Don Hillberg's
Hilo Experience
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 Don Hillberg

 P. O. Box 8974

 Fountain Valley Ca.

(909) 279-5678 92728-8974

     Helicopter Pilot Mechanic Designer Artist Consultant

     History, Hillberg Helicopters 1995 to now . Builder of the Rotermoues line of kit experimental
     Helicopters, Using turbine power plants.

     Company also supplied contract maintenance to outside companies and flight schools on an on
     call basis. Helicopters maintained in accordance with Manufacture and F.A.A. instructions and
     practices.

     Helicopter types are Bell 206,205,47- Hughes 269,369 C & D- Brantly B2

     Enstrom F-28 C ,280 FX- Hiller H 12-Robinson 22, 44- Eurocopter 350 B-

     Sikorsky S 58 , S 54-Experimental Helicopter types are EH 1-01,EH 1-02

     Elisport CH 7- Mariano MC 1-Wind Star T 4-Rotorway 162 FT (Turbine)

     Hillberg Helicopters has involved itself with a number of turbine conversions in the experimental
     market.

                    Heros Helicopter Engine Repair and Overhaul Services

                               Some where mid 1990’s

                             River side Ca (909) 687-4287

     Assist in the inspection and repair of Allison 250-C20 B Turbine Engines.

                                 Hiser Helicopters

                                   1983-1994

                Pilot, Mechanic, Performed Maintenance on a variety of Helicopters

                   Floyd had a good company ,Did a lot of flying and a lot of

                            Other aviation lines of business .

     Pilot for a Panoramic camera operation ,Maintenance test pilot, Wrench turner and any other job
     that came about.

     Specialized in trouble shooting Bell, Hughes, helicopters & Power plants.

     Availability rate for helicopters were 95% for 35 + Helicopters and Planes.

     We had R-22s, Jet Rangers, Rangers, Hughes 500s & 300s,and at times a

     Bell 222, or an Astar 350 B, The planes ? Some Cessna 152s,182 RG and the Beech Duchess .

     Before this time I worked at a number of Aviation Companies in California.

     To include Heli-Flite, Loomis, Pemco Engineering, Procraft, and Coastal.

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     Education, 1979 Graduated from La Quinta HS in Westminster Ca. ,

     (The truth is I couldn’t stand the place and spent most of the time in the Library , reading Aviation
     related information, Or hanging around the local Helicopter operation At Orange County Air Port ),I
     had signed up for an R.O.P. class. The Santa Ana fire Dept. Training station # 9

     A nice place to get credits and Do some Crash Rescue And ,Fire fighting.

     Other skills, Theatre Arts Construction Power break and shear operation,

     Tug Driver, Air tool user of all types, Mig, Tig, Gas and Arc welder. Rivet

     Cutter puller, masher and Setter. Print reader, Writer, and Designer, builder of a lot of Special
     machines.

     Writer of the F.A.A./E.A.A inspection guidelines for experimental helicopter certification ,Criteria
     list for the D.A.R. implementing inspections.

     1992 N.A.A. Member/World Helicopter Championships Las Vegas. NV.

     1993 American Security Council Advisory Board.

     1985 133 sign off R. Eaton Bell, Hughes.

     1980 Fort Rucker AL ,Light Helicopter repairer 67V10 (Bell OH 58)

     Flight time to include Bell, Hughes, Robinson, Sikorsky, Brantly, Hiller, And some Experimentals
     Hillberg EH 1-01,Angle CH-7,Mariano MC-1 ,Rotorway 162, With some Float time in the Gulf in an
     R-22 Mariner.

     Total time to date approximately 3,200+ hours.

     Pilot Certificate # 554-57-8563 C.R.H. 3.200 + Hrs. issued 1982.

     Mechanic Certificate # 554-57-8563 A/P. issued 1992.