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OUR FLEET / YOUR POSSIBILITIES

Built for work.
Ready for
adventure.

Three machines. One local team. From the paddocks to the peaks, meet the aircraft that make it happen.

Meet the machines ↓
IBQ, HXS and HNT together at the Wairarapa Helicopters base
THE WHOLE CREW.IBQ / HXS / HNT

DIFFERENT MACHINES. SHARED KNOW-HOW.

The right aircraft.
The right people.

Every job starts with a conversation. HXS takes on deer recovery and agricultural work. HNT and IBQ cover our wider helicopter operations, from lifting and transport to a day out somewhere extraordinary. We’ll match the aircraft to the job, the conditions and your plans.

HNT

01 / UTILITY / ADVENTURE

Hughes 500D

HNT, our red and white Hughes 500D, beside a remote river in native bush
HNT / OUT IN ITS ELEMENT
A CLOSER LOOK+
Hughes 500D aircraft dimensions reference drawingEXPLORE THE AIRFRAME ↗
Hughes Helicopters · 369D reference drawingDrawing source ↗

From the working day to the wild places.

HNT gets amongst the country we call home. Our Hughes 500D is used across the wider range of helicopter tasks—lifting and forestry work, passenger transfers, scenic flights, and getting hunters and anglers into those harder-to-reach places.

One day it’s a practical job in the hills. The next, it’s a trip into a river valley or an arrival at a special event. Tell us what you need to move, where you want to go and what you’ve got in mind.

WHAT WE USE HNT FOR

  • Lifting & forestry
  • Scenic flights
  • Hunting & fishing access
  • Passenger transfers
  • Weddings & events
Put HNT to work ↗
HXS

02 / AGRICULTURE / RECOVERY

Hughes 300C

HXS, our Hughes 300C, fitted with spray equipment above a Wairarapa paddock
HXS / OUT IN ITS ELEMENT
A CLOSER LOOK+
Hughes 300C aircraft dimensions reference drawingEXPLORE THE AIRFRAME ↗
Hughes / Schweizer · 300C reference drawingDrawing source ↗

A working machine, right at home on the land.

HXS earns its keep where the work is. Our Hughes 300C is used for deer recovery and agricultural operations, including spraying, spreading and seeding. From looking after the paddocks to recovery work out in the country, it’s a hands-on part of the fleet.

HXS is also used for flight currency training for existing pilots. For agricultural work, tell us about the land, the application and your timing—we’ll talk through the details and plan the job with you.

WHAT WE USE HXS FOR

  • Deer recovery
  • Aerial spraying
  • Spreading
  • Seeding
  • Pilot flight currency
Talk agricultural work ↗
IBQ

03 / SCENIC / UTILITY

Airbus AS350BA

IBQ, our Airbus AS350BA, parked in tussock country in the Tararua ranges
IBQ / OUT IN ITS ELEMENT
A CLOSER LOOK+
Airbus AS350BA aircraft dimensions reference drawingEXPLORE THE AIRFRAME ↗
AS350BA · three-view reference drawingDrawing source ↗

A big view. A whole range of possibilities.

IBQ takes on the wider range of helicopter work alongside HNT. Our Airbus AS350BA is used for scenic flights, passenger transfers, hunting and fishing access, lifting, forestry work, weddings and events.

For a day out, it opens up a different view of the Wairarapa—the ranges, the coast and the country in between. For a working day, it helps connect people, equipment and places. Start with your destination or your job, and we’ll take it from there.

WHAT WE USE IBQ FOR

  • Scenic flights
  • Passenger transfers
  • Hunting & fishing access
  • Lifting & forestry
  • Weddings & events
Plan a flight with IBQ ↗

THE RIGHT FLIGHT STARTS WITH A YARN.

Big job?
Big adventure?
We’re ready.

Tell us what needs doing, where you’re heading and when. We’ll bring the local knowledge and help make a plan.

Let’s make it happen ↗Or call 06 372 2400 ↗

Aircraft and flights are subject to suitability, weather and availability.

AIRFRAME / REFERENCE DRAWING

Aircraft drawing

Aircraft type reference. Individual aircraft configurations may differ.