Welcome To Mikethepilot.com!

Thanks for visiting my little piece of cyberspace.  I hope to share with you some of the most important things to me...My Family, My Flying, and My photography.

I am currently flying helicopters in Northern B.C. with Qwest Helicopters Inc. where I serve the Oil and Gas, Forestry and Wildlife sectors among other things.  Be sure to visit www.qwesthelicopters.com

If my site is not always up to date, bear with me as I am usually out flying.  As well please feel to email me if you are interested in purchasing any particular photos in the full resolution they were shot in.  Photo prices are based on subject, quality, and artistic merit.

Have a look around!

My home is in Calgary Alberta where I share a beautiful home with my wife of 7 years (we have been together for 14 or so...) and our great kids who are the light of my life.  My oldest son is now 21 and is on his own, next is Liam who just turned 6, and is very handsome, bright, and full of energy and last but not least is Alyssa, a very pretty little girl of 3 years that loves her brother, mother and myself with every fibre in her body. 

I get home for a couple of weeks off every month or so and they are so excited to see me that they can't see straight and that sure makes coming back a great time.  It also makes leaving very difficult.

I'm back at Qwest Helicopters in Fort Nelson, BC where I have spent about 9-10 years doing a nice variety of utility/transport and specialty flying.

I am looking forward to some new experiences here and possibly some advancement in my career and experiences.

I got into flying in 1990 after a two year stint with Canadian Mountain Holidays heli-skiing at the scenic Cariboo Lodge near Valemount, BC as a maintenance man.   I guess that's when I decided to go for it, although I wanted to fly since I was a boy.

Check out Qwest Helicopters here:

www.qwesthelicopters.com

Check out my latest work with Discovery Channel here:  http://watch.discoverychannel.ca/daily-planet/april-2011/daily-planet---april-18-2011/#clip453003

And here: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7XSnrrw_80&feature=youtube_gdata_player