HeliSpeed Solutions

HeliSpeed Solutions Ltd is a UK helicopter company based in Blackpool. Its website describes pilot and engineering solutions and training, and says it keeps the helicopter industry moving with manpower, ferry flights and maintenance solutions. Its training arm is called HeliSpeed Academy, set up to meet demand for skilled helicopter pilots and engineers.

Solutions

HeliSpeed Solutions supplies pilots and engineers to operators worldwide, arranges ferry flights and supports maintenance. It runs HeliTrax, a software system for tracking, searching and selecting pilots and engineers for contracts. A second system, TrainTrax, appears in the site navigation.

Training

• Trial lessons and Learn to Fly (PPL)
• Professional pilot training and CPL(H)
• MCC (multi-crew cooperation) training and continuous pilot development
• Engineering training
• Simulator training on an H14 FNPT II MCC device modelled on the Bell 429, described as UK CAA approved, with multi-engine conversion, Bell 429 instrument rating and night vision goggle courses
• Evidence Based Training (EBT) support for operators preparing for UK CAA and EASA requirements

Self-fly hire

The company also offers a self-fly-hire service from its flight line at Blackpool Airport.

HeliSpeed says that after students finish training at its school it helps graduates find professional contracts with operators worldwide, linking the Academy with the staffing side of the business. Its stated mission is to give pilots and engineers access to flexible work and training around the world, and the site also carries media pages and a vacancies page.

Company facts

• Registered company number 07096196
• Head office at the HeliSpeed Simulation Center, Blackpool
• Flight line at Hangar 3, Blackpool Airport, FY4 2QY
• ICO registration ZA568317 and ISO and HeliOffshore logos shown on the site