Tag: Helicopter Training

With just a month to go before the big day, it is time to start thinking seriously about what to buy your nearest and dearest for Christmas. Will it be chocolate, deodorant and socks like last year? Or would you rather buy something that will be appreciated, remembered and talked about for some time to [...]

You could be forgiven for thinking that we at Elite Helicopters are looking forward to a few months of hibernation now that our busy summer flying season is drawing to a close. Nothing could be further from the truth. Firstly, this winter does not look as if it will be quiet at all. With our [...]

We are delighted to announce the arrival of the latest addition to our fleet of training aircraft at Goodwood. G-DOGI is a Robinson R22 Beta and now has joined us to support our Private and Commercial Pilot’s Licence training programmes.

This week we welcomed the arrival of another Robinson R22 to the Elite Helicopters training school. G-WIZY is a fully-equipped Beta model with VOR Receiver and Night Kit, and the colour scheme is a perfect compliment to G-LYNC our R22 Beta II. G-WIZY made an epic journey from its previous home in Enniskillen via Newtownards [...]

We are pleased to announce some significant additions to our helicopter fleet in the last month, which will improve our ability to offer a choice of aircraft to our charter clients and enable us to meet their various requirements for passenger capacity, speed and budget. The first is a new aircraft type for Elite Helicopters. [...]

The last couple of weeks has seen a huge variety of helicopter pilot training activities taking place here at Goodwood. Three of our PPL(H) students are now making steady progress towards achieving their licences, with one having completed his first solo flight this week and another flying his qualifying cross-country navigation exercise. We have welcomed [...]

In 2011 we are celebrating the 10th birthday of our Helicopter Training School, which over the ten years has become a well-established and well-reputed pilot training facility. Elite Helicopters was initially established at White Waltham Airfield back in 1996 and expanded to Goodwood in March 2001, when the Pilot Training School was established to complement [...]