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Congratulations, Bill received his CFI!

November 20th, 2017 was a long day for Bill, but it was well worth it in the end. Bill passed his Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) check ride and oral exam and is officially a CFI rated Helicopter Pilot! Bill had the help of two great Flight Instructors, Evan and Jeff. Nice work to you all, […]
11.15.17 Barry’s first Solo!

Barry successfully completed his first Robinson R22 Helicopter Solo Flight today, November 15th! Soloing a helicopter for the first time can certainly be nerve racking, but Barry did a great job! Check out a few photos below:
Jimmy Whittaker gets his CFI 11.8.17

Congratulations to Jimmy Whittaker! Today Jimmy passed his oral and flight exam for his Commercial Helicopter Flight Instructor License, also known as CFI. Great Job! A shoutout to his Helicopter Flight Instructor Jeffrey MacKenzie for Jimmy’s success!
Gerald Korey’s first Helicopter Solo Flight 8.1.17

On August 1st, Jerry got the pleasure of completing his first ever Helicopter Solo Flight! Jerry did great and I think the smile on his face says it all. Congratulations!! Many more solo flights to come.
Private Learn to Fly Event at Platinum Helicopters

Happy June! We would like to remind everyone that Platinum Helicopters offers private parties and group learn to fly demo events either at our location or an airport near you. Just last week we hosted a private event for the top 25 clients of a Brazilian Based Corporation at our office and hangar here in […]
Dalton passed his CFII

Congratulations to Dalton O’Rourke for passing his Commercial Flight Instrument Instructor rating in our Robinson R44 yesterday! Dalton has been flying often and working hard to obtain his CFII rating, great job! Also a thank you goes out to his Flight Instructor Jeff MacKenzie for leading Dalton to his success.
Scott climbs the ladder!

We are super proud of Scott Fabia, one of our former Flight Instructors, and his advancement into the next level of his Helicopter Career. While doing a charter flight this week, we got the privilege of landing at West 30th Street Helipad in New York City right next to him in his new Liberty Helicopters Chopper […]
4.29.17 Fredy passes his check-ride

Congratulations to Fredy Irazarry on passing his Private Helicopter License check ride on April 29th, 2017. Great Job Fredy, keep up the hard work! Also a thank you goes out to his Flight Instructor, Alison O’Brien for her assistance in helping Fredy achieve success!
4.15.17 Gabe gets his Private Helicopter License

Congratulations to Gabe Hernandez on passing his check ride and oral exam and earning his Private Helicopter Licenses! Long awaited and well deserved for Gabe. This was also his Flight Instructor, Jeff MacKenzie’s first official sign-off. Great job you two!
Easter Bunny & Carrot Drop-off at the Country Club

Platinum Helicopters is wishing you all a HAPPY Easter! Last weekend we had a great time dropping the Easter Bunny and The Carrot off on the Golf Course at a Country Club here in New Jersey. What a grand entrance they made! The kids were all smiling from ear to ear. Safe Holiday Travels to […]

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