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Home  >  Flight Adventures

Flight Adventures / Sightseeing Tours

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More than 90% of our guests are helicopter first-timers. They are amazed at the smooth, quiet and comfortable ride and astounded by the view through our large windows floating just a few hundred feet over the beautiful sights Tallahassee and its surroundings has to offer from this unique birds-eye perspective.

It's your flight! Tell us where and when you want to go and what you wish to see. Each flight can be uniquely customized to your requests, including routes, duration, and destinations - or choose one of our popular tours listed below for a memorable flight.

Gratuities are not included in the prices listed below.

  • Tour #1:   Experience Helicopter Flight
    Experience the thrill of flying in our new 4-seat Robinson R44 helicopter. You will take off vertically, depart from the Tallahassee Regional Airport, overfly Lake Bradford and the natural history museum and see the skyline of downtown Tallahassee from a distance before returning to the airport for a vertical landing. If you have never been in a helicopter before you are in for a treat you will remenber for the rest of your life. Flying in a helicopter is as close as it gets to flight on a 'magic carpet.'
    $49.00 per person - minimum 2 passengers     (2 miles / 9 minutes)
  • Tour #1b:   Experience Helicopter Flight for parties of 7 or more
    This is the same tour as Tour #1 but for a group of at least 7 people. The ideal event for birthday parties, company gatherings, etc. We will have a series of consecutive Tour #1 flights with 2 or 3 passengers per flight until all tour guests enjoyed their unforgetable helicopter rides.
    $35.00 per person; requires a group of at least 7 passengers going on 3 back-to-back flights
  • Tour #1c:   Experience Helicopter Flight for parties of 12 or more
    This is the same tour as Tour #1b but for a group of at least 12 people.
    $29.00 per person; requires a group of at least 12 passengers going on 4 back-to-back flights
  • Tour #2:   Stadium Tour
    This tour includes all of Tour #1 and extends that tour over the south west part of town and over the FSU football stadium at only about 300 feet above the ground. In addition to the breathtaking birds-eye view of Doak Campbell Stadium you pass by at the Florida State University campus and you will get a closer view of Tallahassee's downtown. You will also overfly the FSU Innovation Park with the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory and other research facilities, the Don Veller Seminole Golf Course, the WFSU FM/TV station, and other landmarks.
    $75.00 per person - minimum 2 passengers     (8 miles / 13 minutes)
  • Tour #3:   Downtown Tour
    This tour includes all of Tours #1 and #2 and you will overfly the FSU campus and circle the downtown area for an awesome close-up view of the capitol and our beautiful city.
    $85.00 per person - minimum 2 passengers     (11 miles / 15 minutes)
  • Tour #4:   University Tour
    You will overfly the campuses of TCC, FSU, and FAMU and enjoy all the sights offered by tours #1 to #3.
    $95.00 per person - minimum 2 passengers     (15 miles / 17 minutes)
  • Tour #5:   Wakulla Springs Tour
    During this tour you will overfly plenty of forests and some of the small neighborhoods south of Tallahassee. You will circle Wakulla Springs and be able to spot plenty of wildlife including manatees, alligators and a whole arsenal of birds flying low over the Wakulla river.
    $135.00 per person - minimum 2 passengers     (28 miles / 25 minutes)
  • Tour #6:   City & Wakulla Springs Tour
    This tour combines all of Tours #3 and #5 but for $49 less per person. Currently, this is our most popular tour.
    $165.00 per person - minimum 2 passengers     (36 miles / 29 minutes)
  • Tour #6a:   Sunset Tour
    Take our most popular tour (City & Wakulla Springs Tour) at sunset. Return from Wakulla Springs as the sun paints a spectacular colored horizon for your journey back over the lights of Tallahassee. For this tour you need to be at our office 30 minutes before the scheduled time of sunset.
    $199.00 per person - minimum 2 passengers     (36 miles / 29 minutes)
  • Tour #7:   Nature Tour
    This tour includes all of Tour #5 and you will fly over the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, the St. Marks lighthouse, Life Oak Harbor, and Crawfordville. You will spend about 40 minutes in the air covering a distance of over 60 miles.
    $249.00 per person - minimum 2 passengers     (60 miles / 45 minutes)
  • Tour #8:   Grand Tour
    This 100+ mile journey includes not only all of Tours #1 to #7 but also takes you further along the coast over Alligator Point.
    $365.00 per person - minimum 2 passengers     (102 miles / 67 minutes)
  • Tour #9:   Grand Tour of Tallahassee
    This tour includes all of our tours #1 to #4 plus an expanded circle around Tallahassee offering spectacular views of some of the capital's great golf courses including the Seminole Golf Course, Capital City Country Club, Hilaman Park Municipal Golf Club, Southwood Golf Club, Killearn Country Club, Golden Eagle Country Club, Golf Club at Summerbrooke and their prestigious neighborhoods. Other highlights of this flight include Lake Jackson, Maclay Gardens State Park, the busy I-10 / Thomasville Road intersection including the Thomasville Road Flyover, both of Tallahassee's major hospitals, the Southwood Office Complex, as well as plenty of lakes and nature sights.
    $239.00 per person - minimum 2 passengers     (50 miles / 37 minutes)
  • Tour #10:   Lunch / Dinner Tour
    For this specialty tour we fly you VIP-style to a restaurant. During the aerial journey to the restaurant you will be able to enjoy a variety of sights as outlined below. After we land at the restaurant you will enjoy a great meal and when you are ready to depart the restaurant, your "aerial limousine" will be waiting for you and be taking you back to the Tallahassee Airport in style.
    • Tour #10a:   Lunch / Dinner at Tallahassee Smokehouse, Hurricane Grill and Wings, Siam Bistro, or at Z. Bardhi's Italian Cuisine
      During this tour we fly you to the Bradfordville Commons shopping complex that features several excellent restaurants for you to choose from. Bradfordville Commons is located on Thomasville Road (Hwy 319) just north of Bannerman Road. During the 35+ miles aerial journey you will be able to take in all the sights of our tours #1, #2, and #3, plus many other highlights in the northern parts of town including the busy I-10/Thomasville Road intersection, Maclay Gardens State Park, and many lakes and other nature sights.
      $259.00 per person - minimum 2 passengers; meals to be paid separately at the restaurant
      (2 flights / 38 miles / 38 minutes)


    • Tour #10b:   Lunch / Dinner at La Cantina Grille
      During this tour we fly you to La Cantina Grille - an authentic mexican restaurant on Hwy 98 just a few miles south of Panacea. During the aerial journey we take a slight detour to Wakulla Springs and include the entire tour #5 on our flight to La Cantina Grille.
      $309.00 per person - minimum 2 passengers; meals to be paid separately at the restaurant
      (2 flights / 57 miles / 55 minutes)


    • Tour #10c:   Lunch / Dinner at Angelo & Son's Seafood Restaurant
      During this tour we fly you to Angelo & Son's Seafood Restaurant - serving Florida's Coast some of the finest and freshest seafood. A great place to dine on Hwy 98 just a few miles south of Panacea. During the aerial journey we take a slight detour to Wakulla Springs and include the entire tour #5 on our flight to Angelo & Son's Seafood Restaurant.
      $325.00 per person - minimum 2 passengers; meals to be paid separately at the restaurant
      (2 flights / 57 miles / 55 minutes)
  • Tour #11:   Custom Tour
    Customize any of our tours above or design your own entirely. Give us a call to receive a quote for any flight you may desire.

NOTE: all quoted tour times include 3 minutes for helicopter startup and for shutdown respectively.

 

YOU MAY ALSO WANT TO TRY:

  • Introductory Flight Lesson
    During this introductory flight lesson you can experience the thrill and excitement of piloting a helicopter yourself. The lesson will start with a short ground briefing, followed by an aircraft inspection that every pilot performs before each flight. Afterwards you will enter the cockpit and follow the checklist to start-up the engine and to spin-up the rotors. When ready for take-off you will lift off vertically and soar through the skies. You will be piloting the helicopter about 90% of the time under the close supervision of an experienced flight instructor. In total you will be on the control of the helicopter for approximately 25 minutes. You will treasure this flight for the rest of your life, whether this will be a one-time adventure or the first step towards becoming a certified helicopter pilot.
    $199.00 per person - minimum 1 student; a relative or friend may come along for only $39.00 extra.
  • Extended Introductory Flight Lesson
    This Extended Introductory Flight Lesson is essentially the same Introductory Flight Lesson detailed above. However, your flight time during the extended lesson will be three times as long as during the regular Introductory Flight Lesson.
    $398.00 per person - minimum 1 student; a relative or friend may come along for only $59.00 extra.

 

NOTE: All flights are subject to the following weight limitations and constraints:

  • Flights must be scheduled at least 24 hours in advance.
  • 24-hour cancellation policy; we may request to reschedule due to bad weather or other safety concerns at any time prior to the scheduled flight.
  • 300 lbs maximum weight per person.
  • 550 lbs maximum total weight for all (up to 3) passengers per flight.
  • Minimum age for tour passengers is 3 years; Minimum age for introductory flight lesson students is 12 years.



* All prices are effective as of October 15, 2012 and subject to change without notice.


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