Tours, sightseeing tours, activities & things to do | Viator.comU-Fly Ultimate Heli Flight at Cairns Helicopter School
Duration: 30 minutes (approx.)
Location: Cairns, Northern Beaches and Palm Cove, Australia
Product code: 3262UFLY
Put your pilot's cap on and learn how to fly a helicopter. After receiving preliminary instruction in the hangar, this 30 minute training flight gives you the opportunity to take the controls yourself under the supervision of an instructor pilot from Cairns Helicopter School. Book now for the thrill of a lifetime!
Firstly, a trained instructor will explain all there is to know about a helicopter - how it works, what this does, what that does, flight controls, heli flight systems, how to hover the helicopter - you will learn all the information you need to know, to be able to take the controls and experience flying a helicopter.
Bookings made for more then one person will sit through the pre-flight instruction together, however you will be taken for your flight one at a time.
This awesome 1,000 feet high flight will be guaranteed to "get you high"!
- Take the controls with a 30-minute helicopter training flight
- A trained pilot instructor will take you through all there is to know about flying a helicopter
- Fully supervised
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Learn to Fly a Helicopter at Cairns Helicopter School
Daily, except Saturday and Sunday
Departure Point:Tour departs from General Aviation at the Cairns Airport
Departure Time: Your chosen time - please include a preferred flight time in the "Special Requirements" box. The closest available time will be allocated. You must call 24-48 hours prior to travel to reconfirm exact departure details. Duration: 30 minutes (approx.) Return details: Returns to original departure point- 30-minute tutorial in flying a helicopter
- Opportunity to take the controls
- Flight Certificate
- Australia's Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Hotel transfers are available for an additional cost, payable direct to the driver on the day of travel. Round-trip hotel transfer costs are as follows:
Cairns city: AUD$16 per person
Trinity Beach and Smithfield: AUD$24 per person (minimum 2 passengers)
Palm Cove/Clifton Beach/Kewarra Beach: AUD$25 per person (minimum 2 passengers)
Trinity Beach and Smithfield: AUD$24 per person (minimum 2 passengers)
From April 01, 2010 hotel pickup and drop off will be included from centrally located Cairns city, Palm Cove and Northern Beaches hotels. Out of town transfers are at an additional cost, payable direct on board to the driver at the time of travel. Ellis Beach $30pp return, Turtle Cove $50pp return, Port Douglas $53pp return
- Hotel pickup and drop off
- Confirmation for this product will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Any individual whose weight exceeds 110 kilograms is not permitted to participate.
- All passenger weights for the helicopter flight MUST be advised at time of booking.
- Children aged 17 years and under are not permitted
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