Bristow Academy

Bristow Academy (formerly Helicopter Adventures. HAI) was set up in Concord, California on February 23rd 1987 by Patrick Corr. An immigrant to the US from Ireland, Corr had a background of 6 years in the Irish army and three years in management in Saudi Arabia. On arrival in California he trained as a helicopter pilot and subsequently worked as a flight instructor before setting up HAI. He hoped to build a charter firm that specialized in adventure trips around Northern California and named the firm with that aim in mind.