UK operator Top Flight Helicopters has selected the Bell 407GXP to carry out sightseeing missions. “We are really looking forward to operating the first 407GXP in the UK,” says owner Mark Prior. “The aircraft will be used for corporate VIP charter commercially and privately.”

The 407GXP is the latest upgrade to the Bell 407 platform, with improved performance, payload capability and operating economics. With an additional 50 lbs carrying capability, coupled with the M250 Rolls Royce engine which boosts efficiency, the aircraft is designed to deliver favourable hot and high performance. It also features avionics improve-ments in the weight and balance pages, as well as a transmission TBO extension of +500 hours.