Latest: We have now released our Multi Hook Carousel. With the first six hook option being sold recently and enquires are now begining to generate.

Recent: Heli-Hoyle Aviation Products is please to announce: Canada has it’s first CloudBurst… Grason Aviation of Edmonton, Alberta has choosen CloudBurst over all others. Congratulations Christopher, you are the first Canadian company to ride the new wave of change…

Recent: Again we have sold another 10 Cloudburst Fire buckets into China. This has been our 4th sale into this country  in the last 12 months with a total of 46 buckets and 56 air compressor crossing to the port of Shanghai.

Demonstration: Heli-Hoyle Aviation Products  (our North American agent) is pleased to announce that a Cloudburst Fire Fighting Water Bucket is now in California. Aerowest Helicopters has agreed to demonstrate a CB1000-FS and a Pneuflow air compressor.

The CB1000 has a US Gallon capacity of 264. Discharge rate is 52 gallons per second. The CB1000 has an enclosed foam bladder with a capacity of 12 gallons.

AeroWest Helicopters is sending the Cloudburst Bucket to work the fires at Kernville California. Good luck to Don Ambabo and his crew and be safe.

Recent: Pollux Aviation, based out of Wasilla, Alaska has been awarded a fire fighting contract with the United States Forest Service (USFS) using a Cloudburst 1400 litre fire bucket. The bucket under went a series of USFS tests with Pollux Aviation and now has been approved by this department.

Line Marker A product that is in the early stages of development is our new line marker which is being designed to provide a visual guide for pilots the where abouts of wires and lines when working near the ground or in valleys and gorges. As the product develops we will post it on our web site.

Spot sprayer We have a new product on the market, a spot sprayer. It is suspended beneath the helicopter on a long line. It will allow the pilot to spray only individual items without blanket spraying the area. So if you are in the market for a spot sprayer give us a call first.

Multi Hook Design has begun on a carousel multi hook with 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 individual hooks. All hooks are independent of each other and can be released in any random fashion. Indication of the hooks position is monitored by the pilot from in the cockpit.

Data Logging Our team or designers have undergone preliminary testing on a data logging system that is designed to work with the CloudBurst Fire Bucket.  For more information contact us.

New Spreading Bucket We have developed a new spreading bucket to distribute pest baits. This has been an involved process with many factors being considered, such as minimizing product break up, even product distribution, light weight bucket construction and elimination of frame obstructions to name a few. We have gathered as much information as we can to aid our product development, with the involvement of governmental departments and helicopter operators. This product is now being manufactured to order.