flying – Bronni Bowen

On Tobi Holliger | HeliOps Magazine

on August 30, 2025August 30, 2025 By Bronni Bowen

Tobi actually always wanted to become a farmer, but as no one in his family was into farming, he chose the academic route and went to high school and university. Nearing the end of a Bachelor of Business and Administration, he felt the urge to pursue a career that would be connected to a passion rather than just making a living. "At some point, I asked myself what got my attention, aside from tractors, when I was a child – and that's how helicopters came back into the picture!"

On Justin Pedersen | HeliOps Magazine

on April 30, 2025August 30, 2025 By Bronni Bowen

As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a helicopter pilot. Justin Pedersen was 11 years old, at a friend's house for an afternoon in the summer. The friend's older brother had embarked on a career as a helicopter pilot, but at that age, it didn't really click what that meant. [...]

On Leigh Coates | HeliOps Magazine

on November 10, 2024August 18, 2025 By Bronni Bowen 1 Comment

Leigh Coate's first flight was in southern California at age 15, when her stepdad, a private pilot, took her up for a spin in a Cessna 172. "That feeling, when we were 1000 feet up looking down at all the cars on the freeway stuck in slow-moving traffic, was mind-blowing. It was absolute freedom – up above it all."

On Mylène Marionvalle | Air Attack Magazine

on November 1, 2024August 18, 2025 By Bronni Bowen

All Mylène Marionvalle ever wanted was to be able to help people from the sky. As a child growing up in northern France, she dreamt of joining the Service d’aide médicale urgente (Urgent Medical Aid Service) as a helicopter pilot.

On Maxim Demeyer | HeliOps Magazine

on March 8, 2024August 18, 2025 By Bronni Bowen

"When asked how I became a heli pilot I often reply, half-jokingly, 'It was the only option left for me – I was bad at everything else,'" Maxim laughs. "But there Is some truth in it. I didn't perform well in high school, let alone university." "The school benches totally lost me, so I started [...]