
Fleet
Helicopter pilot
The youngest pilot of the Flying Bulls began helicopter training in Graz after leaving school at the age of 21. As a longtime pilot and flight instructor, the South Tyrolean has taught many trainee pilots. This experience earned him a place as a helicopter pilot for the Flying Bulls in 2012. Apart from the BO105, Mirko flies many other types of helicopters such as the Bell Cobra, the Bell 47 and the Eurocopter EC135. Since 2018 Flaim holds a license for helicopter aerobatics. He is the only Italian with a civil helicopter aerobatics flight license and one of a handful of pilots with a US FAA helicopter aerobatics license!
MF: My godfather’s confirmation present for me was a helicopter sightseeing flight. From that moment on things were settled ….. Some years later I was finally allowed to take the controls on a trial flight of an Enstrom 280 in Switzerland. I will remember every single moment of this flight for the rest of my life.
MF: More than 4,000 hours.
MF: The Harrier, … it is virtually a helicopter. Or the Eurocopter X3, unfortunately it’s only a prototype but probably the helicopter technology of the future.
MF: The aerobatic qualities of the BO105 are awesome! Fascinating what this helicopter is capable of, especially if you know how difficult it is to control a helicopter. It's very special to be given the opportunity to do something so unique.
MF: Yes, the plexiglass cockpit of the Bell 47. It offers the most striking view you could wish for on a flight. There is no other helicopter that offers such a panorama.
MF: No; after all the Flying Bulls have the best maintained helicopters you can get!
MF: I have experienced the odd turbulence, but nothing major. You also need to have a little bit of luck in the flying business!
MF: A Sikorsky S61 so we can also land on water. The Cessna Caravan would certainly enjoy the company.