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Monday, December 31, 2018

Precision Helicopters AS350 ZK-ILN and a voyage of discovery!

Precision Helicopters has commenced scenic flight operations as of 23 December 2018 from a location adjacent to the Hokitika Gorge on New Zealand's South Island West Coast. Utilising a recently imported Eurocopter/Airbus AS350B2 Squirrel ZK-ILN, the location is in prime South Island real estate. The tours on offer provide unprecedented access to spectacular scenery in close proximity to the helicopter base. 

We were extremely privileged to partake in the "grand tour" with a landing at Ivory Hut Lake on Christmas Eve day and words cannot describe the experience. This post a great way to farewell 2018!


So, if you're visiting the area, make this a bucket list item!

https://helicopterhokitika.com/

Thank you so much to Matt and Lilly for this "WOW" day out!





Wilkinson Glacier

Wilkinson Glacier
Ivory Lake

Ivory Lake Hut
http://remotehuts.co.nz/huts/ivory/

Looking east from Ivory Lake, 4500amsl

Ivory Lake

Ivory Lake
Southern Alps looking west

Hokitika Gorge at left, Precision Helicopters base at right. 


2006 edition Eurocopter AS350B2 ZK-ILN MSN 4159 was imported to NZ via Ardmore's Oceania Aviation. It had been in operation with Tri-State CareFlight in the aeromedical role as N350CF.





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