New Penzance Heliport on the way??
 

A press release from the owners of the Island of Tresco announces their intention to seek planning consent for a new heliport at Penzance.

More later - check out www.penzanceheliport.co.uk


G.

Interesting choice of airframe. I'd have thought the 189 would be better for the role :)

Any idea who is going to operate it?

Expensive service
 

Nice idea but I assume someone has done the sums.
If I was a gambling man I would put money on the new proposed heliport obtaining revenue from space they have strangely found for office and industrial use which would increase the value of what currently is a green field. Well, that's what I would do to earn a few quid and use a 'vital helicopter service' as a front.
Either way I hope it works and the industry opens up a few more jobs.
Good luck.

Well they need to sack their web-designer for a start - that webpage has grey writing on a grey background:ugh:

Crab
 

Proof reading wasn't that brilliant either!!

G :confused:

According to Helihub will be AW139 used,

Cheers

HeliHub UK ? New Scilly Isles helicopter service proposed with AW139s

Wouldn't it be ironic if Sainsbury's objected to this.


But seriously, the old phrase about "proper planning..." comes to mind.

Nobody is getting me into a 15 seat AW139, 12 seats is IMO the limit for that helicopter

Hey, not so fast, there was a guy on here a few days back looking for new business ideas. How about:

"Free breast/testicular exam with every flight.*"

*Name and sex of your seat neighbor/examiner will be determined at time of boarding. Note, examiner may not be a registered physician. You may wish to consult with a qualified professional to determine the accuracy of your in-flight groping. Offer does not apply to sheep or other pets carried on board.

:E

I/C

still sounds better than commuting on the Southern railway IC

15 seats
 

Yes it will be cosy but devoid of immersion suits and with women and children in the mix it is at least worthy of a go. Maybe a smart move would be to put a row of four in row 1 so that the 'biggies' get a bit more room, fourteen seats is still a good deal. I've had 26 on board during one flight in the S61 although I think one flight with babes in arms got up to 30!!

The real test is going to be the baggage. They may have to run a baggage only flight last thing or maybe use a single to take it all over. I wonder if that angle has been thought through?

Macau - Hong Kong Shuttle uses a 15 seat configuration but the run is well known for carrying little baggage beyond some severely stacked wallets.

Aye

G.

Geoffers,

Is that a recent config change? When I did the hop a few years back they were still 4-abreast.

/Wallet wasn't so stacked flying back... :(

I/C

Ian

No first hand experience but that was the arrangement described by some of the guys that have passed through here at Sesto. Maybe they have a mix or maybe they have even changed. Would be useful info for Mr Robert Dorrien Smith.

G.

'NM used to be 32 seats! 139 comes in a 15 seat option but most IOGP customers want 12.

Although listed under AW149 this looks like a AW139 cabin.
This is a 5-5-5 seating arrangement.
I would love to see this cabin filled!!!
15-seat layout

4-4-4 filled looks like this:
http://www.ainonline.com/sites/defau...21aw139_58.jpg
But tourists and Scilliers are skinny people and they can be sheepishly compressed?

Cheers SLB

I'll put up with that. Anything to avoid the vomit cruise on the Scillonian III.

RedhillPhil
 

I can tell you stories about day-trip passengers who arrived in the Scillies on The Scillonian on their knees at the Helicopter Ticket Desk begging for a flight back to PZ. Sometimes they didn't like to be told that all seats were sold out and things got a little heated, especially if they had enjoyed a liquid lunch. :uhoh::{

A mate and I have some unfinished drinking business in the Scillies (New Inn and Turks Head!); he wants to go over on the Scillonian despite the warnings about mal de mer - he's welcome to it. I'm hoping to sample Rock Hopper's Islander one way and Twin Otter the other. Last time we went out courtesy of BIH, just before the service was chopped, and very nice it was too.

Hope the new venture succeeds.

Potential objector? :mad:

I'm told by a colleague that a 15 seat AW139 has been serving the Norwegian Islands for more than 10 years and is still going. They love it so the idea would seem to have a lot going for it.

G