CHOPPERS APP | North Sea Offshore Helicopter Tracker

Weather Context

Numbers in one place, decisions elsewhere.

Readings Wind, gust, wave, swell, visibility and cloud checks grouped together.

Trends Compare the next weather windows without treating the app as a flight authority.

Official Calls Flight decisions stay with operators, heliports and official notices.

D Brief

Your offshore weather brief, cleaned up.

Pick a platform, rig or Aberdeen airport and CHOPPERS turns the marine forecast into a worker-friendly readout: Hs, max Hs, wind, gust, swell, temperature and visibility without digging through separate sites.

D BRIEF Aberdeen / ABZ

2.4mHs

17ktWind

29ktGust

PartlyClouds

12h 48h 7d

Terminal Guidance

GET TO THE CHOPPER!

Interactive heliport guidance gets you to the right operator terminal before check-in. Pick the airport, choose the heliport pin, open directions in Google Maps, and check the train or bus options that get you to ABZ with time to spare.

Aberdeen operator terminals Google Maps handoff Train and bus travel prompts

CHOPPERS app showing Aberdeen heliport terminal map pins

Aircraft

The machines moving crews offshore.

Quick visual recognition for the aircraft types and operators offshore workers see around Aberdeen and the North Sea.

CHC H175 offshore helicopter — **CHC H175** North Sea heavy lift rotation workhorse.

Bristow Sikorsky S-92 offshore helicopter — **Bristow S-92** Longer-range offshore crew transfer.

NHV H175 offshore helicopter — **NHV H175** Modern super-medium offshore operations.

CHC Sikorsky S-92 offshore helicopter — **CHC S-92** Familiar North Sea passenger capacity.

NHV AW139 offshore helicopter — **NHV AW139** Medium twin for shorter-sector work.

OHS Airbus H175 offshore helicopter — **OHS H175** Operator recognition for Aberdeen offshore services.

Weather Layers

See what can change the trip.

CHOPPERS app wind layer over the North Sea map — Wind flow over the live North Sea operating picture.

CHOPPERS app satellite clouds layer over the North Sea map — Satellite clouds with flow and offshore traffic context.

CHOPPERS app wave height layer over the North Sea map — Wave height with compact sea-state legend.

Wind / GustCan affect departure, approach and deck operations.

Sea State / SwellCan affect offshore rescue cover and installation movements.

VisibilityFog, haar, low cloud and snow showers can change quickly.

Lightning / Winter CloudsSerious warning conditions, especially around northern routes and Shetland.

Install

Add it to your home screen. Use it between trips.

CHOPPERS installs as a Progressive Web App for flight-day checks, with Explore keeping useful offshore worker links close for travel, kit, bookings and between-trip admin.

iPhone

Open in Safari, tap Share, then Add to Home Screen.

Android

Open in Chrome and use the install prompt or browser menu.

Desktop

Use in browser or install through Chrome and Edge.

Explore

Useful worker links, kept close.

Explore can bring trusted travel, kit, tech, vehicle and insurance links into one compact directory for time between trips.

Currys Overclockers UK amazon.co.uk AO Auto Trader Halfords Qdos Staysure

Directory examples shown. Partner placements can be reviewed as CHOPPERS grows.

Energy News

Industry Insights from Global Energy Network.

Quick routes into Global Energy Network for offshore, oil and gas, energy transition and North Sea industry updates.

Industry updates, news and magazine features from Global Energy Network.

News Global Energy Network Latest energy industry news Oil, gas, offshore and energy transition stories from across the sector. Open source -> Europe Global Energy Network Europe and North Sea updates Regional project, operator, supply chain and offshore market stories relevant to UKCS workers. Open source -> Magazine Global Energy Network Energy magazine features Longer reads, interviews and sector insight from Global Energy Network. Open source -> Events Global Energy Network Energy events calendar Upcoming industry events, networking dates and energy gatherings. Open source ->

Data Sources

Public, open and credited sources.

Operator Thanks

Bristow, CHC Helicopter, NHV and OHS

With thanks for the public schedule and status information that helps CHOPPERS present a clearer offshore travel picture for workers.

CHOPPERS is independent and unofficial. Always follow your employer, heliport, check-in desk and operator notices.

Weather / Meteo

Open-Meteo weather and marine grid MET Norway secondary weather checks EUMETSAT satellite cloud imagery Esri / Natural Earth base map, coast and land geometry

Flights / Tracking

CHOPPERS APP receiver build our own ADS-B receiver feeding local signal awareness into the app FlightAware AeroAPI live flight data where available airplanes.live ADS-B aircraft positions OpenSky Network additional ADS-B checks Operators / airports public offshore schedules and status

Offshore owners and operators Thanks to the companies, licence holders and installation teams whose public field, platform and infrastructure information helps CHOPPERS orient workers around the North Sea.

Built on Overclockers UK hardware The Seed build is an Overclockers Pinnacle workstation used for CHOPPERS APP development, AI-assisted engineering, map, weather and interface testing. Overclockers UK

Full access

Have it all

7 DAYS FREE

FOUNDER PRICE

£14.95

first year after trial

Then £19.95 / year

Launch app & start free trial

Cancel during the 7-day trial and pay nothing.
Auto-renews yearly unless cancelled.

Installation Info

Platform and offshore location details kept close for quick checks before a trip.

Flight Tracking

Offshore flight tracking and route awareness in the worker-focused map view.

Weather Checks

12h, 48h and 5-day forecast views with individual locations and spot readings.

Airport Conditions

Airport weather context kept beside offshore readings for easier daily checks.

Rota Calendar

Trip dates, rotation notes and personal reminders stored with your app account.

Cert Watch

Certificate expiry tracking with notifications before renewals become urgent.

Ropes Log

Rope hours, trip records and team member logging for shared work history.

Discount Club

Shopping, insurance, car parts, travel and worker links in one compact Explore area.

How to join — no password

Sign in with your email: we send a one-tap link, and your first sign-in creates your account. Then open User Zone → Have it all.

Launch app & start free trial

The public build stays open while CHOPPERS is being shaped; the work-in-progress banner keeps that clear.