Thread: East coast chopper options (tahr)

I have the old man coming for his first tahr hunt this weekend and my west coast plan A looks average weather wise

Never used a chopper on east coast, any recommendations for affordable options in the Canterbury region. Will be flying friday morning and out Sunday. Only two of us so a squirrel isn't an option

Cheers

The 500 at Tekapo heli is always a solid option.

Otherwise if you're after somewhere a bit closer to Chch, Station Air/Proutings at Mesi could be another option, although you'll definitely pay a premium there, and odds are good they will've been flat out taking all the mature bulls they can over the last month or so.

Be intrigued to know what it costa if you go tekapo

I just went through this. I'd have liked to use the Tekapo guys (which is a James Scott business) and Jason was hellva obliging. However at $2250 for our lift (right on the northern edge of their concession) Malcolm Prouting (Mesopotamia) was a lot cheaper at $1800 for the same placement. Thats for 3 guys and their gear into a valley about 25 km (I guess) from base and collect in a 500 with a max payload of 440 kgs

Yeah I won't be spending anywhere near that so it may be a walk...

In that case I'd be trying Mt Cook Helicopters for a drop off into the Grizzly. Never priced it but its a bloody short trip.

Thanks will make some calls tomorrow. Can't get through to james scott but whataroa doesn't look great friday Saturday...

Heliworks at Mt Cook could be worth a call too.

Grab some milk and call Ritchie