WENDY GIUSTI
Aberdeen
Summary
Helicopter Pilot with experience operating AW119, BH206, RH44 and RH22 aircrafts for various operations. Offering 10 years' experience in commercial aviation. Hard working, loyal and respectful to all previous companies.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Home Manager
Self Employed
08.2014 - Current
- Maintained South African License currency and Class 1 medical.
- UK CAA ATPL H (IR) long distance studies on going.
- Maintained energy and enthusiasm in fast-paced home environment.
- Learned new skills and applied to daily tasks to improve efficiency and productivity.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Problem solving.
- Resolved conflicts and negotiated mutually beneficial agreements between parties.
HEMS Pilot
SOUTH AFRICAN RED CROSS AMS (AIR MERCY SERVICES)
05.2012 - 07.2014
- Facilitated in monthly base and safety meetings.
- Quality Assurance - updating of pilot documentation, aircraft documentation, CAT's, CAR's and SOP's.
- Monitoring of pilots files - currencies of license, medical, Dangerous Goods, CRM.
- Flying HEMS operation - day/night ops (NVG) - Richards Bay, South Africa.
- Inter-facility transfers to and from rural/city locations
- Attending road accident scenes and emergency air lifts.
- Trained by Ex-South African Air force on NVG. Completed 30.1 hours on NVG, flying in Northern Kwa-Zulu Natal mountainous terrain and coastal flying.
- Attained detailed weather reports prior to planning flights
- Shuttled aircraft to and from depots for routine and urgent maintenance requirements
Line Pilot
NATIONAL AIRWAYS CORPORATION (NAC)
06.2008 - 05.2012
- Assistant to base manager, overseeing of pilots and input on recruitment of pilots.
- Management of crew rostering, annual and requested leave.
- Management of aircraft.
- Established close working relationship with client (Altech Netstar), to achieve client and company satisfaction.
- Flying Netstar Contract - Johannesburg, South Africa. (Around 1500 hrs)
- Increased recovery of stolen and Hijacked vehicles, in and around Gauteng province. Assisting police in locating hijacked vehicles, with suspects and victims.
Maintenance/Charter Pilot
STARLITE AVIATION GROUP
05.2007 - 06.2008
- Training Coordinators assistant
- Managing rostering.
- Liaising with instructors and maintenance to coordinate serviceable and unserviceable aircraft for training.
- Organized and flew routine charter routes, as well as paths requested by customers.
- Completed careful pre-flight checks and post-flight briefings to maintain safety standards.
- Maintenance flights on RH22, charter flights RH44.
- Completed successful flights for various clients, including corporate executives and private individuals.
Education
Aviation
Bristol Ground School (BGS)
Bristol, United Kingdom10.2024
Aviation
Starlite Aviation Group
Durban, KZN04.2006
Skills
- HEMS Pilot
- NVG Experience/Endorsed
- Night Rated
- Operation/Line Pilot
- Charter Pilot
- Roster planning and management
- Crew management
- Aircraft management
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Punctual
Flying Hours
- AW119 Total Hours - 275.8
- BH06 Total Hours - 162.7
- RH44 Total Hours - 1338.5
- RH22 Total Hours - 204.3
- Night Hours - 519.3
- NVG Hours - 30.1
- TOTAL HOURS - 1981.1
Additional Information
British passport holder
South African passport holder
British & South African Driving License
Class 1 Medical
Holder of a current ICAO South African ATPL Helicopter License.
Long Distance Learning - CAAUK ATPL IR
Total flying hours : 1981.1
References
Adriaan Pienaar - Abu Dhabi Aviation , diaan_pienaar@yahoo.com, +46707629937
Kogie Naidoo - SA Red Cross AMS , kogie@ams.org.za,
Nic. Vallentgoed SA Red Cross AMS , +27 (0) 82 562 6624,
Alister Brown - National Airways Corporation (NAC ), alister.brown@nac.co.za,
JH Myburgh - JNC Helicopters koos@choppers.co.za.
Timeline
Home Manager
Self Employed
08.2014 - Current
HEMS Pilot
SOUTH AFRICAN RED CROSS AMS (AIR MERCY SERVICES)
05.2012 - 07.2014
Line Pilot
NATIONAL AIRWAYS CORPORATION (NAC)
06.2008 - 05.2012
Maintenance/Charter Pilot
STARLITE AVIATION GROUP
05.2007 - 06.2008
Aviation
Bristol Ground School (BGS)
Aviation
Starlite Aviation Group
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