Heli Operations

03/03/2021

Our instructors can use both our state of the art simulator and our own aircraft to deliver NVIS training to both civilian and military pilots.

29/10/2020

HeliOperations helped to deliver flu jabs to 1800 people by setting up a drive-in vaccination centre at our base at Osprey Quay, Portland in Dorset last month.

This allowed NHS staff to deliver the vaccinations to 1800 people in just one day, under strict social distancing.

Many people think of lifesaving work as being the preserve of our fantastic NHS, or the rescue crews that we help to train. But sometimes life saving efforts are the things we do without thinking about them. Looking both ways, wearing a seatbelt, or washing our hands.

A little jab this year could have a huge effect, and in 2020 HeliOperations are proud to have done our little bit to help.

A DRIVE-through clinic was set up to deliver this year's flu vaccine to 1,800 people on Portland, as organisers looked to find a safe way of…

10/10/2020

Wow! What an eventful day! Massive thank you to Heli Operations, Dorset Shellfish, Island Community Action - ICA and all of our wonderful staff and volunteers! We couldn't of pulled this off without you.

07/10/2020

An aerial view of our Heliport facility in Portland, Dorset. This is also where the majority of our in-aircraft training and aircraft maintenance takes place. The unusually short runway is for helicopters, as a running landing needs less power than hovering. Essential training for emergencies such as engine failures.

01/10/2020

Which is more iconic… The venerable Sea King or Durdle Door?! Shot taken a few months ago when we had Vertical Magazine visiting for a social media feature.

29/09/2020

One of our aircraft returning back to our heliport facility after a low level navigation training sortie for a German Navy pilot.

27/09/2020

Like many aircraft with those numbers in the registration, our Sea King Mk 5 with the serial XV666, goes by the traditional nickname ‘Damien’. Here it is being pushed back into our hangar at the HeliOperations heliport facility.

14/09/2020

HeliOperations supporting the local community near to our Portland Heliport facility.

Royal Manor Health Care would like to thank the team at HeliOps for their very generous provision of indoor and outdoor space and for giving of their time and expertise to help with planning and organisation for our flu clinic this year! We really couldn’t do this without you. Please bear with us while we are getting everything sorted.
We will be uploading a video shortly explaining the flu clinic in a bit more detail.

Thanks again Heli Operations 😊

14/08/2020

Our ground support personnel conducting a rotors running refuel of an RAF Chinook on Wednesday evening. RAF Odiham RAF Benson

13/08/2020

RAF Chinook arriving at our heliport facility in Portland last night for a rotors running refuel. RAF Odiham RAF Benson

12/08/2020

Terrific video from Vertical Magazine from their recent visit, showing how the HeliOperations team deliver operational training to a leading NATO partner nation with our own aircraft, simulators and facilities.

07/08/2020

Delighted to support our friends from the USAF as they refuelled at our heliport facility yesterday!