Provine Helicopter Service was founded in 1985 with a philosophy of providing superior personnel, equipment, training and management. We wanted to go beyond the ordinary. In fact, we wanted to become an integral part of the management team for our clients.

In 2011, founder Bob Provine retired and sold the company to long-time employee, Michael McCool. Micheal is Mississippi State University graduate with 22 years experience with Provine.

Provine Helicopters operates six turbine-powered helicopters including five JetRangers and one LongRanger.

Each of our six spray helicopters are fitted with double flow Microfoil booms for equalized pressure. The booms are fitted with Accuflow nozzles that allow us to customize the orfice size to accommodate different spray jobs. Each nozzle has an array of 32 needle outlets in a circular configuration. Our system operates with 20 psi boom pressure and under 5 psi nozzle pressure.

Each application team generally consists of one pilot and two ground crew members. The pilot acts as the leader of the team. He is responsible for not only his/her actions but also the actions of the ground crew.
His primary responsibilities include:

Preflight
The pilot performs a pre-flight on the helicopter before flying to ensure that all equipment is clean and functioning to company specs.