Elite Helicopters

Elite Helicopters is a helicopter training and charter company based at Goodwood Aerodrome, near Chichester in West Sussex. It was established in 1995 at White Waltham Airfield in Berkshire. It moved to Goodwood Aerodrome in 2001. The company says it is now one of the major helicopter operators in the UK.

The company is licensed through the Civil Aviation Authority as an Air Operator Certificate holder and as an Approved Training Organisation. Its CAA approved training courses are conducted from a modern flight school at Goodwood Aerodrome.

Training courses cover trial lessons, private pilot training, light aircraft pilot licences, commercial pilot licences, flight instructor ratings and advanced flying and ratings. Self fly hire and hour building are also offered, so pilots can fly the company's helicopters after gaining a licence.

Charter services include business and private travel, sightseeing tours, pleasure flights, filming and photography, corporate flying days and helicopter hire for weddings. The company also offers corporate management of aircraft and aircraft sales.

Special events are a large part of the work. Elite Helicopters flies guests to the F1 British Grand Prix, the Cheltenham Festival, Royal Ascot, the Investec Derby, Silverstone and Goodwood events. It also runs temporary heliport operations for special events.

The fleet includes the Guimbal Cabri G2, Robinson R44 and R66, Bell 505 JetRanger X, AS350 B3 and B3e, Bell 206 JetRanger and LongRanger, and the Agusta A109 twin engine. The A109 has 6 or 7 seats and is suitable for charter within the UK and Europe.

The company offers experiences and a shop for helicopter lessons and flights, which customers can buy online for themselves or as a gift. Its team is available 7 days a week to answer questions about its training and charter services.

Services

• Trial lessons
• Private pilot licence training
• Commercial pilot licence training
• Light aircraft pilot licence training
• Flight instructor rating
• Self fly hire
• Business and private charter
• Sightseeing and pleasure flights
• Filming and photography flights
• Temporary heliport operations