Scott Puillandre, who was injured when a helicopter crashed at the Region of Waterloo International Airport last month, is slowly recovering.

The crash on Nov. 28 claimed the life of his flight instructor Tiffany Hanna, and left Puillandre as the only survivor.

The flight student is making an amazing recovery, and he spoke with CTV News at his home in Waterford less than two weeks after falling from the sky.

"With each day there's hurdles to make it over, but it's coming pretty well," Puillandre says.

The incident still isn't clear in his memory, he says "I don't really remember a whole lot about what happened."

Investigators with the Transportation Safety Board of Canada say they are still trying to figure out exactly what happened.

They've examined the engine and surveyed the weather conditions but have not yet been able to pinpoint exactly what went wrong.

Meanwhile Puillandre continues his recovery. He was airlifted to Hamilton General Hospital after the crash and has since undergone two separate surgeries.

He now has two rods and six screws in his back and is taking his recovery step by step.

"I feel myself getting more comfortable with certain things and for the first little while I've been told to just keep it pretty simple and don't get involved with too much."

He credits Great Lakes Helicopters, the flight school where he had been training, as a big reason things have gone so smoothly.

"They've been phenomenal since the incident. They're like family at that place."

Puillandre's immediate family is also very happy to see him moving around at home.

His brother Mike Puillandre says "He hobbles about pretty gingerly when he's moving around but he's up and about and it could've been so much worse than it actually ended up being."

Both brothers say life is getting back to normal at home, and the humour has even returned.

Mike says "My cell phone bill is going to be so big from dealing with people that [Scott's] not getting a Christmas present from me."

Of course simply having everyone home safe and sound is enough of a gift this holiday season.

More visits to Scott's doctor are expected at the end of December for an assessment, but with a bit more physiotherapy he is expected to make a full recovery.