Aerial support

Some incredible things.

Over the years, Corporate Helicopters has provided helicopter support for a number of different racing sports, contests, stunts & events.

That sailing race.

Corporate Helicopters has provided aerial support for a certain world championship sailing race.

Corporate Helicopters is not allowed to mention the name of it, but you can look all you want at the photo above. 3 Astars were provided in support of this race.

Helicopter coverage of thunderboat racing.

Thunderboats.

Helicopter race support is unique to the sport. For Thunderboat racing on Mission Bay, Corporate Helicopters flew the judges for the race, as well as aerial photographers.

Astar AS350 and Robinson R44 helicopters were flown for this event.

Big wave surfing.

Corporate Helicopters has provided aerial support for big wave surfing competitions, such as the Todos Santos Challenge on Guadalupe Island.

Dropping skydivers.

Pilot Gary Roesink has dropped skydivers from the Red Bull Airforce over Padres games at Petco Park as well as over the Del Mar Racetrack.

Dropping wakeboarders.

An adventurous client hired Corporate Helicopters for a job in Baja for Billabong.

Pilot Gary Roesink flew the Astar, allowing professional wakeboarder Brian Grubb to drop out of the helicopter and into a wave at La Mission in Baja.

You can see this stunt the wakeboarding film Out of the Pond.

Landing on an aircraft carrier with Tim McGraw.

Country music star Tim McGraw made a grand entrance via helicopter when he played for a crowd of 1500 people aboard the USS Midway Museum.

Corporate Helicopters pilots Garner Shepard and Gary Roesink flew McGraw aboard the aircraft carrier in a Eurocopter AStar. The Ram Country Music event and was aired live on Yahoo complete with a post show fireworks display.

Helicopter repelling.

The American Heroes Channel (formerly The Military Channel) filmed an episode demonstrating training maneuvers used by paramilitary forces. The stuntman simulated deployment into a hostile area.

Gary Roesink was the Corporate Helicopters pilot called in for the repelling operations.

The Rosarito Ensenada bike race.

For the Rosarito Ensenada bike race, Corporate Helicopters provided medical transport for injured riders as well as aerial photography of the event.

Playboy Golf.

The Playboy Scramble was a national golf tournament held at Maderas Golf Course.

In the photo: Pilar Lastra, who was also a model on the game show Deal or No Deal. Ms Lastra, along with Playboy Golf President & COO Ajay Pathak, made a grand entrance into the Playboy Golf Tournament via helicopter.

Golf ball drops by helicopter

Do you have a fundraiser or upcoming event? Golf ball drops by helicopter provide excitement and entertainment to your raffle.

Each golf ball is marked, and the closest ball to the center of the X wins the big prize.

Another variant, for golf clubs, is to drop the balls on a golf hole. Any balls in the hole win!

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Recent aerial support posts

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Mar132020

The 2020 Mint 400 Off-Road Race

Corporate Helicopters provided helicopter aerial support for the 2020 Mint 400 and provides support for many other major off-road races in the area.

Dec232019

Irish Santa Lands in San Diego

Irish Santa landed by helicopter at Mendoza Elementary School. Students from around the school district received gifts from Santa and his helpers.

Nov262019

Golf Ball Drop by Helicopter at St. Michael’s School in Poway

Recently, Corporate Helicopters assisted St. Michael’s School in Poway with a golf ball drop by helicopter. The ball drop was for a fundraiser that benefits the school.

Oct172019

Corporate Helicopters at the 2019 NORRA 500

Corporate Helicopters was at the 2019 NORRA 500 race, and Ivor Shier was operating as the medical support helicopter.

Here’s some select photos from the event.

Testimonials

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Corporate Helicopters has been the provider of choice for aerial support services for the NORRA Mexican 1000 Rally, a 5 day international off road motorsports event. We have utilized their services for both emergency evacuation plans and enhanced media relations (photography and videography). Always reliable and efficient, their world-class service and top-notch equipment enables us to put total confidence in their capabilities, reduce costs and streamline logistics. Between Ivor, Mandy and their pilots, you won’t find a nicer team to work with.

Mike PearlmanNational Off Road Racing Association (NORRA)

I just wanted to thank you for your help in Baja! Our fathers had a blast and your pilots were very professional!

Mike H.

We hired your company this past week for the Baja 500. Outstanding job! In particular, Marshall Jordan, did a great job piloting. He has great situational awareness and kept us all safe! We appreciate professionals!

Larry C.

Skydiving Innovations has relied on Corporate helicopters for jump aircraft for nearly 25 years. Without a doubt, Corporate Helicopters is the finest helicopter company we have ever had the pleasure to work with. Everyone, from the pilots to the office staff and ownership make dealing with Corporate Helicopters a positive and fun experience. They share our attitude about safety and professionalism, and, like us, have a perfect safety record. Whether we are jumping in to a stadium, private party or on to the USS Midway, Corporate Helicopters’ pilots are experienced, know what we want, and always, always get us to our jump sites on time!

Ron Lee, Skydiving Innovations