Can you recommend a good helo flt school?

[AX-O]

I want to get my helicopter tickets also. Can you recommend a flight school in So Cal that is worth the $$$. Would like something not around LAX so I can actually learn to fly and not worry about the traffic and radio.

[Chofrock]

There is a large Helicopter school in Hillsboro, Oregon. Just a few minutes west of Portland, OR.

Hillsboro Aviation. http://www.hillsboroaviation.com/page.asp?id=215

[Jekyll]

I've got a friend that instructs out of Carlsbad. Former USMC cobra pilot and current air ambulance driver.

Get me off line and I'll give you his info.

Jekyll

[dan]

I trained at Helistream at John Wayne (KSNA). Good school -- at least it was about 8 years ago. http://www.helistream.com

At Chino (KCNO, my home base) you've got Silver State Helicopters. You can't swing a deat cat at Chino without hitting an R22 these days. They're going crazy. Radio ads and everything. http://www.silverstatehelicopters.com No idea if the flight academy is any good. One nice thing about CNO is that there are a buttload of RVs based there.

Long Beach (KLGB) has a helicopter flight school but I forget what it's called (sorry).

Torrance (KTOA) is home to Robinson Helicopter and has both Pacific Coast Helicopters (http://www.pacificcoasthelicopters.com) and JJ Helicopters (http://www.jjheli.com).

Lots of options. I'm sure there are many more in SoCal.

[dan]

BTW...I wouldn't necessarily worry about being near LAX. The only time I've ever flown into LAX (at least as PIC as opposed to in a big tin can) was in an R22, and it was trivial. When you're flying a helicopter, everything to do with airspace gets waaaaay simpler.

[attson]

try EMT Universal Air Academy
626-454-5254

Son Hoang
CFII-RH

[mh53j]

I agree with Dan, go with helistream.