The Exclusive Flight is for hire of the whole helicopter, the aircraft will carry up to 3 passengers.
This fantastic trip takes you over the beautiful Surrey countryside and combines scenic country views with historic buildings. Flight time is approximately 20-25 minutes, air traffic allowing.
You leave the airport for an aerial view of Redhill and Reigate as you head towards Box Hill, a famous beauty spot. Box Hill overlooks the Mole Gap where the River Mole breaks through the line of the North Downs. It is the scene of the famous picnic in Jane Austen’s “Emma”. You then continue westwards over the largest vineyard in England, Denbie’s just to the north of Dorking. Turning north west towards Polesden Lacey the National Trust Georgian mansion that was the honeymoon retreat for King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.
Continuing north west you will over fly the Royal Horticultural Society building and flagship gardens at Wisley and the state of the art glass houses. You then proceed to Clandon Park, which was built circa 1730 for the 2nd Lord Onslow by Venetian architect Giacomo Leoni. One of the country’s most complete example of a Palladian mansion.
Finally you turn east to look at Albury Park Mansion the magnificent Grade II listed Tudor Mansion with 19th Century additions is one of Surrey’s most important and prestigious country houses. Albury Park Mansion is renowned for its great architecture, first by Sir John Soane and later by Augustus Pugin, who designed the 66 different chimneys that are a compelling feature of the house today.
Returning over Dorking on route back to the airfield will normally afford views over the London skyline and the busy Gatwick Airport, then it’s back to Redhill Aerodrome.
This fantastic tour covers a number of the historic sites in Kent; The Garden of England. Flight time is approximately 20-25 minutes, air traffic allowing.
This tour covers a number of the historic sites in Kent; The Garden of England. From Redhill Aerodrome we fly east to the quaint town of Edenbridge, further east you arrive at Hever Castle the childhood home of Anne Boleyn, tragic queen of King Henry VIII. You then continue eastwards to Chiddingstone Castle which was also built in Tudor times.
Nearby you fly over one of the oldest country houses in England, Penshurst Place, occupied since the 13th century. This huge house has been the ancestral seat of the Sidney family since 1552 and they are still in residence. You then turn north towards the North Downs and Sevenoaks. On the edge of the Downs sits Ightham Mote, the most complete small medieval manor house in the country.
Climbing above the hills, Sevenoaks spreads out in front of you and a few hundred feet below you will see the splendor of Knole House. The building of the house started in 1456 and it is set in the middle of the beautiful Knole Park. It is reputed to be a calendar house having 365 rooms, 52 staircases, 14 entrances and 7 courtyards. Finally you head back west to Chartwell, the home of Sir Winston Churchill, Britain’s famous wartime Prime Minister. Heading back west and with Gatwick airport in the distance, a memorable flight above the beautiful Kent countryside.
Hold on tight for this private helicopter experiences. One of our professional pilots will take you on a tour of the Visual Reporting Points on this 15 minute flight for up to 3 passengers.
The Pathfinder Helicopter Experience is an exclusive helicopter flight which is neither a lesson nor purely sightseeing. It’s going to be a fascinating insight into Redhill’s bustling daily life.
We’ll be honest here. If you’re an aviation geek or a budding pilot, you will absolutely love this helicopter experience! Lifting the lid on all the pilot information, all those three-letter aviation acronyms like ATC, ATZ, CTA and CTR, and show you how pilots fly in and out of this busy aerodrome in Surrey.
For a start, Redhill is partly in Gatwick’s CTR (that’s control zone) and CTA (that’s control area). That means there are very strict rules and regulations about how and where you fly. Things called VRPS (that’s Visual Reporting Points) are used by pilots to visually pinpoint the designated entry and exit paths into the aerodrome.
On this Pathfinder flight you’ll be identifying and seeking out those VRPs. We have Buckland Reservoir, the M23/M25 interchange, Godstone village and South Godstone Railway Station. And from these points you have a clear run into and out of the airfield.
It’s compelling stuff for would-be aviators, hear how you communicate with ATC (that’s Air Traffic Control) and navigate in the air. Robinson R44 helicopters operate these special discovery flight experiences. (And it’s worth knowing that helis have their own heli-strips and hover squares at Redhill!).
As this is an exclusive booking, the experience is solely for your group of up to three passengers. A fantastic gift for anyone who is really into flying.
Tours Operated by EBG Helicopters.
Air Operators Certificate: GB 2163R
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