoria!

11.01.2022 A little like waking sleeping giants from their slumber, "Jerry", "Marty", "Delilah" and "Elsie", the Erickson S-64 Air Crane helicopters, have now arrived into #Australia after their long voyage from #Greece aboard the BBC Chartering ship "BBC Leda". They join "Georgia Peach" and "Gypsy Lady" who are already in country. The arrivals will be established on the port at Geelong, Victoria prior to making their way to their operating bases in time for their contract starts durin...g December in #Victoria, #SouthAustralia and #NewSouthWales. A MAMMOTH amount of work and planning has gone into getting the aircraft here this COVID impacted year, but the teams at Kestrel and Erickson Incorporated are getting the job done. Now to the job of fighting fires from the air and keeping #Australian communities safe! A huge thanks to Dave Soda from Aviation Spotters Online for the images! And the team involved in the unload late last night! #TeamKestrel #AirCrane #Helicopters #AustralianAviation #Aviation #Stevedoring #Logistics #Geelong #Maritime #Shipping #DELWP #EMV #CFS #NSWRFS #Helicopter #AHIA #NAFC #AirCrew #TeamWork #AerialFireFighting Essendon Fields Airport

11.01.2022 In continued celebration of #IWD2021, Eleanor will be giving an insight into her impressive career and the pivotal role she played in developing Kestrel from a helicopter training organisation to an Australian-owned leader in the aerial firefighting and specialist helicopter markets. The breakfast presentation is being put on by the wonderful team at Nagambie Lakes CH

10.01.2022 Kestrel was recently featured in an article in the international magazine Rotorhub click here to see the full article https://www.rotorhub.com//SE1HX0Fwci/offline/download.pdf

09.01.2022 Further to our earlier post on our partnership with Firehawk Helicopters, another milestone was passed last Sunday when the team undertook a heavy-lift job moving air conditioning units atop a warehouse. Another job successfully and safely completed! #TeamKestrel #TeamKestrelFirehawk #Blackhawk

09.01.2022 It’s #BackToTheFutureFriday as we continue to celebrate our 35th birthday in 2020! In 1988, Kestrel negotiated with the Port of Melbourne Authority to break an existing monopoly by establishing a commercially available inner city based floating helipad at the World Trade Centre. Kestrel provided helicopter services with our then fleet of Bell 47s! #TeamKestrel

09.01.2022 Today marks the end of our fire contracts in #Victoria for our Bell Flight medium fleet. Whilst it has been a quieter fire season that normal, #TeamKestrel have been up to the challenge when needed. Our amazing team of pilots, engineers, base assistants, and support staff have displayed professionalism in working through the challenges of a global pandemic, and we say THANKS to them all for the dedication they have shown to the task; as well as to their families for thei...r support, whom they are often away from for extended periods of time. Whilst fire contracts have ended, the fleet doesn’t rest and as an Australian-owned and based operator remains ready to assist when called, year-round! Chief Pilot David returning to base with Shepparton’s HT330. #Bushfires #Floods #Thanks #TeamWork #AustralianOwned #AerialFireFighting #SAR #EmergencyResponse #Helicopters

09.01.2022 A great initiative from Essendon Fields to celebrate some the emergency services users of the airport, in this instance our partnership with Erickson Incorporated and the role of the S-64 Air Crane in protecting the communities of Victoria. #TeamKestrel #Erickson #AirCrane #FireFighting #Victoria

09.01.2022 #TeamKestrel has been featured in the most recent edition of AerialFire Magazine. Check out the below link! #AustralianOwned #Helicopters #Innovation #Erickson #Firehawk #AerialFireFighting #AustralianAviation #Helicopter #Australia

08.01.2022 After a long voyage from Greece , Georgia Peach has now landed in Western Australia in preparation for the coming fire season. She is contracted through #NAFC for the Department of Fire and Emergency Services WA. Kestrel, in partnership with Erickson Incorporated, bring six of the iconic S-64 Air Crane #helicopters into #Australia each year as part of its aerial firefighting capability.... Four more to offload in #Geelong next week! Thanks to Brenden Scott from Aviation Spotters Online for the great photos! #aerialfirefighting #bushfires #aviation AFAC News #DFES #aircrane #helicopters #shipping #stevedoring #logistics

08.01.2022 Another Friday, another #BackToTheFutureFriday celebration of our 35 years in operation! Kestrel, with our culture of innovation, was a pioneer in the privately owned multi-engine market with the purchase of an #Augusta #A109 which increased our fleet capability at the time. This led to the development of #IFR programmes and providing support and consultancy on private #helicopter ownership in #Australia. Here is our MD Ray Cronin with the late Reg Martin in Italy, test... flying and taking delivery of the Grollo family's A109 in 1990. #TeamKestrel

06.01.2022 FIREHAWK 1 HAS ARRIVED! Kestrel, in partnership with Firehawk Helicopters, is proud to announce the launch of #Firehawk 1 - the first #Australian based, internal tank fitted, Sikorsky UH-60 #Blackhawk. With a tank capacity of 3,500 litres, the Firehawk developed #Hawktank, was demonstrated at Mangalore this morning in its world premiere. ... Watch this space for more images and video coming soon of this impressive display of #aerialfirefighting capability. Thanks to Aviation Spotters Online for the images. #Aerialattack #AviationNews #Helicopter

06.01.2022 Great work by the local ground crews and HT344 in #Deniliquin today! Glad to have been of assistance #teamwork #australianaviation #helicopter #aerialfirefighting #TeamKestrel #RFS

06.01.2022 We take this opportunity to celebrate our own amazing team members during Women of Aviation Week! Whilst the 8th of March is celebrated as International Women’s Day, it also represents the anniversary of Raymonde de Laroche becoming the first woman to earn a pilot licence (8th March 1910). Each year, we celebrate this important milestone that raises awareness to girls of all ages of the important roles women play in our industry, both on the ground and in the air. Pic...tured left to right are Susan, Shirley, Eleanor, Sandy, Wendy and Fiona; with Prue and Alison missing, but not forgotten. #WOAW21 #IWD2021 #TeamKestrel

06.01.2022 After the winter #maintenance period, the team at Mangalore took the opportunity to get some of the fleet out for a #classphoto. Fitted with the #Conair 85-KE belly tanks, our Bell Flight 212 and 412 mediums are a powerful tool for frontline #firefighters. Thanks to Aviation Spotters Online for the fantastic photos and Douglas Aerospace for the work done this year updating the paint livery on some of the fleet. We're ready! ... #TeamKestrel #Helicopter #Painting #Aviation #AustralianAviation #AerialFireFighting #FireSeason2020 #Proud #Victoria #Teamwork #Engineering #Bell #Sikorsky #Fleet #NAFC #Australia #AustralianOwned

05.01.2022 Thanks to all our crew who remain on call this Australia Day! Delilah, based out of Moorabbin, is one of six iconic Erickson Incorporated S-64 Air Crane #helicopters that call #Australia home each #fireseason. Thanks to Howard and the support crew of #HT342 for the photo! ... #AustraliaDay #AirCrane

04.01.2022 And away we go... Helitak 368 on her way to Sea Lake in preparation for this season. #TeamKestrel #AerialFireFighting #AustralianAviation

04.01.2022 Did you know that Kestrel Aviation celebrates its 35th birthday in this year? It's Back to the Future Friday with this shot of Kestrel's fleet of Bell 47s and JetRanger at Moorabbin Airport in 1985 where Kestrel was originally established as a specialist helicopter training school. Now, we operate Australia's largest fleet of Bell medium's from our bespoke facility at Mangalore! #TeamKestrel #BackToTheFutureFriday

04.01.2022 This morning, we welcomed back to #Australia the first of six Erickson Incorporated S-64 Air Crane Helicopters that will be on station around the country this #fireseason. Always an impressive sight, "Gypsy Lady" flew in aboard the strategic #Antonov124 airlifter. Keep an eye out if you're in Sydney for its departure tonight! The team are now fast at work establishing her ready for operation under our #NAFC contract with the NSW Rural Fire Service.... #TeamKestrel #GlobalLogistics #AirCrane #AerialFireFighting #PreciousCargo #BushfiresAustralia Thanks to Chris Matei for the photos!

03.01.2022 We’re #proud to form an important part of the type 1 & 2 fleet keeping #Victoria safe this coming #FireSeason2020!

03.01.2022 Did you know that today is #WorldPhotographyDay? There are some great photos of the Kestrel fleet in action and are worthy to celebrate on this day. If you've got an 'award winning' Kestrel helicopter photo, why not share it with us!

02.01.2022 With the current COVID-19 situation in Victoria, #TeamKestrel continues to adapt our operations to ensure the safety of our team whilst getting the fleet ready. Adhering to the government recommendations, we are #KeepingCOVIDSafe to keep Australian communities safe this fire season!

01.01.2022 As part of the ongoing AFAC News / #NAFC Aerial Firefighting Webinar Series, Ray Cronin (Kestrel's Managing Director and President of the Australian Helicopter Industry Association) gave an industry perspective on the firefighting helicopter capability in Australia. An interesting insight into the state of the industry! Ray's presentation starts at the ~28 minute mark. #TeamKestrel #AerialFirefighting #AHIA #NAFC #Helicopter