Training at West Palm Beach: Ocean Helicopters /Cloud 9

[CNH12]

Scrawny- I currently work for an offshore company . I obtained my licenses at Aquila.

[anti-talk]

OK guys my turn to wade in here

Cloud 9 Helicopters is C9H NOT CNH!!

CNH12 is NOT an employee of Cloud 9 Helicopters but clearly it is someone with a concern about Ocean Helicopters.

I am not throwing stones in glass houses I know better than that.

I hope that clarifies my position and that of Cloud 9 Helicopters in this situation.

Geoff Painter - President Cloud 9 Helicopters LLC

[Scrawny]

CH12 - You seem to have got a bit of a dressing down on here on the last few posts and you completely deserve it to be honest. Even what appears to be your mate Geoff has disowned and distanced himself from you! It is immature idiots like you that the industry as a whole certainly doesn't need. You are claiming you are a professional Pilot so start acting like one! PRAT!!

Ocean helicopters having been operating for more years than you have been flying and including myself and many more on this forum have provided an extremely professional and excellent service over many years.

[anti-talk]

I see my thread comment has been 'moderated' - Not impressed!













The NTSB and the FAA are dealing with this incident now let them complete the investigation, I am really pleased no one was seriously hurt and at the end of the day that is truly all that really matters.

[CNH12]

Scrawny- Who are you to judge me? You don't even know me. All I did was state facts on a question that was asked. It's not like I made anything up. Really " immature idiot" & "PRAT" that sounds really professional coming from a person who talks that they're better than me. Nice ha yea sure..But you are right I do claim myself as a professional pilot because I am and I'm good at what I do, so I'm told. If I wasnt I would fire right back with the name calling like you arrogant prick but I won't do that because I'm better than that and I have more class to stoop to someone's level and really there's no need to get into a pissing contest. So how about you stick to what the topic is about instead of trying to discredit someone on there posting because I am done I stated my opinion on the topic.

[funfinn2000]

Wow, This is an interesting Thread. I've never seen so many daggers getting drawn in a PPRUNE standoff.

I have to say there is really no need for anyone to lower themselves to name calling on the Interweb.

Let the flying do the talking and let's hope for many years of safe aviation for both operations and success for all students.

Happy Landings to all.

FF

[Clintonb]

palm beach or cloud 9 helicopters??

Anyone trained at either one of these schools and could give some info on how the facilities were, how good the training was, how was the attitude, maintenance of aircraft etc? any info on either of these schools would be great in helping a friend make a decision on which school to do his training at.

Thanks again for the help..
Safe flying everyone

[206Fan]

Cloud9 Helicopters.

I done my PPL with Cloud9 in 2008. All I'm going to say is everything is top notch at the School. You wont be disappointed. They have increased their fleet size since I was there adding a few Schweizers, a Bell 206 and a Hughes 500E to the hangar.

Check out their website and email Geoff or Debbie the owners. Couldn't meet nicer people!

Cloud 9 Helicopters Flight Training School West Palm Beach Florida

[mac oz]

Hi i went in 2010 at cloud9 for some HB and i found a friendly environment, prepared instructors, a nice fleet, and they never asked money in advance (as other school did), Geoff helped me with the burocracy for the recognition of my jar licence, i flew 40 hours in 9days without problem, they provide me a room in their house...honestly i contacted ocean before...and the impression was not bad too....but i needed to fly in a s300 and ocean had only r22...wonderful experience!

[Whirlygig]

Deja vu, ClintonB? Cheers

Whirls

[Clintonb]

Thanks for the help guys.. been going back and forwards through each of the companies websites and they both seem pretty good schools.. ive been trying to get in touch with both of them over the past week and so far I've only had replies back from palm beach helicopters but nothing from cloud 9 they still on holiday taking a week long labour day holiday or what? one thing that kinda makes me want to choose cloud 9 over palm beach is the rates of pam beach aircraft they bit more than cloud 9 but so far been getting tons of feed back and help from palm beach and nothing from cloud 9.. a lot of you guys have gone to cloud 9 and seems like no one has trained at palm beach.. anyone out there that has come on help out please???lol

Again thanks for the info really appreciate it.

[bullnose]

palm beach and cloud 9

hi clintonb, when are you planning to have your training? I have tried to communicate with both palm beach and cloud 9 and both schools have been helpful in my queries. I will be paying a visit to both schools when i arrive in west palm beach at the end of this month to personally check their place. whichever school i get into, i will try to update you so you'll have some first hand info. at the moment, both dan crowe and geoff painter are both helpful in our exchange of emails. hope to hear from you if ever you get to train first.

[madflyer26]

Done my CPL with Ocean and found them to be a friendly, professional outfit. Can't comment on Cloud 9 as I had no dealings with them. Their instructors sounded professional and no animosity between the instructors was sensed by me.
Regards
MF 26

[baobab72]

Cloud 9

Hi folks
I guess i will go to cloud 9 in west palm beach and do their 5 hr hovering challenge, although i am pretty sure i will not be able to tame the heli after only 5 hrs but it is a starting point!
Any insight about the aforementioned school?

Many thanks

Baobab72

[HeliStudent]

You can check out this thread http://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/336...cloud-9-a.html

[baobab72]

Cloud9

Hi helistudent, thanks for you hint even though i had already read that specific post! I was looking for more recent info, maybe from some student or instructor still involved with the school!
By the way are you working on your heli license as well?

Baobab72

[HeliStudent]

Still deciding between flying and engineering. At the moment am leaning more towards engineering and, if I can earn enough maybe do a PPLH in the future, something like that.

If you really want more info why don't you send a PM to anti-talk or email him. He put up his email address on this thread http://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/519...-cbs-4-5s.html

[206Fan]

Baobab72,

I done my PPL with Cloud9 a few years back. Excellent school. I want to try and get some flying done with them next year again all going well. Drop Geoff a message!

Cloud 9 Helicopters Flight Training School West Palm Beach Florida

[baobab72]

Cloud 9

Thanks for all your advices folks!
I did send a pm to the chiefpilot and i did send an email to the school through their website, asking more info about the 5 hr learn to hover program, if the sfar signoff for the r22 was included, how many flight over a period of two days - hopefully two flights per day for a total of four missions - so hopefully they will come back to me!
Just trying to get some insights from someone not related to their business sale department who was not going to sugar coat the reality!
And maybe make friends who share my passion for helicopter flying and with who we could share a cockpit during my staying! I am always keen on hitching a ride on a heli also because i believe it is very beneficial to fly with pilots at all levels of experience especially the ones going through or who had gone through in a recent past, the same troubles i am facing!

Any advice about what i should be studying to get the best out of this stint?

Many thanks

Baobab72

[Peter PanPan]

What happened to Cloud9?

Hi all, it's been a while, revisiting this thread as I was trying to look up Cloud9's website and cannot find anything. I did my ATP with them years ago and enjoyed my brief time there - did the school close down?