My mother always fancied a flight on a helicopter.
Unfortunately she never fulfilled her dream. I can’t say I’m attracted to
having a go - flying in a plane is bad enough! Being held up in the air by a
rotating blade needs a bit of faith which I don’t have. Still, the track
record, apart from helicopters flying to and fro from oil rigs, is pretty good.
I don’t think there has ever been an accident involving injury or loss of life
on one of the most frequently used helicopter services, i.e., between Penzance
and St. Mary’s on the Isles of Scilly. (British International ceased operating
this service on 1st November, 2012 – see link below.)
Excel Helicopter Charter offer flights for a number of
different functions such as attending the British Grand Prix at Silverstone,
the Cheltenham Festival. They offer special dining options at select venues and
sight viewing over London on Sundays. They can of course be chartered for
private and business use. I heard of them when visiting Lakeside Shopping
Centre and it was there that I took photos of one of their AS355 helicopters.
They have seven of them, plus two A109s.
After researching the subject, I’m no more attracted to
having a go.
Links
London Pleasure Flights
Excel Charter London Helicopter
Tour flight
Excel Helicopter Charter
Isles of Scilly Helicopter Service
British International Closure Notice
Scilly residents
angry as local helicopter service to mainland closes
Helicopter crash:
30 years of rig disasters
Pilot blamed for
North Sea helicopter crash: Error of judgement caused oil rig accident that
claimed lives of 11 men
AS355 Twin Squirrel Helicopter
AS355 NP Helicopter
Agusta AW 109 Helicopter
Lakeside Shopping Centre
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