"A life dedicated to fly"

I began my career with HELI-TV as a flight assistant at the age of 19. Two years later, I obtained my commercial pilot licence and, in 1990, at just 21 years old, I began my professional career as a helicopter pilot experiencing more than a few nerve-racking moments along the way! Today, after more than 30 years at the controls, I have accumulated 27,000 flight hours on various helicopter types and more than 100,000 landings, a national record particularly considering my age.

HELI-TV gave me the opportunity to begin and develop my professional career, eventually becoming Chief Pilot. In 2026, while remaining fully operational as a pilot, I decided to pass on the responsibility of Chief Pilot to the next generation, with the aim of ensuring continuity at HELI-TV and contributing to the development of a new generation of highly skilled pilots from Ticino, while sharing with them the experience I have gained over more than three decades of flying.

What I have always particularly appreciated about this company, and especially about Giovanni Frapolli, is the strong entrepreneurial spirit, determination and dynamism. HELI-TV is also the only helicopter company in Ticino to have trained the majority of locally born pilots something that makes me particularly proud to be part of the company and, today, to have the opportunity to pass on my experience to the next generation of pilots.

Ferruccio Pozzi
Instructor pilot
Twin-engine pilot