ABOUT FLY TO THE LIMIT
Our operators are all trained in sustainable tourism and share a love of the mountains and our peaceful, natural scenery. Every plane is owner operated, with safety and maintenance the highest priority.
Fly to the Limit is owned by a husband and wife team, Olga and Bruce McKenzie. Both were born in Southland, have travelled extensively and both have commerical pilots licenses with 19 snd 9 years respectively flying for Middle Eastern airlines.
OUR STAFF
Finn McCool
Stunt pilot with the Red Arrows (UK Air Force Stunt Team), has served in combat choppers in 3 recent wars, and fears nothing except small dogs and single women. Owns an Extra EA-200 for the ultimate full stunt flight experiance, and flies all our other fixed wing aircraft much more sedately when required. And, yes, that is his real name. He’s Irish and he doesn’t want to talk about it.
Wendy “Dropper” Gilhalllen
13 years commerical pilot in Africa, Russia and South America, during which she survived 3 crashes (none her own fault she maintains). Owns a Cessna-172 Skyhawk P that is ideal for low level sightseeing, rides a Harley and is a ski instructor during the season.
John “Doc” Holliday
With over 10,000 hours piloting helicopters in the bush and mountains of the Southern Alps for deer recovery and mountain rescue operations, Doc is well qualified to land you and your friends in remote parts of the country that only he knows about. He’ll help you plot your route, drop extra provisions where you want them, and will pick you up when you’re done.
Hans Gerhansen
Hans has flown almost everything there is to fly. He first took the controls of a small plane at 12 years old and flew solo when he was 14. After a few years flying “anything, anywhere” he settled in to a series of test pilot jobs but left that because he prefers company when he’s in the air. Doesn’t actually own his own plane right now, unless you count the microlight, but you will find him in the pilot seat of any of our aircraft. When he’s not skiing, tramping, climbing, hang gliding, or performing with his backup band at a local hotel.