Helicopter Charter in the UK
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The ability to charter or rent a helicopter is no longer restricted to massive global corporations. In fact, with business costs coming under ever-greater scrutiny, it makes more and more sense for busy executives, with responsibility for multi-site organisations, to hire a helicopter for a day's business. Whether your company is based in London or rural Gloucestershire, there's bound to be a nearby operator with a suitable helicopter for hire.
And for leisure use, the charter cost of a small machine such as a Robinson R44 or a Bell Jet Ranger can make helicopter rental a viable and enjoyable alternative to driving or taking public transport for a special occasion or a group visit to a major event. Whether you have a licence to rent a helicopter or you charter a helicopter with its pilot, there probably isn't a more exciting way to make the most of a day at the British Grand Prix or at the races.
Business benefits of helicopter charter
For the business user, helicopter charter offers several attractions:
- Helicopter flight avoids stress and wasted time of road travel and public transport.
- Helicopter hire for UK travel helps avoid airport delays.
- Executive helicopter charter provides fast, private, point-to-point travel.
- Visit sites around the UK and still get home in time to see the family.
- Reduce hotel and subsistence costs of UK travel.
- Impress business clients.
Although much of the UK's business helicopter traffic is centred on the capital, helicopter charter isn't restricted to London alone. With cruising speeds between 100 and 170 mph, helicopters are an increasingly important tool for UK businesses under pressure to maximise the efficiency of their senior personnel. Think London to Liverpool in 75 minutes, or Gloucestershire to Edinburgh in a couple of hours. Whichever way you look at it, helicopter charter brings the whole country within easy reach for a one-day trip.
With helicopters for hire at even the smallest local airfields, there's bound to be a helicopter for rent close to your business. And with thousands of approved landing areas (landing on private land needs the owner's permission and the helicopter company's approval of the site's safety) across the UK, you should be able to find one within a minutes' drive of pretty much any UK location. What's more, for some businesses helicopter leasing may even prove more economical than regularly chartering a machine; it's worth thinking about.
Helicopter hire for trips to Royal Ascot, Silverstone or Donnington
During British Grand Prix weekend, Silverstone becomes one of the busiest air traffic control areas in the UK - even busier than London Heathrow airport! This little-known fact demonstrates the importance of private helicopter hire as a fast, efficient way to get to major sporting events.
With much of the UK easily accessible within three hours by private helicopter charter, it's no wonder that helicopter charter flights are readily available to a wide range of sporting events including the following:
- British Grand Prix (at Silverstone in 2009, thereafter at Donnington Park)
- The Derby
- Royal Ascot
- The Grand National
- Cowes Week
- Superbike World Championship at Donnington Park
- The Cheltenham Gold Cup
If you're planning a trip to these or other major events, or you simply want to make an impact at a wedding or another special family event, helicopter rentals are a great way to travel. As well as being a thrilling experience in its own right, using a helicopter charter service means you'll avoid delays and hassle on the ground and spend as much of the day as possible at the event. That, alone, can make private helicopter hire worthwhile.
For business or pleasure, for a series of factory inspections across the UK or a motor sports trip from Gloucestershire to Silverstone or Donnington, the freedom of the skies is available to anyone who can rent a helicopter. And with helicopter hire starting at just a few hundred pounds, it's never been easier, more time-efficient or more stylish to move four or five busy people in the leather-trimmed luxury that modern aircraft offer.
At Rise Helicopters we pride ourselves in providing our clients with a totally confidential, personal and professional service where their needs come first and we would be delighted to have the opportunity to demonstrate our flexibility to you. So no matter what your travel requirements, please don't hesitate to contact us here and we'll do our very best to help you.
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