Helicopters Hawke's Bay

Helicopters Hawkes Bay is a helicopter company in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. The company says it can fulfil almost every helicopter requirement, from spraying and surveying to beehive transport, fire fighting and aerial photography. It has more than 20 years in the business.

Agricultural work includes spraying thistles, brush weeds such as gorse and blackberry, crops, porina, and forestry release. The team also does desiccation work. The company uses Tracmap field mapping, which is sent to a GPS screen in the helicopter. It also uses calibrated flow meters so that water rates are accurate.

Fertiliser spreading uses a custom built loading system and fertiliser buckets. The company says its buckets can spread up to 50 metres in one pass. The same buckets can spread seed at sowing rates as low as 3 kg, for crop seeding or over sowing. Ground crew stay in radio or phone contact with the pilot during spreading.

Commercial services include lifting, human sling work, fire fighting, fire lighting, surveys, wire stringing, filming and photography. The company says it has considerable experience lifting beehives. Its team knows the weeds specific to Hawke's Bay and the best way to target them.

The company has three turbine helicopters that seat four or five passengers. The company says its team is professional, safe and highly skilled, and that its pilots are experienced. Charter and scenic flights are offered as well.

The company holds Part 135 and Part 137 certified marks and carries AIRCARE and SpreadMark logos. It offers no obligation quotes for agricultural and commercial work, so customers can ask for a price before they book.

Services

• Agricultural spraying
• Fertiliser spreading
• Thistle and brush weed spraying
• Crop spraying
• Forestry release and desiccation
• Lifting
• Human sling
• Fire fighting and fire lighting
• Surveys and wire stringing
• Filming and photography