SLING LOAD TRAINING

With short and long rope

Qualification and experience in HESLO operations are often required by helicopter operators specialising in construction work and for air ambulance services.

Use by private pilots for personal use or entertainment is not excluded. If you already feel you have a good control of the helicopter, this is an excellent time to try flying with a sling load. It's a real challenge!

Lionheli.aero offers HESLO level 1 and 2 courses, i.e. with ropes up to 20m and more than 20m.

Practical training content:

Take-off with a sling load
Flight at very low speed (up to 40 kts) without a sling load
Techniques for towing sling loads in flight
Landing and releasing the sling load
Manoeuvres approaching flight envelope limits
HESLO and vortex ring emergency procedures
Repeat approach with a sling load attached
Motor power loss a with a sling load attached (simulated)
Final examination

After completing the HESLO 1 and 2 training in the described scope you are authorized to perform HESLO flights only under the supervision of a instructor

Before acting as unsupervised PIC:

300 hours helicopter flight experience as PIC; and
HESLO 1: At least 8 hours, 80 HESLO cycles and 5 HESLO missions;
HESLO 2: At least 5 hours, 50 HESLO cycles and 5 HESLO missions with long line of more than 20 metres;

HESLO 1
Price
2 630EUR
3 182 EUR including 21% VAT
- 5 hours of flight training Cabri G2
- 5 hours of flight instructor
- Pre/post flight briefings
- Theoretical course - 13 class room hours
- Ground task specialist
The price of the training is without airport charges. The number of hours in training is given as the minimum required by the syllabus.

HESLO 2
Price
968EUR
1 171 EUR including 21% VAT
- 2 hours of flight training on Cabri G2
- 2 hours of flight instructor
- Pre/post flight briefings
- Theoretical course - 1 class room hour
- Ground task specialist
The price of the training is without airport charges. The number of hours in training is given as the minimum required by the syllabus.

Flight under supervision (1 fh)
Price
434EUR
525 EUR including 21% VAT
- HESLO instructor
- Ground task specialist
The price of the training is without airport charges. The number of hours in training is given as the minimum required by the syllabus.

The price per flight hour includes a fully hull-insured helicopter, operating charges for the flight (in the case of refueling at airports other than the home airport, the price difference is calculated), rental of Bose A20 headphones with active noise cancellation, iPad with preinstalled sw (SkyDemon, AeroWeather, Windy, ...), maps, etc.

The flight hour begins to run at the moment when the rotor of the helicopter spins to the moment of its stopping. We bill exactly, by the minute.

For individual flights on our helicopters, we require pilots to take out deductible insurance.

There are no hidden fees waiting for you, everything is straight forward.

Why do we fly on Cabri G2?

Forgiving of pilot errors

The training helicopter must be able to withstand non-standard situations and continue flying safely. That's exactly what the Cabri G2 is.

Ergonomic modern cockpit

The Cabri G2 fits every pilot's hand thanks to the well-thought-out arrangement of controls and the layout of instruments that effectively display the most important data.

High reliability

The helicopter is designed using modern technologies with a fail-safe principle. In short, you can rely on him.

Resistant to strong wind and turbulence

The three-bladed main rotor copes very well even in bad weather and there is no danger that the blade will cut into the helicopter's fuselage in flight.