Heli Biking

Broken limbs. e.g arms, legs neck.

Wear protective clothing e.g shin pads, arm gaurds and neck brace.

Ride to your ability and fitness level.

Spinal Injuires.

Wear a back brace.

Ride to your ability and fitness level.

Death.

Follow the guides instuctions.

Ride to your ability and fitness level.

Stick to pre-discused routes do not venture off track.

Stay clear of warning signs.

Head injuries/concussion.

Wear a full face helmet.

Ride to your ability and fitness level.

General scrapes, cuts and brusies.

Ride to your ability and fitness level.

Serious bodily harm from helicopter.

Stay clear of landing and taking off helicopter.

Make sure you follow the guides instructions quickly and efficiently.

Hyperthermia

Wear appropiate clothing for the conditions e.g thermals for cold weather

Dehydration

Bring a drink bottle.

Drink plenty of water during the day

Sunburn

Be sun smart.

Apply suncream every 2hrs

Cost of repairing bike if broken.

Treat equipment given to you from company with respect and do not abuse the equpiment.

Money for medical bills if neccarsary.

Make sure you are covered by medcal/health insurance before participating.

Ride to your ability levels to avoid injury.

Cost of participation

Choose not to participate

Research and budget your financial status and confirm you can afford it

Unnecessary erosion of hill side.

Stick to pre-made tracks and do not venture off tracks.

Only use skid-braking when neccessary and avoid doing it in places where not needed.

Descrution of vegatation e.g plants, trees.

Do not intentially ride of small recently planted trees or tussocks.

Try to avoid areas of new plantation.

Listen and follow the guides insructions when told of areas not to distrupt.

Disruption of Wildlife.

Stay clear of obvious animal nesting areas and stick to pre-made track.

Listen and follow the guides insructions when told of areas not to distrupt.

Fire

Dont leave cigerette butts on the ground

do not smoke

Rubbish

take all rubbish with you when you leave or use bins if provided

Appear unskilled and incompetent.

Do not enter trails where you know is above your ability level.

Acting stupid and irresponsible

Dont mess around while helicopter is landing and taking off and listen to the guides instructions carefully and follow them

Do not attempt to take your helmet off before riding a trail, if you fall it would cause serious harm

Appear cocky and arrogant.

Just because you may have been Heli Biking before or an experienced rider does not mean you know more than the guides, so listen to everything they say and respect it.

Dress inappropriately for the chosen activity.

Dont wear singlets or any other piece of clothing that will not proctect you.

Bring appropiate clothing for the conditions e.g rain jacket for rain.

Embarrassment in front of peers.

Do not be afraid of saying no to a hard trail as they should respect your ability level.

Loss of self confidence from not being able to do a trail your peers maybe doing.

Dont get yourself down if your peers are better than you with more practice you will be able to do the same thing.

Watch, admire and be happy for what they are doing and not worry about yourself.

Conern that you may not be good enough for the product you just commited to.

Fully research the product and the trails they offer before commiting to anything.

Ask the staff on their opinions and knowledge of the trails and they may be able to help you decide whether you are ready or not.