6-Jun-2013Source: HeliHub.com
UK Distributor for the Guimbal Cabri, Cotswold Helicopter Centre, has told HeliHub.com that the fifth, sixth and seventh Cabris are now on order for UK customers. With the third example delivered in recent days, this shows that the market for the composite-construction French design is growing fast. Back in February we announced that the fourth Cabri will... Read more
3-Jun-2013Source: HeliHub.com
The third Guimbal Cabri imported to the UK – and the first for a private owner – arrived on Friday after a delivery flight from the factory at Aix en Provence in France. Following inspection by the UK CAA due this Wednesday, and its subsequent issue of a UK Certificate of Airworthiness, the helicopter will... Read more
30-May-2013Source: HeliHub.com
Swedish operator Northern Helicopters announced yesterday that they have placed an order with Guimbal for a hook to be installed on one of their two Cabri helicopters. It will be used for training during their integrated CPL course, and thus give all of their trainee pilots basic sling load experience. New Zealand operator Frontier Helicopters... Read more
9-May-2013Source: HeliHub.com
Hanseatic Helicopter Service, based in the northern German city of Hamburg, has recently added a Guimbal G2 Cabri to their fleet. Purchased via HeliTransair, Guimbal’s 47th Cabri now flies as D-HTAM with Hanseatic. The aircraft is seen here at the handover ceremony with Bruno Guimbal on the left handing the keys over along with Dr. Gerd... Read more
7-May-2013Source: HeliHub.com
The Italian distributor for Helicoptères Guimbal is expecting their first G2 Cabri in June 2013. Eurotech – based in Caiolo in Lombardy (Sondrio province) – announced their appointment back in February. The manufacturer took a slight detour on their flight from their base in France to the recent Aero exhibition in Germany to go via... Read more
6-May-2013Source: HeliHub.com
From handover on 2nd April, German operator Aeroheli International completed the first 50 flying hours on their new Cabri in less than three weeks! Guimbal’s 45th Cabri is registered D-HAIG and is in a white colour scheme with distinctive “Cabri” titles. It is based with Aeroheli at Cottbus. The photo shown is the handover ceremony... Read more
24-Apr-2013Source: Lycoming
Lycoming Engines, a division of Avco Corporation, released Service Instruction SI-1070R in April of 2012, which approved a wide variety of engines for use with ASTM D7547 UL 91 unleaded avgas. European Aviation Safety Administration (EASA) Safety Information Bulletin (SIB) 2011-01 provided aircraft-level approval on the basis of engine approval. Today Lycoming is pleased to... Read more
23-Apr-2013Source: HeliHub.com
Swedish operator has completed 2000 hours on its Cabri SE-HJR (serial 1011) in just 32 months – an average of 62.5 hours per month. In conjunction with this achievement, Guimbal have now significant extended the warranty they offer on new aircraft from “500 hours or two years” to “1,000 hours or three years”, with the... Read more
22-Apr-2013Source: Guimbal
In order to make the flight at 90 to 100 kts just as smooth as at lower speeds, Helicopteres Guimbal has developed and qualified new vibration attenuation pendulums (VAP). The principle of these small devices is to oscillate in opposition to the stimulation of rotor blades, thus cancelling the dynamic forces. They are typical of... Read more
12-Mar-2013Source: HeliHub.com
The Polish military have ordered a pair of Guimbal Cabri G2 helicopters, and associated maintenance tooling. They will operate from the training centre at Deblin, 50 miles south east of Warsaw. Total contract value is listed as 3.196 million zloty, approximately 771,000 euros or 1.005 million US Dollars at today’s exchange rates. Poland’s military will... Read more
4-Mar-2013Source: Guimbal
Following a careful evaluation of the helicopter, Heli-Union has selected the Cabri G2, produced by the French manufacturer Helicopteres Guimbal to equip its flight academy HUTC (Héli-Union Training Center), located in Angouleme, France. The first French Offshore operator acquiers two copies of the two-seat helicopter, destined to professional pilots training, starting as soon as April.... Read more
28-Feb-2013Source: HeliHub.com
Cotswold Helicopters have placed an order with the French manufacturer Guimbal for the fourth UK Cabri. The helicopter is due for delivery in July 2013 and will be operated by Helicentre at Leicester alongside their first example G-CHAG. Helicentre have been very pleased with the Cabri and have flown around 60 hours a month (yes,... Read more
22-Feb-2013Source: HeliHub.com
A third Guimbal Cabri helicopter has been sold into the UK market, with handover scheduled for Aero 2013, the exhibition at Friedrichshafen in Germany at the end of April. The private purchaser is an experienced helicopter owner, having had two Robinson R22s and three R44s in the last 24 years. He told HeliHub.com that his... Read more
20-Feb-2013Source: Heli Aviation
[electronic translation] The police chief and the head of the provincial police force flying Liaoningun inspected with a delegation from the Heli Aviation TRAINING ACADEMY in Augsburg. Impressed by our forward-looking, equipped with state of the art technology flight school, training and expertise of the entire fleet of Heli Aviation teams audited executives the TRAINING... Read more
19-Feb-2013Source: Heli Aviation
[electronic translation] In China it seems the reputation of Heli Aviation TRAINING ACADEMY draw ever larger circles. In order to get over the many positive reports of recent Chinese graduates an idea may be reported to the chief pilot and an instructor of the Civil Aviation Flight University of China (CAFUC) to visit the TRAINING ACADEMY... Read more
14-Jan-2013Source: EHS 2013
Hélicoptères Guimbal was founded late 2000, with the purpose of developing and certifying the two-seat helicopter Cabri G2. This also involved the full-scale industrialisation for serial production. The programme was based on the achievements of the technological demonstrator that Bruno Guimbal had built and tested in the 90’s. On December the 15th, 2007 in Le... Read more
11-Nov-2012Source: HeliHub.com
Germany operator Heli Aviation has told HeliHub.com that it has a seventh Cabri on order from French manufacturer Guimbal. The current fleet has amassed over 3,600 flight hours without incident, and sees four at their main base at Augsburg, one at Emmen and the last at Salzburg in Austria. The purchase will build on the... Read more
25-Oct-2012
Hard landing on training flight. Badly damaged... Read more
22-Oct-2012Source: Heli Aviation
From now on, new trainee pilots of the Heli Aviation TRAINING ACADEMY will receive an Apple iPad with electronic training documents as a gift at the start of training! With its electronic documents, the iPad makes up-to-date learning possible. It facilitates the pilot’s everyday routine throughout the entire training and beyond. In the theoretical training,... Read more
3-Sep-2012Source: Helicentre
Helicentre Aviation Ltd. has become the second UK Flight Training Organisation to gain CAA approval to deliver the Guimbal Cabri G2 type rating as well as their full range of professional courses on the new type. The approval coincides with the arrival of the second Cabri G2 to be added to the UK register, collected... Read more
31-Aug-2012Source: Heli Aviation
[Electronic translation of local language press release]Â Last Friday, the D-HAVH landed in Augsburg, it is the sixth Heli Aviation Cabri G2. Launch – in time for the completion of the new building also Heli Aviation TRAINING ACADEMY Guimbal the helicopter with the serial number 1038 will begin to operate. On their national and international... Read more
22-Jun-2012Source: HeliHub.com
Cotswold Helicopters, UK distributor for the Guimbal Cabri G2 helicopter, are expecting to take delivery of the second British example of the type before the end of June – subject to the weather, which has quite frankly been appalling here in the UK for some weeks now! The helicopter is completed in an overall silver-grey... Read more
25-May-2012Source: HeliHub.com
Helicopteres Guimbal have developed a new iPad docking station for the Cabri cockpit under the name FlyPad – which they have registered as a trademark. The design allows for the iPad to be landscape or portrait, with a facility to just fold it away against the side of the instrument binnacle if required. While in... Read more
23-May-2012Source: HeliHub.com
Helicopteres Guimbal have recently delivered Cabri serial number 1036 to Air Service Vamdrup, where it is now flying as OY-HJI. The Danish dealer is Air Service Vamdrup Aps, based at Vamdrup close to the city of Kolding. The company was founded in 1988 by Bent Iversen and has now grown to around 20 employees. The... Read more
18-Apr-2012Source: Lycoming
Just weeks after Lycoming Engines, a division of Avco Corporation, announced it would seek Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval to operate certain engines on ASTM D7547 UL 91 unleaded avgas, it has received FAA approval to update its listing of approved fuels. Lycoming’s newly available Service Instruction SI-1070R lists 35 engine models approved to operate... Read more
13-Apr-2012
During jammed pedal recovery practice, the helicopter collided with the ground and rolled over. One crew member sustained minor injuries and the helicopter was substantially damaged.... Read more
27-Mar-2012Source: HeliHub.com
Cotswold Helicopter Centre, the UK distributor for the Guimbal Cabri, has achieved the milestone of the first UK student pilot to solo on the French two-seat helicopter. On Friday 23rd March, Craig Davies – a company director aged 48 – made history in the Cabri G2 G-UIMB, achieving his solo after the legal minimum of... Read more
8-Mar-2012Source: HeliHub.com
British Guimbal dealer, Cotswold Helicopter Centre, are taking their Cabri G2 to Goodwood this Saturday at an event hosted by operator Elite Helicopters. At least 15 pilots, perhaps as many as 20, are expecting to have a flight in the Guimbal Cabri in the first such event in the UK. Cotswold are expecting to repeat... Read more
27-Feb-2012Source: HeliHub.com
The Guimbal Cabri G2 first arrived in the UK just before Helitech, and generated a lot of attention. Designer Bruno Guimbal flew in from France for the event, and the aircraft was presented by exclusive UK distributor Cotswold Helicopter Centre. The Cabri is receiving increased interest from various countries, and the manufacturer has in recent... Read more
6-Feb-2012
Precautionary landing due to engine vibration... Read more
13-Jan-2012Source: HeliHub.com
French light helicopter manufacturer Helicopteres Guimbal have added distributors in Czech Republic and Denmark according to their website. The Danish dealer is Air Service Vamdrup Aps, based at Vandrup close to the city of Kolding. The company was founded in 1988 by Bent Iversen and has now grown to around 20 employees. The company will... Read more
3-Nov-2011Source: HeliHub.com
Following a recent incident to the first Guimbal G2 Cabri in the UK, Helicopteres Guimbal has issued the following statement via HeliHub.com:- We at Helicopteres Guimbal are saddened to announce that two days after receiving its Certificate of Airworthiness from the CAA, the first Cabri in the UK had an incident that will delay its... Read more
26-Oct-2011
The damage to the helicopter is limited to the tail and landing gear structure. The rotor blades and the transmission suffered no damage from the hard landing at a high rate of yaw.... Read more
25-Oct-2011Source: HeliHub.com
The UK CAA yesterday issued all the necessary documentation for the Guimbal Cabri G2, making it fully certified for use in the UK. Local distributor Cotswold Helicopter Centre, who had a very positive response to this new type at Helitech recently, tell HeliHub.com that they are starting type ratings on their demonstrator next week. They... Read more
5-Oct-2011Source: Elite Helicopters
Our students, clients, instructors and admin staff were invited to view the new Guimbal Cabri G2 2-seat helicopter at Helitech this week, and everybody was supremely impressed with this wonderful new aircraft. So much so, that we have arranged with the UK distributor to bring the Cabri to Goodwood in the very near future, where... Read more
29-Sep-2011Source: HeliHub.com
German operator Heli Aviation has recently confirmed orders for two more Guimbal Cabri helicopters following great success and high utilization with their first two. Operating from Augsburg near Munich, the company has flown 800 hours in 15 months on their first aircraft, and are flying the second at a similar rate – it equates to... Read more
28-Sep-2011Source: HeliHub.com
From our regular walks up and down the static park, the helicopter generating the most interest looks to be the two seater Guimbal Cabri G2. Having not appeared at Helitech before, the French-built aircraft has been delivered in the last few days to Cotswold Helicopter Centre, the new UK distributor. They are expecting a second... Read more
19-Sep-2011Source: HeliHub.com
The first Cabri G2 from French manufacturer Guimbal is in flight test and on schedule to arrive in the UK late next week in time for Helitech. Serial 1028 is painted dark Concord Blue metallic with silver grey skids and a beige leather interior, and will take up British registration G-UIMB in due course. Handover... Read more
23-Aug-2011Source: Conklin & de Decker
Conklin & de Decker announced the latest release of their innovative LIFE CYCLE COST 2011 Volume II. The most comprehensive aircraft budget and financial analysis tool available, LIFE CYCLE COST from Conklin & de Decker, provides aircraft owners, operators, flight department managers, and aircraft consultants with extensive ownership and operating cost data for nearly 400... Read more
31-Jul-2011
Main blade struck tail boom in practice autorotation. See first link for summary from manufacturer... Read more
28-Jul-2011
Three new helicopters are due to make their UK debuts at Helitech this year. Europe’s largest dedicated helicopter exhibition takes place at the Imperial War Museum at Duxford, near Cambridge in the United Kingdom, from 27-29 September. Launched earlier this year Eurocopter’s EC145 T2 has yet to be seen on display at an event in... Read more
12-Jul-2011Source: HeliHub.com
As part of HeliHub.com news service, we are going to address a number of questions we hear in the industry. We expect many of these to be data-related, drawing on the strength that the HeliHub.com news team bring to their strong news reporting across the global helicopter industry. Look out for the answer to the... Read more
7-Jun-2011Source: HeliHub.com
Helicopteres Guimbal have told HeliHub.com that a dealer has been appointed to sell the Cabri into EUrope’s biggest civil helicopter market – the United Kingdom. Cotswold Helicopters, based at Kemble in Gloucestershire (also known as Cotswold Airport), have signed a dealership agreement with the French manufacturer and will be operating serial number 1028 later this... Read more
10-Mar-2011Source: HeliHub.com
Guimbal Helicopteres has today delivered its first Cabri G2 to Switzerland, the 22nd aircraft off the production line. Its operator will be Procopter at Grenchen, who will begin to operate this helicopter immediately, including participation in a major air show this weekend, or 10,000 people are expected. Procopter becoming our distributor for this region, and... Read more
26-Jan-2011Source: HeliHub.com
French manufacturer Helicopteres Guimbal is preparing to deliver the first Cabri G2 into the Australian market. Bankstown-based HTT (Helicopter Transport and Training) has two on order following the November 2010 type approval by CASA (see certificate here). We await with interest how the Cabri performs for this operator, who is well versed in flying the... Read more
26-Jan-2011Source: HeliHub.com
Bruno Giumbal proudly announced yesterday the certification by EASA of floats for his G2 Cabri light helicopter. Bruno’s company Helicopteres Guimbal has been working on this certification for tWo years, although that length of time has been due to the other priorities they have had in getting new helicopters delivered. The result is worthy of... Read more
28-Sep-2010Source: HeliHub.com
Netherlands has become the fifth country to operate the Guimbal Cabri G2 – after France, Germany, Monaco and Sweden.  Operator Helicon has recently registered Cabri PH-WTW, serial 1003, and will operate it from Lelystad.  This airframe was previously F-GXRU with French operator Ixair, who are no longer flying Helicon have a website at http://www.helicon-helicopters.com/ Manufacturer  Hélicoptères... Read more
2-Sep-2010
Heli-Challenge relaunches the flight school department of what was known as Ixair before it ceased operations. They operate Cabri G2 helicopters... Read more
23-May-2010Source: HeliHub.com
As Helicopteres Guimbal gradually ramps up its production rate, almost every airframe off the production line is creating a news story. And so with production number 1011 under the Swedish registration SE-JRH was delivered this last week to Savback Helicopters in Sweden. Savback has announced on their dedicated website http://www.cabri.se that they have exclusive rights... Read more
20-Apr-2010Source: HeliHub.com
Monday was a sad day for French helicopter manufacturer Guimbal as they recorded the first accident of one of their Cabri G2 two-seaters at Söllingen Airport in Germany. More details here – the two occupants were not injured at all. HeliHub.com has a very extensive Safety data section, often picking up data on accidents not... Read more
23-Mar-2010Source: HeliHub.com
Heli Aviation at Nördlingen Airport has received their first Cabri G2 from the French manufacturer Helicopteres Guimbal, and becomes the first helicopter school in Germany to offer the type on their fleet. A second example is due to join the fleet in the autumn of this year. Heli-Aviation also offer ab initio training on the... Read more
11-Jan-2010Source: AeroBuzz
Entering a new investor in the capital of the manufacturer Cabri G2 is a breath of fresh air for Bruno Guimbal faces the inevitable difficulties associated with the rise of mass production.... Read more
10-Dec-2009Source: Rotorhub
On the 24th of November, at Aix-les-Milles airport, Eurocopter took delivery of its first Cabri G2 from Helicopteres Guimbal.... Read more
