Helibravo

Helibravo Aviação, Lda. is a Portuguese helicopter operator based at Cascais Municipal Aerodrome in Tires, in the municipality of Cascais. Founded in 1992, it is part of the Sodarca Group, run by the Bravo family, whose involvement in transport goes back to 1834. The company has operated as a flight training school since 2006 and is the exclusive agent in Portugal for the Robinson Helicopter Company.

Services

• Executive transport, including sightseeing flights over Lisbon
• Scenic tourist flights over the river, mountains and the Lisbon area
• Aerial photography and TV production
• Firefighting support for wildfires
• Sling load operations and power line installation
• Surveillance and monitoring with imaging, including work with the Portuguese National Republican Guard (GNR)
• Incentive events for companies
• Aircraft maintenance and management
• Flight training school

Fleet

The fleet page lists four helicopters: Bell 412, Robinson R44, AS 350 and EC130 T2. The company page mentions 14 helicopters and one executive airplane, from Robinson and Airbus Helicopters, including the R22, R44 and AS350 B, B2 and B3.

Training

• Commercial pilot (CPH), instrument rating (IRH), private pilot and type ratings on piston and turbine helicopters
• More than 100 pilots have received CPH and IRH wings
• More than 20 private helicopter pilots trained
• More than 16,500 instruction hours flown on Robinson R22 and R44 helicopters
• In 2017 it trained 10 Cameroonian Air Force officers on Robinson R44 helicopters
• Ranked first in Portugal by annual flight hours, according to the company page