Among the many services that Rotor F/X offers from its Van Nuys, Calif., headquarters, the company’s helicopter shipping service is probably of most interest for Heli-Expo attendees. Rotor F/X (Booth No. 3105) also provides helicopter and fixed-wing flight training, helicopter maintenance, air tours, aerial photography and even assembly of kit helicopters such as the Mosquito ultralight and other kit-built rotorcraft.
When it comes to shipping, Rotor F/X can handle every aspect of moving a helicopter out of the U.S., according to company owner Jay Carlson, including the certificate of airworthiness and other paperwork, disassembly, crating, shipping and reassembly at the destination. While smaller helicopters such as Robinson R22 can fit into one large and one small crate, larger helicopters need to be bolted onto specialized rails then placed into containers. Rotor F/X makes its own lightweight aluminum rails in its welding shop, and customers can either buy the rails or send them back to Rotor F/X for reuse. “We also make towbars, carts, rigs, jigs, anything aluminum,” said Carlson.
