When other schools cant get the job done !!

When other schools cant get the job done we step in.........

Barry Compton had been flying with a local Robinson school on the north shore and needed to get his SFAR completed so that he could teach in the Robinson R44. Not a big task but he needed some training and an aircraft to complete the training and checkride in. Call after call returned no response from the local flight schools except 'Blue Hill Helicopters' ! I spent some time in the aircraft with Barry and he flew very well. We did the required maneuvers and Barry got ready to fly with the DPE that was able to give him his sign off.

Smiling faces returned an hour later (and dry thanks to the air conditioning) and Barry was a new R44 instructor !. Our clipper II is the perfect aircraft for Helicopter tours in the new england area . We can also complete training in the smaller Schweizer 300C and 300CBi helicopters including instrument and ATP.

Well done Barry and good luck completing your instrument training in the Schweizer , and to answer your question "Yes we can take more than 10 gallons in the Schweizer when we go on instrument flights !"
Its not an R22 !

Yet another instrument pilot !!!

First of all congratulations Derek ! Derek gained his private rating with Blue Hill Helicopters over a year ago and decided to come back to get his Instrument rating. Derek chose to complete the rating under part 61 , a more efficient way to get the instrument rating if you are moving on to commercial.

Derek completed the training and check ride in the Schweizer 300C.  Blue Hill Helicopters has the only 300C in the north east equipped for instrument training. With dual tanks and an endurance of over four hours the 300C is the only way to get your instrument rating. The R22 just cannot compete ! The 300C can accomodate two 250lbs guys and still carry over 2 hours of fuel !

Back to Derek .... He passed today with no mistakes and walked away with a smile, Derek worked with our senior instructor Adrian who has over 1600 hours teaching in Schweizer helicopters.  It took Derek only 12 weeks to get his Instrument rating , I am sure you will agree that this was great achievement !

Keep reading the Blog for news on our FLY IT simulator arriving in the Fall . This will be a revelation in the northeast in the helicopter world.

Have a great week , we are !!!!!

BHH

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Good morning everyone ! are you undecided what to get your father for fathers day ? socks wont cut it this year ....

You only have one option .... A $99 helicopter flight at Blue hill helicopters in Norwood MA !


Call today and get you flight booked , we will take your father up in the helicopter and fly him over Gillette stadium for only $99.

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More Check rides !

We have been very busy with check rides here at Blue Hill Helicopters ! This week was the turn of Colin Colby. Colin has been a student at Blue hill for some time but a motorcycle accident gave him some time off. He quickly recovered and recently finished his instrument rating and  moved on to completing his commercial rating. Colin choose to complete his Commercial under part 61, saving him time and money over any commercial completed under part 141 which can take up to 50% longer ! Dont be fooled by schools offering part 141 and FITS programs that can take 50% longer and cost you 50% more . Here at Blue hill helicopters we have instructors that can train you using real life scenarios and let you meet the standards required to be a commercial pilot quickly and efficiently. Colin experienced this training and passed  his commercial check ride with no problems - first time. Well done Colin !

We will be blogging about Francisco and Derek over the next few days both completing Instrument check rides.