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by **BK-117** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 5:18 pm

Here are some pics I have taken this week. Thought that I would share some.

Mechanics Bay:

Heliworks - Side of Mt Eden

by **Ian Warren** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 6:44 pm

Richard ! WOW !! Just a simple days works , aye

by **Splitpin** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 8:45 pm

Nice shots , a couple of them look like air to air......or were you on a hill, either way....really nice.
Thanks for shareing

by **NZ255** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 1:34 am

So what do you do for a job?

by **BK-117** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 8:58 am

Thanks for the comments guys.

Pics not air to air even tho might look it, I was just running around the side of Mt Eden and were I was was higher than were the heli was working but I could have ya fooled!

As for a job, im just a lifeguard but im starting my helicopter PPL and CPL next year.

by **NZ255** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 10:26 am

Oh, just wondered how you got your pics at NZMB

by **BK-117** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 1:00 am

ah, through surf lifesaving im part of a team of guys that works with the chopper so im able to get on the pad side.

by **nzav8tor** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 5:54 am

Heliworks is a Queenstown based commercial helicopter operator. Great pics but you seem to have confused the Warkworth based Skywork Helicopters with
Heliworks, a different company.

http://www.heliworks.co.nz/

by **chopper_nut** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 8:05 pm

HKG has changed quite a bit since I saw it last.

by **krispilot** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 2:29 pm

Nice do the cops have 2 or 1 chopper?

by **squirrel350** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 2:27 pm

Police operate 2x AS-355's Police 1 and Police 2

by **spongebob206** » Sun Dec 20, 2009 8:05 am

Awesome Pics mate

Cheers

by **krispilot** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 8:00 pm

squirrel350 wrote:
QUOTE (squirrel350 @ Dec 19 2009, 03:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Police operate 2x AS-355's Police 1 and Police 2

Both at NZMB

by **madkudu** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 10:09 pm

I've flown in the Skyworks chopper (one of them anyway) it was a lot of fun,
Roger, the owner of Skyworks, took us for a 'rollercoaster in the sky' experience, a ton of fun

Great pictures btw, I never knew other choppers besides Westpac Rescue were based at NZMB.

by **chopper_nut** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 11:29 am

Im not sure if they still have it but the 'cops' aka Airwork used to have a H500 aswell, hardly ever saw it, in fact I only ever saw it once and I got threatened by a staff member after taking the photo.

by **krispilot** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 8:12 pm

Heres a question.
The police Helicopter crew is made up of 2 x sworn police officers
and 1 civillan pilot
Does anyone know if the Police Chopper Pilots are employed by NZ Police as a civillan or a Helicopter company EG Airwork, Helicopters NZ?

by **BK-117** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 10:02 pm

just caught up with this thread again.

@ nzav8tor you are quite right I did get them mixed up it is the skyworks chopper.

@ krispilot you are correct about the crew. From what I know the pilots are employed through helilink so they are separate from the police, apart from the fact they fly a police helicopter

by **krispilot** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 7:17 pm

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@ krispilot you are correct about the crew. From what I know the pilots are employed through helilink so they are separate from the police, apart from the fact they fly a police helicopter

And Is Helilink a company of airwork? So if i was a police helicopter pilot i would be employed by Helilink not airwork eh.
(Please excuse my poor knowledge of this matter)

Thanks Kris

by **BK-117** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 7:26 pm

Kris from what I believe airworks is the company the helicopters are leased from and helilink is the company that operates them.

by **krispilot** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 8:58 pm

BK-117 wrote:
QUOTE (BK-117 @ Mar 1 2010, 08:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Kris from what I believe airworks is the company the helicopters are leased from and helilink is the company that operates them.

Cheers thanks for that.

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