Tag: Helicopter

Our final major sporting event of the 2012 season has been and gone – which presented us with a “Hat Trick” as the three major events saw a significant increase in passenger numbers over those of the last 8 years! The British Grand Prix and the Festival of Speed had already given us a vast [...]

Christmas is well and truly over, and the first week of January was one of the windiest anyone can remember. The Control Tower at Goodwood recorded windspeeds in excess of 75 knots – certainly not helicopter flying weather. Now we are well in to January, and summer seems to have arrived early. With blue skies [...]

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 [...]

This year’s Goodwood Revival is over for another season, and what a weekend it was! Over 120,000 people visited Goodwood over three days, and were treated to a spectacle of vintage car racing; authentic Spitfire air displays along with a selection of static aircraft, including a Brantley helicopter and a Flying Fortress bomber; a vintage [...]

Every two years the helicopter industry gathers at Duxford Aerodrome for the Helitech Exhibition, viewing the latest aircraft and hearing the latest industry news. Once again, we are delighted to be working with the exhibition organisers, Reed Exhibitions, to co-ordinate aircraft and passenger handling for the duration of the event, from Tuesday 27 to Thursday [...]

Elite Helicopters welcome new addition to the team.

The Cheltenham National Hunt Festival is very nearly upon us, marking the start of the Corporate Hospitality Season. We have already experienced a healthy level of enquiries and bookings for Cheltenham, with a mix of Jet Rangers, Single Squirrels and Agusta 109s providing flights from London, Goodwood and a nearby hotel. However, we still have [...]