Ridgeline tower footings
Twenty-six cubic metres placed in a continuous morning pour with two kibbles in rotation.
Sunshine CoastH125
Helicopter Lifting · Parker Aero
Aerial Concrete & Material Placement in Queensland
Where the pump truck cannot reach and the boom cannot see, concrete goes in by kibble — cycle after cycle, on time and on grade.
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The problem
Why this lift is hard the conventional way
Concrete is unforgiving: it has to arrive continuously, in sequence, and it will not wait for a track to be built.
- Pump lines have finite reach and cannot cross gullies or water.
- Agitators cannot access ridgelines, islands or unformed ground.
- Building a temporary track for one pour rarely stacks up.
- Interrupted pours create cold joints and rework.
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How we do it
Aircraft, rigging, crew and duration
- Aircraft
- Airbus H125 with 1,000 kg hook for continuous kibble cycles
- Rigging method
- Certified concrete kibble with remote release, long line
- Crew
- Pilot, loadmaster, batching-side pair, placement crew at the pour
- Typical duration
- Continuous cycles; typically 8–12 m³ per hour
- 01Pour plan sequenced against batch plant supply and cycle time.
- 02Batching and hook-up point established as close as practical to the pour.
- 03Kibble cycles flown continuously with a second kibble filling on the ground.
- 04Placement crew screed and finish as each load is released.
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Typical loads
What we lift, what it weighs, what it takes
| Item | Weight range | Aircraft | Typical time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete kibble (0.4 m³) | ≈960 kg | H125 | 3 min/cycle |
| Concrete kibble (0.3 m³) | ≈720 kg | H125 | 3 min/cycle |
| Reinforcement bundle | 300–900 kg | H125 | 5 min |
| Formwork package | 250–800 kg | H125 | 5 min |
| Aggregate or sand bag | 500–1,000 kg | H125 | 4 min/cycle |
Indicative only. Working payload reduces with radius, temperature and density altitude; every load is confirmed against the day's conditions.
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The Lift Envelope
Check a concrete & material placement job in 60 seconds
Lift calculator
05 questions · ~30 sec · no contact detailsAnswer 5 questions. Find out if your lift flies — and what it costs.
Enter the load, the weight, the region and the site access. The instruments on the right update live, and you get a written estimate you can download.
- 01Can it be flownfeasibility verdict
- 02Which aircrafthook capacity match
- 03What it costsindicative $ range
Question 02 of 05— How heavy?
40% completeQuestion 2 of 5: How heavy?
How heavy?
900kg
Materials and pallets — hook capacity across the fleet runs to 4,000 kg.
Payload vs hook
AT 20 mAirbus H125EXCEEDS HOOK
900 kg / 863 kgBlack Hawk24% OF HOOK
900 kg / 3,699 kgLoad chart — payload / radius
900 kg @ 20 m
Airbus H125
Hook 1,000 kg
GO
90% of hookRecommended
Black Hawk
Hook 4,000 kg
GO
23% of hook
Load chart — payload / radius
900 kg @ 20 m
Airbus H125
Hook 1,000 kg
GO
90% of hookRecommended
Black Hawk
Hook 4,000 kg
GO
23% of hook
Your result — pending
- Feasibility— — —
- Recommended aircraft— — —
- Indicative price range— — —
Answer all 05 questions to release the readout.
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Related work
Lifts we have flown
Island jetty abutment
Batch plant on the mainland, pour on the island, no barge involved.
Moreton Bay & IslandsH125
Escarpment retaining works
Pump line reach exceeded by 90 m; kibble cycles closed the gap.
Toowoomba & Darling DownsH125
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Site requirements
What you need ready on the day
01Batch plant supply confirmed to match the flying cycle rate.
02Hook-up and filling point clear, level and marshalled.
03Placement crew briefed on kibble release and downwash.
04Pour sequence and cold joint plan agreed before the window.
05Water and clean-down provisions at the filling point.
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Cost factors
What moves the number
Cubic metres
Total volume sets the number of cycles and therefore the flight hours.
Cycle distance
Every hundred metres between batch point and pour adds cycle time.
Supply continuity
The aircraft is idle whenever the batch plant is behind; sequencing is everything.
Site remoteness
Mobilisation to non-metropolitan pours is billed separately.
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Questions
Concrete & material placement — frequently asked
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Coverage
We provide concrete & material placement across Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba & Darling Downs, Wide Bay, Rockhampton & Capricorn Coast, Mackay & Whitsundays, Townsville, Cairns & Far North Queensland, Mount Isa & North West Queensland, Moreton Bay & Islands and everywhere else in Queensland — mobilising from 0.3 hours in Brisbane to 5.8 hours in the North West.