End of the road to the Scillies
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Heliports PZE and TSO
Are the heliports at Penzance and Tresco closed?
If so who were the buyers and what will happen to them?
If I want to fly to Scilly what are my options now?
The BIH website is still up and they post a fare of 190 pounds. Is that one-way or roundtrip?
Sorry about the dumb questions but it looks like the old BIH posts have rolled off the form.
If so who were the buyers and what will happen to them?
If I want to fly to Scilly what are my options now?
The BIH website is still up and they post a fare of 190 pounds. Is that one-way or roundtrip?
Sorry about the dumb questions but it looks like the old BIH posts have rolled off the form.
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Penzance Heliport is finished, BIH pulled out with about 3 years notice, no scheduled helicopter service to Scilly now. PZE sold to Supermarket developer.
Scillies Scheduled service is fixed-wing by Skybus to St Mary's airfield(Twin Otter service from Newquay, Islander from Lands End)) , don't know fate of Tresco Heliport, Lands End Airfield has new terminal/tower
Castle Air offer a helicopter charter service about £2000 for 7 pax one-way from various Cornish departure points.
S-61 service finished now
G-BFFJ-PZdep-1300 by A30yoyo, on Flickr
Penzance Heliport 30 years ago
G-ASNL by A30yoyo, on Flickr
Scillies Scheduled service is fixed-wing by Skybus to St Mary's airfield(Twin Otter service from Newquay, Islander from Lands End)) , don't know fate of Tresco Heliport, Lands End Airfield has new terminal/tower
Castle Air offer a helicopter charter service about £2000 for 7 pax one-way from various Cornish departure points.
S-61 service finished now
G-BFFJ-PZdep-1300 by A30yoyo, on Flickr
Penzance Heliport 30 years ago
G-ASNL by A30yoyo, on Flickr
Last edited by A30yoyo; 16th Oct 2013 at 17:55.
Ciao Yoyo!
Interesting stuff!
There are a couple of 'Scillies' threads .. but this is one of the latest: http://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/512...heli-link.html
Interesting stuff!
There are a couple of 'Scillies' threads .. but this is one of the latest: http://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/512...heli-link.html
* Helicopters could return to the skies above west Cornwall by next summer after an "international company" backed plans for a new transport link.
* AgustaWestland has agreed to provide helicopters for an operator to fly the 28 miles between Penzance and the Isles of Scilly.
* "Pieces of the jigsaw necessary to resurrect a helicopter service are coming together but there is still a tremendous amount to be done," said west Cornwall and Isles of Scilly MP Andrew George, who has been campaigning with other local stakeholders for a revamped helicopter service.
* An "appealing" offer will be put on the table for operators with the use of an AgustaWestland 189 craft. Able to seat around 18 passengers, the model will also be used by Bristow to provide search and rescue operations across the country.
* AgustaWestland has agreed to provide helicopters for an operator to fly the 28 miles between Penzance and the Isles of Scilly.
* "Pieces of the jigsaw necessary to resurrect a helicopter service are coming together but there is still a tremendous amount to be done," said west Cornwall and Isles of Scilly MP Andrew George, who has been campaigning with other local stakeholders for a revamped helicopter service.
* An "appealing" offer will be put on the table for operators with the use of an AgustaWestland 189 craft. Able to seat around 18 passengers, the model will also be used by Bristow to provide search and rescue operations across the country.
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Finally got my PZ/St Mary's trip in last September, very nice too and thoroughly enjoyed my second and third helicopter rides on the S-61N, particularly on the way back - fantastic vis and lowish level round the coast past Mousehole and Newlyn. Very sad to see the service go.
Oddly enough and perhaps a portent of things to come; while I was enjoyng a pint or three in St Mary's, a primered Merlin flew a couple of approaches into the airport, presumably on a test flight out of Yeovil.
Hope they can restart a service (though I'd like a trip in the Islanders and Twin Otters too...!).
Oddly enough and perhaps a portent of things to come; while I was enjoyng a pint or three in St Mary's, a primered Merlin flew a couple of approaches into the airport, presumably on a test flight out of Yeovil.
Hope they can restart a service (though I'd like a trip in the Islanders and Twin Otters too...!).
Buongiorno Treadigraph! You should have taken some snaps amico!
Didn't realise they had Twotters in the Scillies.
Have always wanted to buy a seat on the Twotter in BA colours which apparently flies a scheduled service onto a beach in Scotland! Perhaps next time.
Didn't realise they had Twotters in the Scillies.
Have always wanted to buy a seat on the Twotter in BA colours which apparently flies a scheduled service onto a beach in Scotland! Perhaps next time.
Think you're too late Sav'
The Loganair Twotters no longer wear BA colours - think they're all in Flybe uniforms now - still landing on the beach at Barra though!
OH
The Loganair Twotters no longer wear BA colours - think they're all in Flybe uniforms now - still landing on the beach at Barra though!
OH
