Our helicopters are efficient and versatile, making them the perfect solution for forestry, aerial spraying, fertilising, pest control, and more.
PEST CONTROL
Skywork has the equipment and local knowledge to support your pest control operations.
AERIAL PEST MANAGEMENT
Pastoral, Forestry, and Crop pest control requires year-round attention to provide the most beneficial results and ensure a cost-effective solution to the problems caused by wild goats and deer, along with other smaller pests like crickets and moths.
AERIAL SHOOTING
One of the most efficient targeting methods is aerial shooting to control pests, along with monitoring locations of where the pests are breeding and frequenting. Our Crew hold firearm licenses and have experience in aerial shooting.
AERIAL PEST SPRAYING
Black Field Crickets and White Butterfly are two varieties of pest that attack pastures and forage crops and tailored aerial spraying can target these and smaller pests.
FORESTRY
The forestry industry has been one of the driving features in Skywork Helicopters developing its systems and efficiencies over the years, with continued emphasis placed on the need to maintain the latest of technology and industry expertise or its forestry clients.
Systems include technology and specialised plant to mitigate the impact on the environment and efficiencies to deliver a timely service to support and ensure other forestry activities can meet their deadlines.
Safety is Paramount in all Operations Undertaken by Skywork Helicopters Ltd. All forestry operations are supported in the field by an expert team of highly trained ground crew and mobile engineers. Regular training days are held by Skywork Helicopters for any persons associated with our helicopter operations.
Over-sowing and Fertiliser Application
Dothistroma Spraying
Release Spraying
Wild Animal Control
Aerial Survey
Fire Support
Pre-Plant Spraying
HELICOPTER HARVESTING
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Skywork Helicopters has the equipment and expertise in the following areas:
Heli-logging and Support
Slinging Haulage Cables
Long-line Choker Delivery
Timber Extraction
Transport of Logging Crew and Equipment
Log Jams and Potential Hazards
AERIAL SPRAYING
Skyworks spray operations incorporate over sowing, and fertilising operations are one of Skywork’s recognised specialised areas of work.
Early on Skywork Helicopters recognised the need within the New Zealand agricultural sector, to respond to increased environmental pressures for improved methods and standards. Consequently, resources have been employed in research and development of new equipment and improved application techniques. The company invested in the country’s first Thru Valve Boom in 1999, and set up the first ‘Squirrel’ type aircraft in the world utilizing this specialised aerofoil anti-drift boom technology.
Skywork Helicopters operates controlled flow meters, anti-drift booms and satellite navigation (Differential GPS) for precision and optimum application of agri-chemical solutions.
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Skywork Helicopters has spent considerable resources researching and developing to achieve precision application of agri-chemicals and reduce the potential for environmental threats. One of the more unique innovations is Skywork’s three “mobile mixing centres” – trucks that can carry up to 12 tons of water, fuel, chemicals, and support equipment with an integrated heli-deck mounted above the tank. These “rooftop” helipads minimise dust movement and the mobility of the trucks enables landing pads to be located often closer to the job site, providing savings for the customer. This method of containment significantly reduces the potential risk of ground seepage or spills of chemicals and fuel.
Our innovative mobile mixing centres with rooftop helipads contain all water and chemical with support equipment. This method of containment prevents the risk of environmental ground seepage and spillage into creeks, rivers, and ponds.
INNOVATION, ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE
AERIAL FERTILISER SPREADING
In the aerial application of Fertiliser, Skywork pilots utilise highly developed equipment, which has been designed and proven to maximise the efficiency of aerial fertiliser operations.
Topdressing
Seeding and re-grassing
Bulk or Bagged Fertiliser
Cartage is available.
Skywork offers a choice of loading equipment to suit job type and size, keeping in mind the goal to maximise efficiency (less time in the air), and also ensuring farmers investment in expensive fertilisers are applied at the right rate by modern calibrated topdressing buckets, delivered only to the target areas given, with the guidance of the Differential GPS system.