Helilagon : Professional aviation

In a region with particularly tortured mountain countryside, the helicopter has quickly become indispensable and professional aviation constitutes an important part of the companys activities, and comes under domains as varied as :

- Photography and cinema
- Sling transportation
- Fire-fighting
- Line surveillance
- Supplying of building sites
- Locating sites ...

With its natural treasures and impressive countryside, Reunion Island is often used by film-makers and professional photographers.
There accompaniment in helicopter is a very particular kind of service, demanding knowledge of the terrain and aircraft equipment as well as availability and the ability to listen on the part of the pilots.
Helilagon's experience and flexibility help to make it a favoured partner.

Some of the work weve been involved in :
- "Ile à grand spectacle" : Water in all its forms, by denis Ducroz
- Peugeot advertising films : Real technical prowess.
- Ushuaia : Documentary filmed at Trou de Fer.
- Participation in the filming of " Réunion magique " in Imax, by Alain Gerente and Jean Pierre Chardon. The most prestigious (more than 250 hours of filming from helicopter).

Accompaniment of photographers : Yan Arthus Bertrand, Roland Bénard, Hervé Douris, Serge Gelabert, ...

Equipment performance allied with the know-how of its operators in the interests of efficiency.

A means of transporting the most diverse of materials to the most inaccessible of places.

The helicopter fills the need for a swift way of dealing with fires, capable of operating in otherwise inaccessible regions.

In 1996 Helilagon acquired a "bambi bucket", a supple, air -refillable sack capable of holding 750 litres of water. After filling up at sea, the Ecureuil returns to the fire zone where it releases its contents.

Fully loaded, the aircraft is capable of reaching speeds of 200 Km/h, enabling it to be rapidly at the scene of the action. With each pass, the curtain of water covers an area 100 m long by 11 m wide.

The "bambi bucket" serves not only in the fight against fires, but also for the provision of water for farming and sites of difficult access.