Resort plant replacement
Barge cancelled by weather. Old and new units exchanged the same afternoon.
Moreton Bay & IslandsH125
Helicopter Lifting · Parker Aero
Island & Remote Access Helicopter Lifting in Queensland
No barge, no wharf, no wait. Loads delivered to islands and roadless sites on your schedule rather than the tide's.
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The problem
Why this lift is hard the conventional way
Island logistics run on barge slots, tides and wharf capacity. Miss the window and a two-hour job waits a fortnight.
- Barge schedules are weekly and weather-dependent.
- Many islands have no wharf capable of taking heavy plant.
- Landing craft still require a beach and a vehicle at the far end.
- Remote mainland sites can be a full day's drive from the nearest depot.
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How we do it
Aircraft, rigging, crew and duration
- Aircraft
- H125 for most island loads, Black Hawk for heavy plant
- Rigging method
- Long line with flotation-rated cargo nets where required
- Crew
- Pilot, loadmaster, mainland rigging pair, island receiving pair
- Typical duration
- Half to full day depending on cycle distance
- 01Over-water route planning with flotation and survival equipment carried.
- 02Mainland staging established as close to the crossing as practical.
- 03Landowner, national park or resort approvals confirmed.
- 04Shuttle cycles flown continuously; loads received by island crew.
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Typical loads
What we lift, what it weighs, what it takes
| Item | Weight range | Aircraft | Typical time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building materials pallet | 400–900 kg | H125 | 6 min/cycle |
| Water tank | 200–800 kg | H125 | 10 min |
| Generator or plant unit | 700–2,600 kg | H125 / Black Hawk | 14 min |
| Vehicle or ATV | 600–1,400 kg | Black Hawk | 16 min |
| Solar and battery package | 300–1,200 kg | H125 | 8 min |
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 island & remote access 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?
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
Whitsundays construction supply
Thirty-one cycles across two days to a site with no barge landing.
Mackay & WhitsundaysBlack Hawk
Cape research station resupply
Fuel, water tanks and equipment delivered ahead of the wet season.
Cairns & Far NorthH125
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Site requirements
What you need ready on the day
01Cleared receiving area on the island with a marshalling contact.
02Mainland staging area with vehicle access for load build-up.
03Approvals from the landowner, resort or national parks authority.
04Loads packaged for over-water flight and secured against downwash.
05Confirmed weights per load — over-water margins are not negotiable.
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Cost factors
What moves the number
Crossing distance
Cycle time over water is the dominant variable.
Total tonnage
Shuttle work is priced by the hour, so cycles per hour matter most.
Staging proximity
A close mainland staging point can halve the flight time.
Approvals
National park and marine park sites require additional lead time.
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Questions
Island & remote access lifting — frequently asked
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Coverage
We provide island & remote access 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.