Skyhook is a niche helicopter operator in Scotland. They specialise in underslung load lifting and use a Eurocopter Squirrel helicopter to lift heavy loads to remote regions of the UK.
In this episode we talk about:
- Who are Skyhook & how they started
- Using Helicopters for underslung load lifting
- How Skyhook help build paths in mountains
- What training is required to become an underslung load pilot?
- The Underslung load market in the UK & how Skyhook fit in.
- How Skyhook helped save the River Tay Reedbeds
- Skyhook’s future plans
Links:
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Skyhook
Website:https://www.skyhookhelicopters.co.uk/
The Mountains & the People: https://themountainsandthepeople.org.uk/
Firefighting in the river Tay: https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/perth-kinross/1293136/pictures-watch-as-brave-firefighters-battle-huge-wall-of-flames-along-river-tay/
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