If you dream of becoming a Helicopter Pilot, you need to ensure that your training provides you with the best skills to start your career.

Considered to be one of New Zealand’s leading providers of Helicopter Pilot Training for both the Helicopter Industry and aspiring pilots, HFT has a reputation for selecting, training and placing top quality pilots with top quality Companies.

HFT is a trusted supplier of pilots to New Zealand Helicopter Companies. HFT provides brand new pilots with professional Training – the Commercial Pilot Licence.

OPEN DAY – this is your opportunity to visit our training facility, learn more of what is involved in becoming a Helicopter Pilot – and you can even take a trial Flight. These are $299, allow one hour.

Contact us if you would like to attend one of the seminars “How to become a Commercial helicopter Pilot’. These are free, and run from 1100 to 3pm. Bookings are essential.

The Trial Flight is your opportunity to fly in a helicopter and under the guidance of one of our Instructors, actually take the controls and fly the helicopter.

Trial flights start from $299 for a 30 minute experience.

For more information please call 09 299 1157 or email info@hft.school.nz. Lastly, you must be over 16 years old and have no major disabilities.

Experience where it counts.

Our Chief Flying Instructor Daniel O’Reilly and the Manager of Training and Standards Samuel Richmond.

At HFT you get the combined knowledge of over 30,000 hours flying experience within our team.

We have seven Instructors, that will provide you with the wide range of skills needed, to become a professional Helicopter Pilot. Our close proximity to low Flying Areas, Mountain Training in the Coromandel Peninsula, Landing areas in the Whitford Forest and Sling Load Training within the Cashmores Farm Native bush area, the Rugged terrain and the dams of the Hunua Ranges, all create the back-drop to build your competency.

Ardmore Airport is only minutes flying from Auckland International Airspace. This adds another challenge to your training progress, as you operate into busy airspace and another level of professionalism.

You only get to train once. Do it right. Do it well and get the results to launch your career.