| Bernd, Summary, German | Airplanes |
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Birthdate: January 5. 1945
Birthplace: West Berlin
Marital Status: Married
Languages: Swiss Dialect, German, English, French
Citizenship: Switzerland (1945), Canada (1974)
| School | Year | City | Teacher | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarden | 1950 - 1952 | Grenchen, Switzerland | B. Studer | |
| Swiss Basic School | 1952 - 1956 | Grenchen, Switzerland | Elsbeth Probst, E. Zurschmiede, M. Trachsler | |
| Swiss Senior School | 1956 - 1960 | Grenchen, Switzerland | Rudi Vogt, Hans Hirt | |
| Swiss Technical School | 1960 - 1964 | Grenchen, Switzerland | Gaston Jtin | Schooling and apprenticeship for: - tool and die maker - injection plastic - die casting |
| Helicopter | more than 20'000 hours |
|---|---|
| Bell 47s | 1100 h |
| Bell 206B Jet Ranger II und III | 4116 h |
| Bell 412Sp | 1870 h |
| SA 315B Lama | 9996 h |
| SA 341/342 Gazelle | 108 h |
| SA 316/319 Alouette | 1170 h |
| AS 350A Star B1 + B2 | 42 h |
| SA 330J Puma | 1000 h |
| Fixed wings | 145 hours |
| DM 400 | |
| TB 10 + C150 | |
| Glider | |
| Roehnlerche RA8 |
Some figures:
flights in the mountain (up to 16500 feet): 17500 h
Slinging (mountain): 13500 h
Longline (50 - 900 feet): 10100 h
Logging: 4300 h
Resque mission: 2020 h
Resque mission (night): 486 h
Spraying/Fire fighting: 530 h
Resque mission (mountain): 2580
Winch operations (mountain): 415
Take off and landing (helicopter): 97650
Take off and landing (night): 1510
Lifes saved (Matterhorn area): 136
Sling mission: 330000
Rot. logging: 86400
2 Emergency landings in Canada (1969-1972)
2 Autorotations in Switzerland (1976)
Technical problems! No damage to helicopter.
1 Accident with Bell 47 in Canada (1973). Pilot error!
1 Incident with AS 315B Lama, Bortelalp, Switzerland (1988).
Damaged rotorblades by hitting a crane, hard landing. Pilot error!
| Company | Year | City | Job | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Werner Gloor AG | 1960 - 1962 | Büren a. A., Switzerland | Toolmaker | |
| Rolf Moser AG | 1962 - 1964 | Grenchen, Switzerland | Toolmaker | |
| Th. Schlöttli AG | 1964 - 1966 | Schlatt, Switzerland | Toolmaker | |
| Tissot SA | 1966 - 1968 | Le Locle, Switzerland | Toolmaker | |
| Eastern Mould + Die Ltd. | 1968 - 1969 | Montreal, Canada | Toolmaker | |
| Dominion - Pegasus Ltd., Seven Island Helicopters Ltd. (10 bases, 34 helicopters) | 1969 - 1973 | La Tuque and Seven Island (Quebec), Canada | Helicopter pilot: areal work, slinging, powerline construction (750 kV, Length 2000 km), powerline controlflights, taxiflights, resque missions | Basic helicopter training, Licence Dec. 1969, staff pilot |
| Trans North Turbo Air (10 bases, 12 helicopters) | 1973 - 1976 | Whitehorse (Yukon), Canada | Helicopter pilot: areal work, slinging all in mountain aereas, mountain resque, mining exploration, drill moves | Flying Bell helicopters, staff pilot |
| Air Zermatt AG (3 bases, 10 helicopters) | 1976 - 1980 | Zermatt (Wallis), Switzerland | Helicopter pilot: mountain resque, film and photoflights, taxiflights, sightseeing and heliskiing, construction work, mast assembly, stringing cables, slinging, logging, sprying, aerial work in mountain aereas | Flying Aerospatiale and Bell helicopters, staff pilot, invented vertical reference at Air Zermatt, 1978 (bubble window) |
| Air Zermatt AG (3 bases, 5 helicopters) | 1980 - 1992 | Zermatt (Wallis), Switzerland | Helicopter pilot | Chief pilot |
| Air Glaciers SA (8 bases, 26 helicopters) | 1992 - 2007 | Sion (Wallis), Switzerland | Helicopter pilot | Staff pilot |