Silverstone F1 helicopter

Silverstone F1 helicopter

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J114rvy

Original Poster:

170 posts

150 months

Wednesday 25th May 2016
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Hi - going to Silverstone for the F1 and as a treat was looking to go in and come back out via helicopter - can anyone recommend a company which does "reasonable" rate for 3 people.

Cheers

EnglishTony

2,552 posts

98 months

Wednesday 25th May 2016
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Google Sywell airport.

J114rvy

Original Poster:

170 posts

150 months

Wednesday 25th May 2016
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Googled Sywell but nothing came up about helicopter flights? - unless I am missing something?

Slimbull

863 posts

181 months

Wednesday 25th May 2016
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Reasonable rate, and helicopters are rarely in the same sentence!

Try www.heliair.com

Good luck.

Vaud

50,287 posts

154 months

Mr-B

3,765 posts

193 months

Wednesday 25th May 2016
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Vaud said:
Drive almost all the way to Silverstone, get on chopper for 10 minute flight, £650+VAT eek Holy moly! Must admit though would be a great way to attend the Silverstone GP.

eliot

11,363 posts

253 months

Wednesday 25th May 2016
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LIving on the flightpath fron Cranfield airport, years ago there used to be loads of choppers going over. But since they done the A43 dual carriageway we only get a few go over on race day.

ecsrobin

17,018 posts

164 months

Wednesday 25th May 2016
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When I worked on DA42's we had dealings with http://www.privilegeairservices.co.uk/grand-prix/ whilst I can't comment on the flying certainly the communications we had with them was second to none and it was always a highlight for me dealing with them compared to other operators.

I left prior to the Grand Prix but I believe a few customers did the long leg of their journey in the DA42 before transferring at cranfield to the helicopters or at least that's what I had planned for them.

Vaud

50,287 posts

154 months

Thursday 26th May 2016
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The only time I have be flown in was in an 8 seat Augusta from the Cotswolds. Apparently it was £10k for the day.

RossiT

345 posts

205 months

Thursday 26th May 2016
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Try Capital Air Services at Oxford: 01865 370739.

During the F1 weekend, the rules have recently changed so only twin engined heli's can operate which has pushed the price up.

SwissJonese

1,393 posts

174 months

Thursday 26th May 2016
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It used to be the busiest heliport in the world on race days. Looks like Sloane and Freshair (trading as Silverstone Helicopters Ltd) are the only ones allowed to fly into the event and only twin engine Helicopters are now allowed to land - shame.

Vixpy1

42,620 posts

263 months

Thursday 26th May 2016
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Mr-B said:
Vaud said:
Drive almost all the way to Silverstone, get on chopper for 10 minute flight, £650+VAT eek Holy moly! Must admit though would be a great way to attend the Silverstone GP.
Turweston used to operate a fantastic shuttle service by 4x4 into silverstone for a small fee, even if you did'nt fly in, not sure if they still do it

dancarro

64 posts

170 months

Thursday 26th May 2016
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I was lucky enough to do this a few years ago via Cranfield Airport.

I drove up from London, easy parking and a short well organised flight in and out of the circuit. Nice flight in over countryside and then around the circuit to the landing point.

Everybody arrives at different times so it's quite exciting when you see another helicopter. NOT the same at the end as everybody wants to leave asap so it's like being in a wasp swarm - a little hairy if you're a nervous flier but makes for awesome pictures too.

I looked at booking with my son as a treat recently, and i'm sure it wasn't "too" bad around £200/£250 each max. Which as a massive highlight i don't think is too bad.

Do it if you can, it the easiest way in and out you will ever have, and the most exciting.

J114rvy

Original Poster:

170 posts

150 months

Thursday 26th May 2016
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Dancarro - who was that with do you remember?


dancarro

64 posts

170 months

Friday 27th May 2016
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I'm not 100% sure, but it was a bit like getting a taxi. By that i mean we mingled in the terminal (about 20 people) and they called out your name an you were on the next flight, so me and a friend were with 2x people we didn't know - but it didn't really matter as we were all excited to be flying in.

I'll look at my pictures to see if there is a name on the side.

Better still, i'll check with the wife as there is no way i'd have been allowed to arrange this if anything needed to be planned in advance!

EDIT - She thinks is was Rushmere Helicopters, and they arranged it by putting us into somebody else's group booking. This was about 5x years ago.

P.S. Don't sit in the middle seat, or all your pictures will have your mate or a stranger gawping out the window in them.

Edited by dancarro on Friday 27th May 15:12