"For once you have tasted flight, you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you will long to return."
                                                   Leonardo da Vinci

Manager of Operations

Casey LeBrun

Hello,

     My name is Casey LeBrun.  I am the Manager and one of the Flight Instructors for Performance Helicopters, LLC.  I was born and raised in Sulphur, Louisiana.  My first job was for the government, (5 years in the United States Marine Corps).   

     I fell in love with helicopters on my first flight in 1982, at the age of ten years old, on a helicopter ride at the Cal-Cam fair grounds.  Due to life, I did not start out on my dream of flight until 2001 when I started taking airplane instruction.

     Through the process I have obtained the following ratings:

• Airplane Private
• Airplane taildragger endorsement
• Helicopter Private
• Helicopter Instrument
• Helicopter Commercial
• Helicopter Certified Flight Instructor (CFI)

• Graduate of Vortex Helicopters Private, Instrument and Commercial Helicopter courses
• Completion of the Robinson Safety course at the Robinson Factory
• Endorsement to instruct in the R22 and R44

    Performance Helicopters, LLC was formed in April of 2008 and we are currently operating three Robinson R22's and one R44.  Let me know if we can be of service to you.

Please contact me with any questions you may have. 

Casey LeBrun  (337) 309-0173

Manager / CFI

Performance Helicopters, LLC

e-mail me at

caseylebrun@performancehelicopters.com

 About Our Team

Buddy Tietjens

(619) 519-3051

     Buddy is a former United States Marine.  Bud specialized in Helicopter Repair while in the Marines.  He currently holds the following ratings and is working on his fixed wing commercial/instrument rating:

• Airplane Private

• Helicopter Private

• Helicopter Commercial

• Helicopter Instrument
  

• Helicopter Certified Flight Instructor (CFI)
  

• Helicopter Certified Flight Instructor Instrument (CFII)

• Completion of Robinson Safety course at the Robinson Factory
• Endorsement to instruct in the R22 and R44

e-mail Buddy at

buddytietjens@performancehelicopters.com

Carmen Bridges

(702) 469-2922

     Carmen is the instructor for our Baton Rouge location.  She currently holds the following ratings:

• Helicopter Private

• Helicopter Commercial

• Helicopter Instrument
  

• Helicopter Certified Flight Instructor (CFI)
  

• Helicopter Certified Flight Instructor Instrument (CFII)

• Completion of Robinson Safety course at the Robinson Factory

• Endorsement to instruct in the R22 and R44

e-mail Carmen at:

carmenbridges@performancehelicopters.com

Will Carter

     Will currently holds the following ratings:

• Helicopter Private

• Helicopter Commercial

• Helicopter Instrument
  

• Helicopter Certified Flight Instructor (CFI)
  

• Helicopter Certified Flight Instructor Instrument (CFII)

• Completion of Robinson Safety course at the Robinson Factory