Exceptionally Low Cost Flying

or Learning to Fly

Aircraft Overview

Hughes 300C Helicopter based at Gloucestershire Airport. Several in fact most of the owners have done their PPL(H) training on the helicopter.

The H269C / 300C can take much taller and heavier pilots than an R22 (R22 = 17st. seat limit), which translates to more power to get off the ground.

The H300C was specifically designed by Hughes to meet the US Army training helicopter role in 1955 Wikipedia has a good overview.

The ironic thing is that the current value of the aircraft (approximately £80K) is substantially more than the original purchase cost in 1974!

Always maintained to the highest standrds and has excellent group reputation. Insured for any pilot including for training purposes (with an instructor of course).

One of the best training helicopters ever built and arguably the easiest to learn in, almost certainly the safest.

The main difference between the R22 and the H300 is the R22 has a low inertia rotor giving the pilot less time to react to an engine failure.

Shares like this in a entry level helicopter that you can train on don’t come up very often. Probably the cheapest way to learn by saving over £100p.h. (£5-6K on an average PPL(H) course.

There are multiple instructors based at Gloucestershire airport rated on the H300C so easy to get your license.

Any questions - don't hesitate to ask.