Steep. Sensitive. Harvested.
Helicopter Logging Services for Forestry Contractors & Landowners
Some of the most valuable timber sits on slopes and sites that ground equipment can’t reach without major cost or damage. HILINE Helicopters Inc works alongside your logging crew, using UH-1 Huey helicopters to lift prepared logs and woody material from steep or difficult terrain to designated landings.
Call Us Now: 770-727-2727 Request a Heli Logging QuoteWhy Choose Helicopter Logging?
Harvest Without the Road Building
Traditional ground logging on steep or sensitive land often requires new access roads, skid trails and repeated machine travel. Helicopter extraction lifts material straight out of the unit, protecting the ground and opening up timber that would otherwise stay out of reach.
Advantages Over Ground Logging:
Fewer New Roads: Reduce the need for new access roads and skid trails.
Less Soil Disturbance: Limit repeated equipment travel across sensitive terrain.
Hard-to-Reach Timber: Recover material that would be difficult or costly to remove by ground.
Direct to Landing: Move logs straight to accessible processing and loading areas.
Our Capabilities
FAA Part 133 & Part 135 Certified Forestry Support
HILINE Helicopters Inc holds FAA Part 133 and Part 135 operating certificates. Our UH-1 Huey helicopters handle external load extraction, while our Bell JetRanger helicopters support aerial project assessments and transport crews into and out of suitable landing locations, helping your team evaluate access, treatment areas and landing options faster.
We Handle:
Timber extraction, storm salvage, hazardous tree removal, wildfire fuels reduction, aerial project assessment and reconnaissance, and crew transport to remote landings.
Operational Range:
Southern Appalachia:
Western North Carolina
Eastern Tennessee
North Georgia
Western South Carolina
Southwest Virginia
Southern West Virginia
Western U.S.:
Western Oregon
Washington State
Northern California
Sierra Nevada
Western Montana
Northern Idaho
Who We Serve
Logging & Forestry Contractors: Add helicopter extraction to your operation for steep or difficult units.
Timberland Owners & Managers: Recover value from stands that are uneconomical to harvest by ground.
Land Management Agencies: Support fuels reduction, hazard tree removal and forest health projects on public land.
Storm Recovery Teams: Salvage downed and damaged timber quickly after wind, ice and storm events.
Safety First
Coordinated With Your Crew From Cut to Landing
HILINE Helicopters Inc brings more than 40 years of flight experience to forestry work. Heli logging depends on tight coordination between the pilot, the hook tenders and the landing crew, and we plan every unit with that teamwork in mind.
We coordinate turn weights, flight paths, landing layout, ground crew communication and FAA requirements before extraction begins.
The Process
From Timber Unit to Landing in 3 Steps
Request a Heli Logging Quote: Share the unit location, terrain, estimated volume, landing options and your timeline.
Aerial Assessment & Planning: We can fly the site by JetRanger to review access, treatment areas and landings, then plan the extraction with your crew.
Extraction: Our Huey crew lifts prepared logs and woody material to your landing while your ground team keeps the turns moving.
