Get a taste of how it feels to fly a helicopter within just 20 minutes! Perfect for a short but very sweet way to have a go at learning to fly a two seater helicopter and experience the sensation of hover climbs and descents at locations across the UK.
Before you climb into the cabin there’ll be a pre-flight safety briefing and a short explanation of the controls. Once airborne and safely in level flight it’s ‘over to you’ as you are handed the controls – just be careful what you do with all those pedals sticks and levers. Don’t worry too much as your instructor has dual-control!
In just 20 minutes you’ll get a good feel for rotary wing flying as you sit side by side with your instructor he’ll show you what all the dials in the cockpit do and it’s a real thrill to hear them communicate with air traffic control too! Many who try these taster lessons at our helicopter flying schools will come back down earth wanting to learn more and practice those vertical take offs! If that’s the case we’ve got longer duration helicopter lessons on offer too as well as a ‘ learn to fly a helicopter ‘ course’ and even a gyrocopter experience (make sure you watch the video)!
