MAMBA AIR

MAMBA AIR s.r.o. is a Czech helicopter company based at the Bohuňovice airfield near Olomouc. It is the exclusive certified importer, assembly and service centre for the Italian CH-7 Kompress, CH-7 Charlie and CH-77 Ranabot ultralight helicopters. Its territory covers the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany, Hungary and Poland.

The company says it has imported and put the CH-7 Kompress into service for more than 20 years. Since 2004 it has built 107 helicopters, completed 960 services and trained 132 pilots. The helicopters it has built have flown about 80,000 hours in total.

The CH-77 Ranabot is the company's best selling model. The company says it can fly about 480 km on one tank at 160 km/h. It quotes a cost of 66 euro per flight hour, excluding VAT, fuel and amortisation. That price includes all services up to the first 600 hours.

The company sells new and used ultralight helicopters, and it sells accessories for them. It services ultralight helicopters and their spare parts. It also services Robinson, Bell and Airbus helicopters.

Training is part of the business. MAMBA AIR runs pilot training for ultralight helicopters and courses for the UH PPL(H) licence. Trial flights are also offered, including test and demonstration flights.

Air services include non-scheduled passenger transport, aerial photography and filming, sightseeing flights, and helicopter hire with a pilot for corporate events.

The Bohuňovice airfield has a fuel station that sells AVGAS and Jet A-1. The company posts news for pilots about fuel prices and airfield closures, and it has a weather camera for the airfield.

Services

• Ultralight helicopter sales
• Ultralight helicopter servicing and spare parts
• Robinson, Bell and Airbus servicing
• Pilot training
• Ultralight pilot courses
• Trial flights
• Non-scheduled passenger transport
• Aerial photography and filming
• Sightseeing flights
• Fuel station with AVGAS and Jet A-1