Medellín Night Flights: December Launch Possible | Lighting Views

It is a R44 RAVEN II Helicopter last generation, completely new and that would be the only one of its kind in our environment. It is special both for the panoramic vision that allows its round structure of large windows, and because it also has special viewers to operate at night.

Additionally, it is one of the most reliable in terms of security, it is eco -love because it consumes little fuel, it produces little noise and generates low polluting emissions, therefore one of the most demanded so far in the present century.

Depending on the demand and that the business grows, more ships would import.

The initial proposal is to offer short tours, between 10 and 15 minutes that would begin and end at Enrique Olaya Herrera airport. But the idea would not be limited to the flight experience but they plan to complement the plan through alliances with local operators and communities, providing experiential tourism.

Then they would also be expanded towards other Antioquia municipalities – for which they are looking for articulations through the Departmental Tourism Directorate – and other cities.

“This is the first aircraft and we hope that it is not the only one to be able to open this proposal to all of Colombia, reaching other municipalities and every city in the country,” said Cloud Manager Katherine Banoy.

However, The project is still aware that civil aeronautics grant cloud the respective operation permit based on the evaluation of the Risk Management Plan. If the test passes, it would become the first company in the national territory to provide the night air tourism service.

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“We want to put Medellin back in the eyes of the world as an innovative city, at the height of capital such as New York, Tokyo or Las Vegas or Paris, where this service is offered,” said the board.

Although the exact rate, Banoy has not yet been defined, explained that The cost of the tour of the Antioquia capital would be between 400,000 and 600,000 pesos.

In the city there has been controversy on urban tourist flights by helicopter, especially since the end of February last year, When a ship was suspended in the air in a building after presenting mechanical failures. The scares was great, but fortunately his five more passengers the pilot left alive, although one of them presented fractures.

In this regard, the cloud manager replied that her company has a risk management plan and that security is its main value.

Part of this is their determination to fly in the dark not by instruments, even if they have them, but only when there is visibility. They also consider the planning of the flights so that they do not match hours of strong winds and out of that it is not contemplated to land in different sites of the Olaya.

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If things go according to the schedule, they would be taking off with their first users next December, or before. A similar, but diurnal service, is already offered around the Guatapé dam and the area of ​​the Antioquia east close to the reservoir.

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