Baja 500

Corporate Helicopters provided five company helicopters to support the 42nd Tecate Score Baja 500 Off-Road Race. Garner Shepard flew the Bell JetRanger as a camera helicopter for Cops Racing. Joe Koller and Stephen McNabb flew our B2 Astars to provide Medical Evacuation services for SCORE International. Ivor Shier flew a Bell LongRanger as a spectator helicopter for the Baja Secretary of Tourism. Finally, Mick Franks flew a Robinson R44 to provide aerial race support for Vildosola Racing, who placed second in the Trophy Truck Class.

A Grand Arrival

Chief Pilot, Randy Zahn made an arrival into the new helipad at The Grand Del Mar, a luxury hotel nestled in the Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve in San Diego.

The Grand Del Mar helipad is a convenient amenity for guests to avoid the drive and fly into the property for a relaxing stay, a day of golf or to make a grand entrance into your wedding. Please contact Corporate Helicopters at 858-505-5650 or email us for an estimate to charter a helicopter to this beautiful resort.

New Private Pilots!

Congratulations to Corporate Helicopters’ students, Craig Evans, Peter Clark and Mike Slattery who all passed their Private Pilot Checkrides. Instructors Christi Miller, Mick Franks and Garner Shepard helped to make it happen!

Want to learn to fly? Try an Introductory Flight Lesson in our Robinson R22 Helicopter! Depart Montgomery Field for an experience of a lifetime! Fly over Mission Bay and La Jolla Shores and get “hands on” experience by taking over the controls and fly along the coastline from Torrey Pines to Solana Beach. Head inland and return to Montgomery Field for hover practice and make an approach to land at Corporate Helicopters’ base. See our Intro Flight Special!

Pictorvision Eclipse Shoot

Film Pilot, Herb Hess flew the AS 350 B3 helicopter on a film shoot in the Imperial San Dunes for a feature titled “Treasure Buddies”, a children’s movie about talking puppies who embark on an Egyptian adventure to find treasure! The aircraft was rigged with Pictorvision’s Eclipse Camera System and operated by Aerial DP John Trapman. Watch a demo of the Pictorvision Eclipse. Check out Corporate Helicopters’ Aerial filming credits.

Palomar Airport Runway Closure

For the past several weeks, Palomar Airport’s runway has been closed for repaving. Phase 4 of the McClellan-Palomar Airport runway rehabilitation is complete and the runway has been temporarily re-opened. The next runway closure is scheduled for Monday, July 5 at 23:30 thru Sunday July 11 at 12:30. However, helicopters are still able to land and take off from Palomar Airport during this closure. If you should need a flight out of Palomar Airport during this closure, Corporate Helicopters can accommodate you! For an updated runway construction schedule, click here.

Remembering Roland Rozzelle

It is with great sadness we would like say that our long time friend and pilot Roland Rozzelle, passed away on June 20th after many months of fighting a severe cancer that he fought to the very end.

Roland was an incredible flight instructor and taught many pilots that found good careers in the industry thanks to Roland's excellent skills. He worked with Ivor Shier flying helicopters at Flight Trails Helicopters then continued to fly for Civic and Corporate Helicopters as a contract pilot. Roland also flew the NBC 7/39 news helicopter for Corporate Helicopters and was popular with the news camera operators and talent. He will be missed by all of us in the San Diego helicopter community.

A memorial gathering at the Landings restaurant in Palomar Airport in Carlsbad is planned for Saturday, July 10th between 2:00PM and 4:00PM for friends who want to salute him a final farewell.

Go to our website for a list of our various new and pre-owned helicopters for sale.

Give us a call at (858) 505-5650 with any questions!

2005 Robinson R44 Raven II

492 Hrs. TTSN - Factory Air Conditioning

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Robinson R66 Turbine Helicopter

Corporate Helicopters is now accepting deposits on the New R66! Order yours today!
Increased Power and Altitude Performance!
Seats Pilot + Four!

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