The grey, yellow and white liveried Agusta 109S Grand rose into the air at 08.10 the next morning with Pete Hall at the controls. Rob and Justine were sitting in the rear passenger cabin surrounding themselves with drawings, specifications and draft marketing materials.
With a cruising speed of 180 miles per hour and a journey distance of 350 miles, Pete Hall had estimated an arrival time of 10.00. The Agusta was built as an executive, mid-range people carrier and was much quieter and smoother than the military Chinooks and Bell UH-1 “Hueys” Rob had experienced in Iraq and Afghanistan. With their minds firmly on the documents around them, the journey passed quickly and they were soon banking around Hillcrest House and descending onto the helicopter landing pad which Fraser had proudly con
