Roof truss set, hillside build
No crane pad on a 1:4 slope. Fourteen trusses set in one 3-hour window.
Sunshine CoastBlack Hawk
Helicopter Lifting · Parker Aero
Construction Helicopter Lifting in Queensland
Keep the tower crane on the critical path. We take the awkward picks — the ones that need reach, a weekend window, or a street you cannot close.
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The problem
Why this lift is hard the conventional way
On a live construction site the crane is the bottleneck. Every pick that needs extra reach, an out-of-hours window or a closed footpath compounds the programme.
- Tower crane hours are the scarcest resource on the job.
- Mobile crane standing space often does not exist in an inner-city footprint.
- Out-of-hours street closures attract permits, police and noise conditions.
- Late design changes leave loads stranded once the crane is dismantled.
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How we do it
Aircraft, rigging, crew and duration
- Aircraft
- Black Hawk for steel and precast, H125 for lighter runs
- Rigging method
- Long line with tag lines, load cell and calibrated slings
- Crew
- Pilot, loadmaster, two riggers, plus your crane crew on deck
- Typical duration
- Two to five hours on task for a typical steel package
- 01Pick list and weights reconciled against certified sling capacity.
- 02Deck plan, lay-down area and hover path agreed with your site manager.
- 03Toolbox with all trades, exclusion zone stood up, radio check.
- 04Sequenced picks flown continuously; loads landed onto pre-set packers.
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Typical loads
What we lift, what it weighs, what it takes
| Item | Weight range | Aircraft | Typical time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steel beams and trusses | 800–3,400 kg | Black Hawk | 10 min |
| Precast panels | 1,500–3,800 kg | Black Hawk | 14 min |
| Formwork and props | 300–800 kg | H125 | 5 min/cycle |
| Rooftop plant deck | 600–1,000 kg | H125 | 12 min |
| Scaffold bundles | 400–900 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 construction lifting 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?
2,200kg
Structural steel — hook capacity across the fleet runs to 4,000 kg.
Payload vs hook
AT 20 mAirbus H125EXCEEDS HOOK
2,200 kg / 863 kgBlack Hawk59% OF HOOK
2,200 kg / 3,699 kgLoad chart — payload / radius
2,200 kg @ 20 m
Airbus H125
Hook 1,000 kg
EXCEEDS HOOK
220% of hook
Black Hawk
Hook 4,000 kg
GO
55% of hookRecommended
Load chart — payload / radius
2,200 kg @ 20 m
Airbus H125
Hook 1,000 kg
EXCEEDS HOOK
220% of hook
Black Hawk
Hook 4,000 kg
GO
55% of hookRecommended
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
Weekend steel package
Beachfront site with no road closure available. Package flown Sunday 06:00–09:00.
Gold CoastBlack Hawk
Plant room retrofit
Tower crane already dismantled; six units delivered to level 22.
BrisbaneH125
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Site requirements
What you need ready on the day
01Certified weights for every load, plus lifting points or slings.
02Cleared deck and lay-down area with exclusion zone marshals.
03Site induction completed for our crew ahead of lift day.
04Trades stood down under the flight path for the duration.
05Approved out-of-hours works notice if the window falls outside standard times.
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Cost factors
What moves the number
Pick count and sequence
Continuous cycles are the cheapest way to buy aerial crane time.
Load weight
Anything above 1,000 kg moves the job onto the Black Hawk.
Window constraints
Weekend and early-morning windows need standby crew.
Site congestion
Tight decks lengthen cycle times and require additional ground crew.
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Questions
Construction lifting — frequently asked
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Coverage
We provide construction lifting 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.