Helicopter Me

Heli Me, also written HeliMe, is an Auckland helicopter tour and charter business. It is the fully owned and operated tourism brand of Eagleflight Technics Limited, a helicopter company established in 1983 that holds air operator certificate 46095. The operation works from Mechanics Bay Heliport on Auckland's waterfront, about five minutes from downtown, and from North Shore Airfield. The site states that Eagleflight Technics and Heli Me are owned and led by Stuart Poppelwell.

Services

• Scenic tours: City and Volcanoes (15 minutes), Auckland Discovery (25 minutes), Auckland Ultimate, Coromandel Explorer, Bay of Islands and Northland, and Waiheke Island
• Waiheke Island transfers and winery lunch flights, landing at vineyards with helipads, including Stonyridge, Mudbrick, Poderi Crisci and Tantalus Estate
• Heli-golf flights to courses such as Kauri Cliffs, Wairakei Golf and Sanctuary and Tara Iti
• Adventure flights, including a Man O' War forest zipline and a Pest Free Hauraki Gulf programme
• Luxury lodge transfers, airport transfers, weddings, proposals, corporate events, real estate tours and private property landings
• Utility and commercial work and heli-fishing charters

Fleet

The fleet page lists the Airbus H130, formerly the Eurocopter EC130, with six passenger seats, an executive interior, a Fenestron tail rotor to reduce noise and Bose noise cancelling headsets, and the company says it operates several examples. It also lists a Robinson R44 Raven II with three passenger seats for local flights, Waiheke trips and Coromandel transfers. The charter page describes a fleet of executive specification Airbus and Bell helicopters hangared at its waterfront facility, and says it operates the only heliport in Auckland's city centre.

Company facts

• Operating company Eagleflight Technics Limited, established in 1983
• Air operator certificate 46095
• Bases at Mechanics Bay Heliport and North Shore Airfield
• Customer lounge with harbour views and parking for customers at Mechanics Bay