Post-flood network restoration
Poles and hardware flown along a corridor that stayed impassable for six weeks.
Wide BayBlack Hawk
Helicopter Lifting · Parker Aero
Emergency & Disaster Response Helicopter Lifting in Queensland
When the road is gone, the corridor is still open. Rapid aerial crane tasking for flood, cyclone and infrastructure emergencies statewide.
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The problem
Why this lift is hard the conventional way
In the days after a flood or cyclone, the ground network is the casualty: roads cut, bridges out, communities isolated and networks down.
- Road access can be weeks away while restoration cannot wait.
- Heavy plant cannot be mobilised across cut highways.
- Isolated communities need generation, fuel, water and materials immediately.
- Every hour of network outage compounds the economic loss.
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How we do it
Aircraft, rigging, crew and duration
- Aircraft
- Whichever airframe is closest and adequate — H125 or Black Hawk
- Rigging method
- Standing rigging package held ready for immediate tasking
- Crew
- On-call pilot and loadmaster, riggers mobilised with the aircraft
- Typical duration
- Mobilisation targeted within 24 hours, subject to weather
- 01Task accepted with a scope call: what, where, how heavy, how urgent.
- 02Airspace deconfliction with emergency services and other operators.
- 03Forward staging established at the nearest trafficable point.
- 04Continuous tasking until the priority list is cleared.
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Typical loads
What we lift, what it weighs, what it takes
| Item | Weight range | Aircraft | Typical time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency generator | 400–2,400 kg | H125 / Black Hawk | 12 min |
| Water and fuel package | 300–1,000 kg | H125 | 6 min/cycle |
| Replacement pole | 450–1,900 kg | H125 / Black Hawk | 12 min |
| Bridge or culvert component | 1,500–3,800 kg | Black Hawk | 18 min |
| Relief supplies pallet | 300–900 kg | H125 | 5 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 emergency & disaster response 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?
750kg
Something else — hook capacity across the fleet runs to 4,000 kg.
Payload vs hook
AT 20 mAirbus H12587% OF HOOK
750 kg / 863 kgBlack Hawk20% OF HOOK
750 kg / 3,699 kgLoad chart — payload / radius
750 kg @ 20 m
Airbus H125
Hook 1,000 kg
GO
75% of hookRecommended
Black Hawk
Hook 4,000 kg
GO
19% of hook
Load chart — payload / radius
750 kg @ 20 m
Airbus H125
Hook 1,000 kg
GO
75% of hookRecommended
Black Hawk
Hook 4,000 kg
GO
19% 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
Isolated community resupply
Fuel, water and generation delivered over four days of continuous tasking.
Cairns & Far NorthH125
Emergency plant replacement
Failed hospital chiller replaced within 36 hours of the call.
TownsvilleH125
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Site requirements
What you need ready on the day
01A single point of contact with authority to approve scope.
02Forward staging area with vehicle access and fuel where possible.
03Load list with weights, priorities and destination coordinates.
04Ground receiving parties at each drop point.
05Airspace coordination details for the affected area.
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Cost factors
What moves the number
Response urgency
Out-of-cycle mobilisation carries a callout component.
Days of tasking
Sustained response is priced by the day, including crew accommodation.
Forward staging
Fuel and staging logistics dominate cost in cut-off regions.
Airframe
Payload requirement determines the aircraft and the hourly rate.
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Questions
Emergency & disaster response — frequently asked
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Coverage
We provide emergency & disaster response 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.