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Tiger Helicopters

tiger helicopters

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Leominster

Alan Ramsden started flying at Shobdon Airfield in 1977 – initially on aeroplanes with a view to becoming a fixed wing instructor. However, after a 5 minute pleasure flight in a B206 JetRanger, where he first experienced the thrill and excitement of helicopter flight, Alan was hooked. He went on to sell his house, his car and his share in the family business in order to raise the funds to become a commercial helicopter pilot and instructor! He founded Tiger Helicopters in 1992 and, together with the Tiger Team, has helped develop both the Helicopter school and Shobdon Airfield. Achievements One of the team's proudest achievements came in 2005 when we acquired our first overseas contract. This was to train the next generation of Police Helicopter Pilots for Kuwait. With a 100% success rate, a further contract to train Police Helicopter Pilots for Algeria was awarded to Tiger. This contract of over 10,000 flying hours, was completed in 2012 without a single accident or incident. We are extremely proud of this and it is a huge credit to all of the Tiger Team. Future Ambition The UK School is growing as the UK’s economy recovers from a difficult recession. We remain firmly committed to our UK school and it is great to see an upturn in students coming through our doors, ready for the excitement and challenge of helicopter flight! Many of our students travel great distances to train with us, which is very humbling. Hopefully it’s because of our world class facilities and excellent instruction. We now offer Helicopter Pilot training to individuals, large companies and Governments. We take individuals from never having flown before, all the way up, to being Commercial Pilots and Flight Instructors. The global demand for helicopter pilots is increasing rapidly. Tiger’s ambition is to keep re-investing in the business to help meet this growing need. Currently our capacity is 60 overseas students as well as a thriving UK school. As for the future? The Sky’s No Limit…!

Sapphire International Aviation Academy

sapphire international aviation academy

SAPPHIRE INTERNATIONAL AVIATION ACADEMY was established in 2004 to cater to the growing worldwide demand for aviation pilots. Since then, the institution has diversified in other fields of aviation education; aircraft maintenance, flight dispatching, flight attendants and tourism management courses. The Philippines, as a country with high literacy and English proficiency, has positioned itself to be the hub of Aviation learning in Asia. As such, we attract a growing number of students coming from various parts of the globe, notably, the Middle East, Europe, Western Asia, and the Pacific Rim countries. As the world recovers from the effects of the global pandemic, the Aviation Sector, which was one of the most affected, strives to bounce back to bring learners and travellers across continents; to again, create the demand for more Aviation Professionals to work the various aeronautical industries, giving Aviation schools the reason for being. To take advantage of this opportunity, SAPPHIRE AVIATION established its pilot training school with a view to make a difference. This difference – QUALITY – gives SAPPHIRE AVIATION an edge over other flying schools. Quality in its training programs, quality in its training facilities, quality in its training approach, and quality in its training staff. To this day, SAPPHIRE AVIATION has already produced a good number of pilots. Some of these are already working with aviation companies. Others are now working as Flight Instructors and in other aviation-related positions. SAPPHIRE AVIATION, therefore, is not just another flying school. It takes its business seriously; it is here not just for the ride; it is here to make flying an enjoyable career and a profitable profession.