Hi guys,
Wanting to fly into the kawekas later in the year but now Chris from east kaweka heli is no longer operating who else is there to use other than helisika?
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Hi guys,
Wanting to fly into the kawekas later in the year but now Chris from east kaweka heli is no longer operating who else is there to use other than helisika?
Maybe ring DOC Napier or DOC Palmy and see who else has concessions to land in there.
Helisika is reasonably priced depending on exact location and numbers. Cheeky 10% off for NZDA members too.
Yeah what he said ^Quote:
Originally Posted by Mohawk .308
Will go out of my way not to use helisika.
Last time I looked at Helisika prices I thought they were way pricey, not sure who else can land in there.
Phil Janssen Heli hunt and fish on Napier Taupo Highway at Rangitaikei.
https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-re...rs/hawkes-bay/
Plenty on this list ring around let us know how you go
Compared to what? Kim Kardashians private jet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pop Shot
Haha getting a bit of stick 🤣
I've got a flight booked into Tussock Hut later this year and when split three ways combined with the 10% off, works out pretty well.
Look to the future of your hunting access. Then there is there potential 15 year exclusive use flying from the new base end of Waipakihi Rd off the desert rd for HeliSika behind locked gates? At this time looking at no further public access to the park boundary for those that use to drive down the road. Not locked out yet but gates with padlocks aren't there for nothing? But Pop Shot knew that eh?
Helisika are free to make their commercial decisions, and consumers are free to consider them when choosing who to support with their dollars.
I guess they decided apathy would rule when getting into the Waipakihi road closure, but I hope this one chokes them.
Absolutely no way I'll be flying with Helisika again
It's a shame Chris can't fly anymore.
No judgement on anyone that flies with helisika, but think beyond today, and what access is going to be like.
People will soon have to fork out 2 grand to fly to a place that you use to be able to drive to, all because of this 'joint commercial venture' and some poor excuse of rubbish being dumped.
Kaimanawas is a unique place in the North Island for many reasons, it pains me to see that less people are going to be able to access now.
https://helihuntnfish.com/Quote:
Originally Posted by ariki
Yeh mate all in good fun.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pop Shot
I don’t fly-hunt a lot. But with Helisika, the flights are already on the very upper end of the spectrum. But when you add landing fees, and daily hut fees it ends up quite and expensive trip.
Fair enough you’ve got a private block, and there’s certainly value in that.
Not at all reasonable one bit. I recently spoke to someone who can fly to kawekas from taihape Airport direct to Manson block for 300 dollars cheaper then helisika and a much much longer flight. Fck heli sika .Quote:
Originally Posted by Pop Shot
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I also flew into otutu hut with Chris For 850 plus 50 for hut tickets for 2 of us and to fly to a close hut called otutu Island with helisika would cost us 2730
For the same amount of nights that's just plain thievery. I did tell Chris he was too cheap though . I will not fly with helisika .
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Hi all
I do know of an operator who is at the moment doing the numbers on offering a service from the southern end of the park. There are CAA rules around this that have to be satisfied and getting a base close to the FP is also important. Give it a month and hopefully some news maybe available.
I've had trips into the Footy field for years, and regard them as some of the most memorable trips of my life. The country, the deer, the mates - it's all been fantastic, and I was looking forward to more to come.
Unfortunately, Helisika have covered themselves in something over the Waipakihi road deal, and it isn't glory. I'll not use them again, and it pains me to say it, but unless they use their influence as a partner in this venture to facilitate public access to the road - and given their communications so far they don't seem at all interested in doing so, I'm done with them.
I don't think the loss of my business is going to hurt Helisika, and I doubt Mr Orr is concerned about my one trip a year. This sort of publicity is poison for a business though, and I hope is not going to be a one week wonder.
One very important lesson I have learned owning a business is that if you do a good job the client might tell one person - or might not. Do a bad job, and they'll tell everybody they know.
Tell everybody you know.
Thats good to know handy to have someone close for a quick liftQuote:
Originally Posted by Ruger7mm
If I still lived in HB id be walking from Makahu . Nothing better than living out of a pack in the KFP . Heaps of tracks huts and campsites. Good hunting and easy to get around . Get fit and save money .
Cant like this enoughQuote:
Originally Posted by Nathan F
I’m in there most weekends and the tracks are first class
Midwest in Taihape would be worth a call, they are bloody good to deal with.!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Phill243
Bugger , I have $1000 credit with Helisika that I won and now i read that they are a bit of a rogue bunch!
Anyone have any tips for what block to head into? I don't mind throwing more $$$ in if it means access to a far better block!
Cheers
Bang onQuote:
Originally Posted by Nathan F
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Interesting; we flew in with Heli sika about 5 years ago. Expensive then, but its a case of take it or leave it, so we took it. Great trip and plenty of animals.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lauries Hut
Machine hire was one cost, hut use was another, and fair enough - someone has to maintain them, but then I questioned the "landing fee". It was a per day fee and I couldn't get my head round this because they were only landing twice; once to drop us off and then again to pick us up. Turns out its not a "landing fee", its a bloody "land fee" thats paid to local Iwi. Sorry Iwi, but no more of my hard earned cash!
Plenty of other options available these days
Fark helisika, nothing but problems with them. This roar after chris stopped flying we were forced to go with them. Some young prick pilot said we had to much gear and go put stuff back in the Ute , We had flown in the week before with Steve woods, same gear same machine no problems, I ended up re packing the 500 and shit loads of room to spare, fulla was gutted when I told him to take notes on how to pack properly,
I’d rather drive 2-3 more hours to the southern end if somebody else started up.
What happened to Lakeland Heli??
Lakeland were effectively tied up with Air Charter in as much as Air Charter held the land leases, and Lakeland serviced the helicopter blocks. So when Air Charter lost their land lease to Tongariro Aviation, the Lakeland heli blocks went to Helisika. Subsequent to that Tongariro Aviation stopped operating and Helisika got the airplane blocks as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hunteast
thanks for that info. Lakeland did alright in the public land price wise with their machine? Or so i thought?
Think Spence is still flying mainly doing doc stuff,saw an episode of hunting with Howie and lakeland were flying them aroundQuote:
Originally Posted by Hunteast
Yep they were pretty good...... at least one of their pilots didn't seem to recognise that they were in a service industry, and had customers, but on balance all good. ;)
Ole GG....but reliable.
Too many dogs through the tail rotor made him grumpy.:D
Flew in with helesika this year, great service as to too much gear I have never seen so much crap being loaded by some folks talk about glamping.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tirau
Hence the gear gets weighed. Likely Jaffas that watch too many movies?
GG in his good times Kaimanawa's.
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Nah bro, 75kg under weight, pilots first day on the job I reckon, dumb prick didn’t even no where hardness saddle was FFSQuote:
Originally Posted by Taff
Neither does anyone elseQuote:
Originally Posted by Tirau
lol - i like that - 'hardness saddle'...
GG flew our party into Mangatainoka one October and there was 6" of snow on the ground. We had a great trip and bagged a few deer and had all the boned out venison in a rubbish bag which was inside a 20kg dog biscuit bag. It took two of us to get it to the helipad ready for the flight out, when GG turns up early to pick us up. The snow was gone and the heli pad was very wet and slushy, GG gets out and looks at the bag not knowing what was in it and thought that will fit nicely in the boot of the JR. He bent over grabbed the bag by both ends, gave an almighty heave and all that moved were his feet and he landed up flat on the ground in his white overalls rolling around in the mud, to say he was not happy is understating the frosty feel in the air by some considerable measure. I was expecting to be left behind, but no he loaded the machine and flew us back with no words, eye contact, not even a grunt. When we landed he tuned the machine off, and just walked away. I must say though, that dealing with some muppets would not help your sense of humour, and GG was an exceptional pilot of both fixed wing and then helicopters who knew the Kaimanawas and Kawekas like the back of his hand.
