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Flight Lesson in Los Angeles: Fly Your Own Helicopter

5.0(2)Los Angeles1 hour
VIATOR5.0(2)

Description

Experience the excitement of piloting a helicopter with personalized, one-on-one instruction. Whether it’s your first time in the air or you’re training toward a private pilot certificate, this is your opportunity to take the controls and fly over the breathtaking Southern California landscape. In order to provide you with an authentic helicopter pilot experience, we have combined a mini simulation course with a hands-on helicopter flight. Our simulation course utilizes the Elite TH100 Helicopter Advanced Aircraft Training Device (AATD), the only simulator in the area, with real life helicopter flight training.

Tour Options

R22 Flight Lesson - 30 Mins
  • Flight Simulator: To begin your experience, you will be taught in our realistic and fully immersive flight simulator. Duration: 30 minutes R22: The R22 is the most popular and widely used training helicopter in the world.
R22 Flight Lesson - 60 Mins
  • Flight Simulator: To begin your experience, you will be taught in our realistic and fully immersive flight simulator. Duration: 1 hour: Double your flight time and get a far more immersive experience where you will have time to learn more maneuvers. R22
Cabri G2 Flight Lesson-30 Min
  • Flight Simulator Included: To begin your experience, you will be taught in our realistic and fully immersive flight simulator. Duration: 30 minutes Guimbal Cabri G2: The Cabri is a next-generation pilot trainer with a hybrid fully articulated main rotor system and Fenestron tail rotor.
R44 Flight Lesson - 30 Minutes
  • Flight Simulator: To begin your experience, you will be taught in our realistic and fully immersive flight simulator. Duration: 30 minutes R44 Helicopter: The R44 is larger than the R22, easier to fly, and can take up to two passengers to share in your time.
R44 Flight Lesson - 60 Minutes
  • Flight Simulator Included: To begin your experience, you will be taught in our realistic and fully immersive flight simulator. Duration: 1 hour: Double your flight time and get a far more immersive experience where you will have time to learn more maneuvers. R44: The R44 is larger than the R22, easier to fly, and can take up to two passengers to share in your time.

Highlights

Simulator training plus actual flight time
All Fees and Taxes
Live commentary on board
Headset
Fuel surcharge

What's included

Included
Simulator training plus actual flight time
All Fees and Taxes
Live commentary on board
Headset
Fuel surcharge
Not included
Gratuities

Traveller Ratings

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Important Information

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • For our R44 Experience, 1 student pilot may be accompanied by 2 passengers (3 total customers) so long as the weight limit is adhered to
  • For our R22 Experience, a maximum of 1 passenger is allowed as the helicopter only has 2 seats
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Check In Process - please arrive 15 minutes prior to flight for proper check-in. If a customer arrives late the tour/activity may be cut short or you can reschedule for another date
  • Flight Etiquette- We ask all customers to please understand that though your flight is meant to be fun and exciting, safety is always Anthelion Helicopters' first priority. For this reason, we do not allow: Drunk and/or high customers, screaming and/or arguing in the helicopter, Removing seatbelts, attempting to stand or stick out arms and legs whilst in the helicopter, or speaking over the Pilot. Please know that should the pilot feel that the flight has become unsafe due to customer conditions, the pilot has the right to end the tour early. In this event, we will NOT be able to provide a refund or accommodation for the shortened flight
  • Per FAA Regulation, should customers arrive inebriated, they will NOT be allowed to fly. We will NOT provide a refund should you choose to cancel, but you may rebook your tour to another date.
  • Weight Limitation Policy - Our R44 Tour Helicopter seat limit is 300 lb and the group limit must be under 580 lb. Our R22 limit is 220 lb. Customers who are over the weight limit upon weight verification on arrival will NOT be allowed to fly and will NOT be eligible for a refund. You may reschedule for another date
  • Liability waiver must be signed on arrival. Failure to sign the waiver will result in your tour being cancelled. If you choose not to fly due to not signing the waiver you will not be eligible for a refund.

Reviews(2)

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n7i7k7i
June 9, 2026
Awesome!

It was amazing! Andrew explained everything wonderfully, and the fact that one can actually take the wheel is simply incredible! Overall, a 10/10 experience

Operator response

Thank you for your review. I'm thrilled you had a great time with Andrew and got to experience first hand how it is to fly a helicopter. I hope this is the first step of you getting your certification!

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Jorge_T
January 5, 2024
Great challenge

Great experience learning to fly helicopter. Tough gig, but nice challenge and very different activity.

Operator response

Glad you enjoyed it, it gets easier the more you do it, especially the hovering!

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