Many tributes were paid to Nick Wallis this afternoon.
The youngest son of Sir Tim and Prue, Lady Wallis was farewelled by hundreds of mourners who assembled at the Alpine Helicopters hangar in Wanaka for his funeral.
Among those who spoke were his wife Carrie and seven-year-old daughters Genevieve and Katrina and his brothers Jonathan and Toby.
Before the funeral, his coffin was carried into the hangar as his family, including sir Tim Wallis, entered.
Sir Tim, in his familiar wheelchair was holding a wreath.
Nick's wife and children accompanied the coffin.
After the funeral, Nick's coffin was loaded into a Hughes 500 helicopter for a final flight.
Nick, who was the director and general manager of Alpine Helicopters and the youngest son of Sir Tim Wallis, was killed alongside Department of Conservation workers Paul Hondelink and Scott Theobold in a helicopter crash in Wanaka last Thursday.
The crash came less than three months after Nick's brother and fellow pilot, Matthew Timothy Wallis, was killed in a helicopter crash in July.
Mr Hondelink's funeral will be held on Sunday afternoon at the same location.
The family of Mr Theobald, who was also killed in the crash, will hold two funeral services - one at 2pm on Wednesday at Glentanner Holiday Park near Aoraki/Mt Cook, and one at 2pm on Saturday November 3, in Whangarei.
- The Otago Daily Times was granted permission to attend the funeral of Nick Wallis.
