Two Royal Navy Merlin HC4s taxi on Portland’s runway prior to being refuelled at HeliOps on their return flight to RNAS Yeovilton from HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) on its initial global cruise. An RAF Chinook HC5 can also be seen in the distance, moments before touchdown

HeliOps’ Sea King HU5 (serial XV666 Damien) landing on one of Dorset’s beaches. The expert training that students receive on the Sea King is applicable to all rotary types, as well as giving them the opportunity to fly a legendary aircraft

ZA166 is pictured completing both low- and high-level training near Golden Cap on Dorset’s Jurassic Coast. At 191m (626ft), Golden Cap is the highest point on the south coast of Great Britain

Sea King maintenance underway inside the HeliOps hangar complex at Portland

XV666 Damien performing high-energy manoeuvres off Dorset’s Jurassic coast

XZ920 Sea King HU5 Finley captured during Federal German Navy course training on the Isle of Portland. HeliOps currently operates three Sea King HU5s, all of which are former Royal Navy 771 NAS helicopters