Henderson Aviation Helicopter Services

Henderson Aviation Company, founded over 40 years ago, is a locally owned and operated business in Oregon. Originally founded as Livingston Air Dusting in 1946, the company operated Stearman biplanes from the Corvallis airport, providing crop dusting services in the Willamette Valley. Charles "Herb" Henderson began work as a line pilot for Livingston in 1947, and took over as Chief Pilot in 1951. In 1957, Herb Henderson obtained his helicopter rating , and the company acquired its first helicopter, a Hiller 12E. Four years later, in 1961, Herb Henderson purchased Livingston Air Dusting and changed the name to Henderson Aviation Company. In the late 1960's, believing the future of agricultural application and expanded operations lay with helicopters, fixed wing aircraft were phased out and helicopters became exclusively operated for all commercial purposes. Henderson Aviation Company debuted the first commercially operated turbine-powered helicopter on the west coast; a Bell 206 JetRanger. Henderson Aviation Company has pursued a course of steady growth with continual upgrades in equipment and service. Our current fleet of four (4) turbine powered helicopters includes a Bell 206 BIII JetRanger, two Bell 206 LIII LongRangers, and our newest addition, a Bell 206 LIV LongRanger with a high altitude tail rotor.