Garden City Helicopters Flight Training 3.41

Garden City is the ideal company at which to start your aviation experience, with bases in Christchurch, Greymouth and Nelson. Our pilots have a lot of combined experience, and varied backgrounds, offering insight into all aspects of Commercial Aviation, as well and EMS/Rescue services. Some of the great reasons to train with Garden City:
• All Rescue pilots are also instructors
• On site in-house engineering department
• Full exposure to varied Commercial Helicopters operations (including potential opportunities to act as crew)
• Providers of the WestPac Rescue Helicopter Service
• Classroom facilities (for quiet study space) + study resources available
• Combined instructor / pilot experience within the company is among the highest in NZ!
• All instructors are minimum of B-Category, with 2 A-Category Instructor / Flight Examiners
• Chief Pilot is Neil Scott – one of (if not THE) most highly experienced Flight Examiners in NZ, recently given a lifetime service award by the Aviation Industry Association.
• Situated conveniently right at the airport, by Memorial Ave roundabout
• Flying into and out of a busy Control Zone every day – challenging, but invaluable experience
• “field trips” to the Air New Zealand Engineering School, Christchurch Control Tower, Christchurch Radar Centre to enhance the learning experience
• It’s not all about the $$, but the quality of the experience, and exposure to all elements of the commercial aviation industry