Garden City Helicopters is the ideal company at which to start your aviation experience with bases in Christchurch, Greymouth and Nelson.
Garden City is the ideal company at which to start your aviation experience, with bases in Christchurch, Greymouth and Nelson. Our pilots have a lot of combined experience, and varied backgrounds, offering insight into all aspects of Commercial Aviation, as well and EMS/Rescue services. Some of the great reasons to train with Garden City:
• All Rescue pilots are also instructors
• On site in-house engineering department
• Full exposure to varied Commercial Helicopters operations (including potential opportunities to act as crew)
• Providers of the WestPac Rescue Helicopter Service
• Classroom facilities (for quiet study space) + study resources available
• Combined instructor / pilot experience within the company is among the highest in NZ!
• All instructors are minimum of B-Category, with 2 A-Category Instructor / Flight Examiners
• Chief Pilot is Neil Scott – one of (if not THE) most highly experienced Flight Examiners in NZ, recently given a lifetime service award by the Aviation Industry Association.
• Situated conveniently right at the airport, by Memorial Ave roundabout
• Flying into and out of a busy Control Zone every day – challenging, but invaluable experience
• “field trips” to the Air New Zealand Engineering School, Christchurch Control Tower, Christchurch Radar Centre to enhance the learning experience
• It’s not all about the $$, but the quality of the experience, and exposure to all elements of the commercial aviation industry
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