Why this Bell 505 owners says it's the only way

Bell 505 owner Glenn Jones, who works in construction, explains why the helicopter is often the only practical way to reach job sites, cutting multi-day site visits down to a couple of days and turning a 12-16 hour drive into a quick flight.
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April 16, 2024
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Bell 505
Testimonial
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It's so easy to fly, that's the main thing. I'm Glenn Jones, I'm an owner and pilot of a Bell 505 -- this is my third Bell 505. We are in the construction industry, we very rarely land at an airport, so a helicopter's the only way more often than not. We cover our sites in a couple of days instead of 10 days. We met some consultants up in Leeds -- there was five of us in the helicopter, meeting was due at one o'clock, an hour and a half before we took off, we were there for the meeting, and then we were all back before five o'clock. And if it wasn't for the 505, it would've taken us the best part of 12 to 16 hours on the road. It's win-win from my experience -- other brands of helicopter, Bell is streets ahead. We've got a CAMP contract as well, we should never be on stop, and we haven't been. A 505 is so simple and so easy to fly, it's a very, very good machine for that. We have autopilot, yes, on this one, and the last one -- the autopilot is fantastic. When you jump into the 505, all the power that's there helps everything. It is the best, no doubt about it.

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