NEWS

Helicopter manufactured in state now on the market

“What makes the Safari helicopter different is it is composed almost entirely of composite materials and is one of the only helicopters on the market to utilize an entirely composite freestanding tail boom, which allows for simpler and less expensive repairs,” said Brian Alley, owner of Carbon Fiber Composites in Ona, West Virginia. Read the…

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Sunbelt Ag Expo 2019

Safari Helicopter exhibited at the Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, GA this past week. While the show was prominently directed to farmers in the area, we may have persuaded some of them to add “helicopters” to their hobbies. It was great seeing so much interest from folks that have never seen or heard of a…

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Safari Winners at AirVenture 19′

We are very excited to have had three Lindy award winners at AirVenture 2019! The Gold Lindy was given to Josh and Eli Svenningsen. Their Safari 400 was truly deserving of this award. Jeff Krall took home the Silver Lindy with his beautiful Safari 400. The details and craftsmanship of Jeff’s helicopter showed his dedication.

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Swiss FOCA Permit to Fly

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WooHoo!!! Chris Graf has been given the final permit to fly by the Swiss government. Words From Chris: “After years of hope and tremble I was finally payed off with this very important document. Sometimes I thought I have to give up because at times it didn’t look promising. Luckily this is all over now…

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“Best Homebuilt Helicopter” at Sun ‘n Fun 2019

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Congratulations 🎊 to Charlie Menger! He completed his Safari 400 last year and his hard work definitely paid off. Charlie’s heli was presented with the “Best Homebuilt Helicopter” award. 🙂 We are so proud of you Charlie and appreciate all the time you spent with us this week!

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Best Piston Helicopter Award at Sun ‘n Fun 2019

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The Safari 500 in action wowed the spectators and the judges! This was the first 500 production model’s debut performance. The style and innovation in this new model of Safari earned us the first ever award given to a manufacturer. Bobby Baker, the dreamer, designer, engineer, and builder of the 500 was proud to accept…

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