Jerry Crawford
18 years ago, Det'anichok's founder, Charlie L'hommecourt did not even know where he was going when he decided to attend Canadore College in Ontario to complete the two-year aircraft maintenance diploma. He was just a recently graduated student from Fort McKay First Nation (FMFN), who has a big dream of becoming a pilot and/or engineer. Although that was not a common dream among native youth. His hard work paid off when he started working as an apprentice in 2007 and then as a base engineer in 2009 at Yellowknife, NWT. After obtaining all the engine courses/certificates available to him at the time, he felt there were no more career advancement opportunities, however, he was eager to and believe he can achieve more. That was when he left the decent engineer job at Yellowknife and came to Abbotsford, BC in 2012 to become a pilot student. He acquired a Business honour Degree, a Private and Commercial Pilot Licence for both airplane and helicopter and Multi-IFR-Instructor ratings in the next four years. Life was not easy as a single dad and a student without income but his strong aspiration, determination, ambitiousness and perseverance helped him to overcome all the struggles.
In 2017, he felt ready to start his own business in aviation. It started with working as a contractor aircraft engineer, buying his first single-engine airplane (Mooney M20), and acquiring his own maintenance facility. Charlie's first Transport Canada Approved Maintenance Organization (AMO) was approved in 2021 after working relentlessly. He led the AMO company, AOG Friday Inc. conduct third parties maintenance services across Canada (BC, AB, NWT, SK, MB) and received an outstanding reputation. In order to gain more flying experience, he took a helicopter pilot job in Antigua and Barbuda, an island in the Caribbean. He flies his airplane rather than travel with commercial flights across North America for business and now including the Caribbean as well!
Today, his heart and soul finally lead him to create Det'anichok Helicopters, a goal he has been working so hard to achieve. The foundation of Det'anichok comes from his 18 years of experience, knowledge, vision, dedication and as a great individual. Charlie is not only the founder and leader of the company but the spirit.
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