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PHL news Tandem Sky Diving - New Plymouth Coming soon ... tandem skydiving!
Fleetwood Mac Concert - New Plymouth One of PHL's helicopters carrying the Event Organiser flew over the Bowl of Brooklands during the Fleetwood Mac concert. Rob Tucker was the official photographer on the flight and he has kindly allowed us to reproduce these images. Click on the image to view a larger version. MISSION POSSIBLE 'When Tom Cruise was in town filming The Last Samurai back in 2001/02 his helicopter pilot would sometimes whisk him away to a secret destination to give the Hollywood star some guaranteed peace and quiet. Last month, the Brooks family had a taste of the star treatment with the man who was Tom’s personal chopper pilot." Merger promises better 'copter services "A West Coast helicopter operator has merged with a national company, expanding its range of services." PRECISION HELICOPTERS AND DETONATE FESTIVAL Detonate Festival '09 is a one day, one night New Years Eve event, featuring top Kiwi bands and acts, entertainment and hospitality, with an emphasis on pyrotechnics, explosive effects, and good, safe times. Located in Urenui, north Taranaki, Detonate features a qualified and trained pyrotechnician/stuntman, who will be 'detonating' bombs and explosive effects all day long, there will be entertainment for guests such as mud slides, gyro rides and stunts as well as the main attraction, top Kiwi bands and music playing throughout the day and night. Precision Helicopters, with legendary pilot Matt Newton, will be offering helicopter rides above and around the festival area. Precision Princesses Perform to Perfection! The Precision Princesses took the Taranaki Round the Mountain Relay event in their stride. Starting at 9pm on Friday, they took turns to walk the 150km around Mt Taranaki, eating and sleeping when they could. They finished at 6pm at the TSB Stadium, New Plymouth. Well done girls!! New helicopter rides for New Plymouth launched A whole new and exciting range of helicopter rides, scenic flights and adventure tours has been launched for New Plymouth and around Taranaki this summer. Prices range from only $50!! Blenheim Base reduces costs by building trailer The ferry time in getting a helicopter to and from a job is expensive. To eliminate this cost and make PHL even more competitive, the enterprising Blenheim Base crew have designed and built a stunning purpose made trailer which can be towed by a Ute! Back to school ... by helicopter! You and a friend could arrive at school like superstars in a chopper all thanks to More FM - Taranaki. More information is available here PHL supply and install a communications repeater at Nukuhakari Station. A new repeater has been air lifted into Nukuhakari Station that provides both Nukuhakari and PHL staff excellent communications from Raglan to Wanganui, also extending well into the King Country. This has made back country work far safer. PHL's CEO Matt Newton said "As a farmer, equiping staff with a radio can potentially save lives." PHL in "Coolest Dad Ever" advert Precision Helicopters recently assisted in the making of an action-packed advert named "The Coolest Dad Ever" where the actor is supposed to have jumped off a building and catches the skids of a helicopter in mid flight. He then leaps from the helicopter into the sea! The ad was filmed in Taranaki and you can watch it here. Howie and Crew visit PHL
Howie and the TV crew from Hunting Aotearoa visited PHL during the week for two day's hunting and an interview with Matt Newton (PHL's CEO and Chief Pilot) for a forthcoming programme.
By all accounts, the guys had a ball and bagged plenty of game! DoC staff Training Day Personnel from DoC Taranaki visited PHL today for training on working with and around helicopters.
A larger image of the photo above is available here Snow deep, mountain high A rare view of the snow covered Pouakai Ranges captured by Taranaki Daily News photographer Mike Scott as he flew around Mt Taranaki with helicopter pilot Matt Newton yesterday.Click on the image below to see the full article.
And then there were three, again Taranaki's famous rock formation on the Tongaporutu coast is back to three sisters. Three Solutions for Taranaki Farmers There are three areas of concern affecting farms today; the control of weeds and facial eczema, fertilizer and of course profit. The following information is born from twenty years of agricultural contracting experience. Flying high on region's economic updraft Matt Newton has gone from one to four helicopters in four years. Matt Newton may not be a Top Gun. But flying sure has taken him a long way - from chasing for oil, to being Tom Cruise's private pilot. Precision Helicopters Limited (PHL) provide helicopter scenic flights,tours and general air charter work in the Taranaki, Marlborough, West Coast and Southland areas. Also available are hunting and fishing trips; filming and photographic services; general aerial lifting work; agricultural services including fertilser application, top dressing and spraying; seismic surveying and drilling.Contact Precision Helicopters for all helicopter based services. |
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