Black Sheep Aviation is a full service aviation charter company based in Whitehorse, Yukon with satellite bases in Mayo and Ross River, also operating in NWT, Northern BC and Alaska.
Profile and services
The Black Sheep fleet consists of two turbine powered DHC-3 Otters and one Cessna 185. The Turbo Otters are Garrett powered. All Black Sheep aircraft are licensed to carry external loads. We offer year-round service as all of our aircraft operate on floats, wheels or wheel/skis as required.
Black Sheep is locally owned by Cam Drinnan, a bush pilot with 34 years experience in the North and 27 years in the Yukon. The company currently employs four pilots, two of whom are also aircraft maintenance engineers. The average total experience for the pilots is over 12,000 hours. The average years flying in the Yukon and Northwestern Canada is 24 years.
Black Sheep flies for a variety of user groups in the Yukon:
- Canoeists, Kayakers, Rafters & Hikers
- Hunting & Fishing
- Mining & Exploration
- Camp support, Drill moves & Fuel Hauls
Our Mayo base allows us ready access to the Peel River watershed: home of the Wind, Snake, Bonnet Plume and Hart rivers. Canoeists, kayakers and rafters are dropped off at the headwaters with most groups picked up at Taco Bar on the Peel River.
The Hess, Stewart and Mountain rivers are also accessed through Mayo. We service the Southern rivers through Ross River and Whitehorse.