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Head Mountain Rescue officer, George Ombuki and Simon Gitau, Assistant Director Mountain Conservation Area, receive 13 ruck-sacks for the mountain rescue team on Mount Kenya, from a generous supporter, facilitated by Tropic Air.

Mount Kenya, with its abundant and rich biodiversity is a massive attraction to visitors and mountaineers.  The team is dedicated to the safety of climbers, and often has to carry out complex rescue operations, with support from Tropic Air’s helicopters.  We have a great relationship with the Kenya Wildlife Service  – both their mountain rescue team and rangers – and have worked side-by-side for countless years.

Top of AFRICA – flying at 19,700 feet in our B3 helicopter. How totally wonderful to see so much snow on the summit of Kilimanjaro.  Mount Kilimanjaro is Africa’s tallest – and one of the seven summits, standing at 19,341ft.

Photos at dawn, taken by our heli pilot Timmy Flowers, September 2018

Good to get feedback from the inside – Tim Mwangi spent some time with us as trainee, and got a true insight into the life of a Tropic Air pilot!

“It was such a privileged flying at Tropic Air in June as an apprentice co-pilot! Had so much fun with the team and got motivated to complete my commercial training.

@ Tim Mwangi – a morning at Namunyak with Capt. Doungu Smith.  Cessna Caravan private air charter flights throughout Kenya.

A night of heli fly camping on the top of Lekuruki Hill in far northern Laikipia- overlooking the Sieku Valley. Sleeping under the stars with friends, and a little company from Samburu pastoralists who were tending to their cattle at the base of the hill.

Tropic Air supported the rescue of a six month old baby elephant from a remote part of Samburu in Northern Kenya.  She was abandoned by her herd having fallen into a well, and was taken into the care of wildlife rangers who alerted the 51 Degrees anti-poaching rapid response team.  This is the first time that our new H130 helicopter has had a baby elephant on board – she was airlifted to the Reteti (R.E.S.C.U.E) center for orphan elephants, located in Namyunyak Conservancy at the foot to the Mathews Range.