Celtic Manor

Recently I travelled down to Newport in South Wales, just north of Cardiff for a series of business meetings which I combined with a weekend away. I had booked in to the Celtic Manor Resort which is a magnificent hotel and leisure complex boasting three championship golf courses including one, the 2010, built specifically to host  the 2010 Ryder Cup. Perfect for the enthusiastic golfer – except I’m not an enthusiastic golfer. It does however have …………a helipad. Well sort of, it’s more like an area where they let you land a helicopter, but it will do. And any place that is heli friendly deserves my custom. Read More→

HCGB Fly-in

HCGB Afternoon Tea Fly-in

The Helicopter Club of Great Britain organise various events throughout the year and last weekend one of their members was kind enough to throw an afternoon tea party at his home in Warwickshire. I flew down with Dave H, Steve H and Capt. Collier and our destination was the home of one of the members who lives near Halfpenny Green Airfield. Our host owns and operates a single squirrel helicopter (AS350 BII) which is in immaculate condition and is hangared also at his home. He owns plenty of land and approximately 15 helicopters flew in on the day for a fantastic lunch and afternoon Tea.

No expense was spared and all our host asked for was for us to make a donation to the Warwickshire Air Ambulance which is based locally to him at Halfpenny Green Airfield. Read More→