Heli-bike-tours

[rotorrookie]

What is the best way to carry mountain bikes on a helicopter, are there any approved bike racks on the market?
Or perhaps is it mostly done externally? Any pictures are appreciated

[HOGE]

Use a large enough helicopter?

[BigHitDH]

This quite common in Canada in the summer months. Most do it via a net slung underneath.

[Um... lifting...]

You call that a helicopter?

Use a large enough helicopter?

That's no helicopter.



That's a helicopter.

[ab33t]

Check Halfords they do a few combo ones

[RINKER]

Nice one ab that made me chuckle
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[Shawn Coyle]

I did some STC approval flights for a dual bike rack on an AS-350 several years ago. Fastest ever for a mountain bike - 140KIAS or so...

[rotorrookie]

This quite common in Canada in the summer months. Most do it via a net slung underneath.

The "keep it simple" is usually the best way, but I saw pictures from NZ of some rack that was strapped on top of the skids on AS-350 and thought maybe someone was making approved racks but then again that was probably just some home-made rack and that will surely not work in the lovely world of EASA regulations so I think underslung is the only "right" way to do it.
SWAGMAN Bike Racks
this could be the solution to do it and sling the whole thing

[rotorrookie]

I did some STC approval flights for a dual bike rack on an AS-350 several years ago. Fastest ever for a mountain bike - 140KIAS or so...

So there is one then....

[ecureilx]

The hotel-i-copter .. will it copter for a day or more, if they sell rooms by the day ??

[Shawn Coyle]

I'll see if I can find some suitable photos.
And figure out how to upload them.

[Shawn Coyle]

Found 'em, and more importantly figured out how to post them... Here's one:[IMG][/IMG]

[Shawn Coyle]

And here's the other one. Quite clever design to hold the bikes in place at Vne.
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[Brilliant Stuff]

Thanks Shawn, love those pictures.

[BigMike]

Have a look here: Helibike in New Zealand, NZ

Been around in NZ for years...

[Fun Police]

the C-reg machine pic'd above belongs (belonged?) to Ahlstrom Air Service of nordegg alberta. google 'em for a few more pics and/or contact info if you like. nice guys who i'm sure would be willing to advise if you ask politely
FP.