Hields Aviation (Leeds Bradford Airport)
Hields Aviation is Yorkshire’s most well-established helicopter specialists, offering pilot training, charter brokerage and pleasure flight experiences.
Formed in 1989, Hields have trained countless pilots and completed many pleasure flights over Yorkshire and beyond. With a modern aircraft fleet and a growing team of experienced instructors, it’s easy to see why they are the go to company for pleasure and commercial helicopter flights
Historically based at Sherburn-in-Elmet airfield, the team have recently expanded to a second base at Leeds Bradford Airport, Yorkshire’s International Airport, where they now offer fixed wing / aeroplane flying lessons and helicopter services.
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 Fixed Wing (Aeroplane) Trial Lesson with Hields Aviation (Leeds Bradford Airport)
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 Fixed Wing (Aeroplane) Pleasure Flight with Hields Aviation (Leeds Bradford Airport)
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Services
Learn to fly an aeroplane in Yorkshire
The time has come to push yourself. Get ready to become immersed in the addictive world of flight, where you’ll be soaring higher than the birds and discover views that you never knew existed.
Here at Hields we provide expert aeroplane flight training at Yorkshire’s international airport, Leeds Bradford. Whether you’re simply after your Private Pilot Licence (PPL) for some fun at the weekends or you’re at the start of a very exciting commercial pilot career, our flight instructors will be with you at every step of your flight training, making sure you’re equipped with everything you need to be successfully awarded your pilot’s licence whilst being a competent and safe aviator.
Learning to fly and aeroplane in Yorkshire is not only visually stunning, but thanks to Leeds Bradford Airport we have a huge infrastructure available to help with your training. Departing and landing at Leeds will give you huge confidence early on in your flight training, which will be with you throughout your entire time as a pilot.
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Learn to fly a helicopter in Yorkshire
Learning to fly a helicopter is one of the most exciting things you’ll ever do. Trust us, we’ve been there and loved it so much we now teach other people how to fly!
Helicopter pilot training in Yorkshire comes no better than our base at Sherburn Airfield, Yorkshire. Not only do you have a friendly team with thousands of hours in flight training, but you have the stunning aerial views that Yorkshire has to offer.
Better still, it’s a quiet area with plenty of space, plus we even have our very own helicopter circuit at the airfield.
Whether helicopter flight training is just for some fun at the weekend or you’re looking to take the leap in to commercial flying, we have the aircraft, facilities and tuition to make your dream happen.
Helicopter simulator for serious training or just for fun!
Try flying a helicopter without ever leaving the ground! Our Bell Jetranger flight simulator is a fun and alternative solution for all ages.
Totally different to the keyboard operated computer game you have at home, our helicopter simulator is the real thing and is regularly used for training helicopter pilots for emergency procedures.
Based at Leeds Bradford Airport in Yorkshire, our simulator has a full Jetranger cockpit layout complete with all of the helicopter controls, plus computer generated imaging for a highly authentic flight feel. Try your hand at flying around downtown Chicago or the skyscrapers of New York as our flight sim instructor recreates the city layout, while adding changing weather conditions. Best of all, if you make a mistake, we simply push the reset button!
The Bell Jetranger simulator makes a great gift for the helicopter enthusiast in your life. You can buy individual flight simulator experiences, or make a group booking with friends and compete against each other to see who is the best helicopter pilot, a great family present.
Combine your Jetranger flight simulator session with a Yorkshire helicopter pleasure flight and experience what it’s like to fly in a helicopter for real.
Hields’ fixed wing training base
Learn to fly at Yorkshire’s international airport
The new facility at Leeds Bradford International airport is primarily for fixed-wing training. We operate Cessna 172 Skyhawk aircraft which are fully ‘Instrument Rated’ and are fitted with ‘Auto-pilot’ facility.
The PPL training from LBA is essential for maximum confidence when operating from an International Airport. The general operating procedures, coupled with the radio-telephony between pilots, the tower, and air traffic control, will guarantee confidence to use similar large airports both nationally and internationally. As the students progress to instrument approach procedures, they will naturally feel at home from Leeds. It is essential for adventurous private pilots, and pilots aspiring to future airline careers.
In addition other training airfields are accessible to Hields students for small, ‘uncontrolled’ club procedures, take-offs and landings. Different airfields currently used are the tarmac configurations at Leeds East Airport, (former RAF Church Fenton), Beverley airfield, (Linley Hill), grass strips, and of course Sherburn Airfield, which has both grass and tarmac surfaces available.
Helicopter training can be conducted from Leeds, however, the 30 year established school at Sherburn Aerodrome out to the East, is more suitable for all the helicopter training exercises at low level, so any budding helicopter student would be swiftly flown, (10 mins), from the international airport to the helicopter school.
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