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Gasp at the gorgeousness of the coastline from the air on these helicopter flights over Cornwall! Based on the edge of Bodmin Moor you can look forward to top-notch tuition & great views covering all corners of the county on these hands-on experiences. The big advantage of being in a chopper is the fact that you can get from A to B really quickly yet you fly low enough to be able to make out everything. So whilst most of us are trundling along twisting & winding Cornish country roads (and probably getting stuck behind a caravan at some point) you'll be taking off vertically & whizzing away rather rapidly in your fancy heli! We are offering 20 30 & 60 minute flights from the operator's private base at a farm in St Breward. The location is just north of Bodmin itself & easily accessible from the A30 dual carriageway. The helicopter used for these flights is a Robinson R44 Raven II. These are very smart four seater machines that can handle all sorts of flying meaning that when they are not being flown on training sessions the R44 is very much at home doing everything from aerial photography assignments & heliporterage to remote sites to wedding transfers & VIP trips. As for your time in the helicopter you have the best of both worlds as you get to fly over some classic Cornish places from Padstow in the west & St Austell to the south or perhaps in-land over Colliford Lake & Liskeard. As well as all those very photogenic vistas you also have the chance to master the hover for yourself when you try out the controls of the chopper under the watchful eye of your fully qualified instructor pilot of course. In essence our helicopter flights in Cornwall combine the joys of discovering rotary flight & showing you how a helicopter works with looking out on some of the best looking little fishing villages the most golden sandy beaches those distinctive jagged headlands & the windswept Bodmin Moor too. ...

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Lessons in Cabri G22 helicopters from Cotswold Airport with a full range of flight durations available ...

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Learn all about rotary flight on these helicopter lessons in Coventry! Training takes place at this small & friendly helicopter school based out of Coventry Airport. Whether you're keen on becoming a heli pilot or just want to see what flying a chopper is all about we've got a voucher for you. We have a choice of flight durations available to suit all budgets. Our shortest experience is a circuit of the airfield lasting up to 12 minutes. We also offer 20 30 minutes & 40 minutesfor those who want to savour this experience & enjoy a bit more time in the air. During this taster flight in the two-seater training helicopter flying over the Coventry countryside you’ll be taken through all of the start-up procedures & get to witness the rather unusual ‘hover taxi’ to the departure area. Once in the air you will be given the opportunity to take control of the helicopter & experience what it is really like to fly one of these remarkable machines! Upon return to the airfield you will proceed to the helicopter training area & will be shown how to hover the helicopter (its not as easy as it looks!) All experiences are programmed on a bespoke basis at your convenience. All training in the helicopter is on a one-to-one basis with your pilot instructor & is preceded by a 30-minute ground briefing. You'll be flying the tried & trusted Robinson R22 for these helicopter lessons & aircraft which has trained thousands of helicopter pilots over the years. ...

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Robinson & Jetranger heli lessons from lovely Shobdon Airfield in Herefordshire ...

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Helicopter lessons out of Leeds heliport! Get your first taste of rotary aviation at this friendly helicopter training & charter service facility. You'll get to see the sights & have a go at the controls as you fly around the Leeds area & beyond. This training centre has both two seater & four seater helicopters available. The four seater is a Robinson R44 one of the most recognisable names in aviation & used by not just this Leeds school but many helicopter training centres around the world. It's a similar story with the two seater Robinson R22. It's the little sister to the R44 & just as popular with students. Now you know which helicopters make up the fleet here in Leeds you might be wondering where you'll go during your 30 minute or one-hour lesson? Well again that's the beauty of this location. You're pretty high up here in Leeds with the neighbouring Leeds Bradford International Airport sitting at 681ft above sea level (the highest in the UK!) so it's big panor... ...

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How about trying your hand at rotary flight with our helicopter lessons near London? Of course these very glam experiences aren't just about swanning around the skies in a fancy (and every expensive to run) Robinson helicopter these flights are also designed to give you an insight into what actually being at the controls of these sleek machines feels like. These one to one taster lessons give you plenty of time in the hot seat as 'captain' of your helicopter. Each session will follow a set syllabus just as though you were on your first lesson on the path to getting your licence with a pre-flight briefing & chat about safety. Once inside the chopper you'll be shown how the major control & power systems work before executing flight start up procedures. Rotors on circuit procedures done emergency drills covered
- you are now ready. The rotors whirr into life & your flight begins as you gracefully lift off the ground into London airspace. Indeed this training school is based in Hertfordshire but when you're in the air you're literally just a few rotor blade rotations from London. As with all unfamiliar sensations for the first couple of minutes of your helicopter lessons you'll be getting adjusted to how it feels actually being in a moving chopper so the pilot will be nice & gentle with the machine. But then you'll soon be chomping at the bit to learn more about flying a heli. The pilot instructor will make sure you're ready for your very own slice of helicopter glory. The moment during your lesson when you hear ' You have control' that's when it's over to you to utter your first words as a budding pilot: 'I have control'. Time to enjoy the sheer fantastic feeling these heli flights give you! & another great thing about these helicopter lessons near London is that they take off from Elstree airfield one of the nearest helicopter teaching venues to the city & very easy to get to from all over the capital. Not that you'll be looking as you'll be too busy flying but you might also just catch some great views of the city landscape on the horizon from your panoramic glass cockpit in the Robinson!
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