"He was a relatively new helicopter pilot but he was a meticulous pilot and he was very cautious and careful and very good at what he did," Mr Hall said.
Mr Hall said Mr Didsbury's colleagues were shocked to hear of his death.
"It's very shocking and upsetting and we're struggling to deal with it at the moment but we will be okay and we will soldier on and that's what Mark would have wanted us to do," he said.
Despite knowing Mr Didsbury for only a short time, Mr Hall said he had become very close with the pilot.
"I've worked closely with him since he's been here and he's become a very close friend and someone I've trusted with everything. He's a great man."
He said Mr Didsbury was extremely passionate about his job as a pilot.
"He absolutely loved it, he loved every moment of it."
The R66 helicopter that Mr Didsbury was flying, a relatively new model helicopter for Helisika, was registered in December last year and Mr Hall said Mr Didsbury had flown it a lot.
Mr Hall did not want to speculate as to what could have caused the crash.
"That's up to the air traffic guys to figure out," he said.
Mr Didsbury was reported missing on Saturday after he failed to return from a job dropping hunters into the bush.
A fixed-wing aircraft and the Taupo Rescue Helicopter assisted the police and search and rescue personnel to try to locate Mr Didsbury.
The rescue helicopter was able to winch six police officers and a police dog into the area and at approximately 11.30am on Sunday they located his body about 50 metres from the wreckage.
Police staff remained at the scene throughout the afternoon working alongside inspectors from the Transport Accident Investigation Commission, who will lead the investigation into the cause of the crash.
