China's first helicopter club is signing up new members!

Membership for what is being touted as the country's first private helicopter club will open this weekend, organizers said yesterday.

The club is affiliated to a private heliport opened last Saturday in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu province, under the Ruohang Transportation Development Co.

A security guard on duty at China's first private heliport in Nanjing,
the capital of Jiangsu province, on Saturday. [China Daily]

"Our membership plan will be formally made known to the public this weekend and its initial terms for receiving application will be mainly targeted at those interested in flying or wanting to buy helicopters," Lu Yong, the executive director of Ruohang, told China Daily yesterday.

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