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Fly with us at Shoreham Airshow
FAST Helicopters will be providing our popular helicopter pleasure flights at Shoreham Airshow on 21st and 22nd August. What better way to experience the excitement of the show than taking to the air whilst also viewing the beautiful Sussex coastline.

Open Day at Shoreham base, Sunday 26th September
Why not come along to our Open Day at Shoreham Airport on Sunday 26th September. Our staff and instructors will be on hand to answer all your questions about helicopter flight training. There'll be opportunity to see our aircraft and take to the skies. Anyone purchasing a flying lesson in person on the day will receive a 10% discount. (Conditions apply)

More crop circles appear
Early May saw the first crop circles of 2010 appear at Old Sarum and close to Stonehenge, Wiltshire. Since then, more formations have appeared and our helicopters have flown sightseeing tours and aerial photography flights. Don't miss seeing these amazing phenomena, for further details on our crop circle flights, click here.
Image courtesy of Steve Alexander.

Recent student successes
Well done to the following students:-
David Guy - IR(H)
David Powell - IR(H)
Tom Willis - CPL(H)
Steve Bedingfield - Flight Instructor
Mitchell Smith - Flight Instructor
Anja Eriksen - Flight Instructor
Mark Mathias - PPL(H)
John Shorrock - PPL(H)
Richard Cotton - B206 Type Rating
Fraser Eastwood - R44 Type Rating
Andy Haffenden - R44 Type Rating
Dane Rawlins - R44 Type Rating
Olena Golovina - R44 Type Rating
Andy Freeman - R44 Type Rating

We also welcome James Morrey to our Flight Instructor staff.

FAST celebrates 20 years
We've come a long way since 1990 and have grown to become one of the UK's largest and most respected helicopter operators and training establishments. 2010 marks our 20th year, so Happy Anniversary us!