Havens Aviation

Havens Aviation is a family-owned commercial helicopter operator based at Fairfield County Airport in Carroll, Ohio. It runs a helicopter flight school, offers seasonal helicopter tours and flies utility and event work across central Ohio and the surrounding states. The company says safety is its top priority and that its aircraft were chosen for their safety record and flexibility.

Services

• Flight instruction in helicopters: private pilot, instrument, commercial and flight instructor (CFI) training, plus advanced and recurrent sessions tailored to the pilot
• Seasonal helicopter tours
• Utility patrol: pipeline and power line patrol, LiDAR surveys, gas leak detection, emergency line inspection, right-of-way surveys, GPS mapping and aerial photography or video
• Event support for charity, church or corporate events
• Custom projects, quoted individually

Fleet

Havens operates a Bell 206BIII JetRanger and two Schweizer helicopters, a 300C and a 300CBi. The JetRanger is used as a multipurpose utility aircraft and carries a pilot and four passengers. The Schweizer 300 is used for flight training and light utility work, and Havens says it is one of the few flight schools operating both the 300C and the 300CBi. Maintenance is done in-house.

Service area

The primary service area covers Ohio, Indiana, West Virginia, Kentucky, Michigan and Pennsylvania. The company says it can also deploy aircraft and pilots elsewhere in the United States, and it describes its work as turnkey service so that customers can focus on their mission.

Company facts

• Base: Fairfield County Airport, 3380 Old Columbus Road NW, Carroll, Ohio 43112
• Type: family-owned commercial helicopter operator and flight school
• Office visits are by appointment only
• The company is recruiting locally based flight instructors