Heliflight UK Ltd

Introductory lesson as a surprise 60th Birthday present. Everyone at Heliflight was extremely friendly and welcoming throughout. After an initial brief Candia got us airborne and within a short time handed me control. What a feeling as we flew over the Malvern Hills then back across to Tewkesbury, before returning and trying to hover back at Gloucester airport. An amazing experience. Thank you.

Had a great trial lesson with Heliflight, really enjoyed it and would thoroughly recommend !

What an amazing experience with a fantastic pilot. Such a welcoming and relaxed atmosphere from the moment we arrived. Having the chance to actually take control of the helicopter was mind blowing. An experience that I shall remember for many years and one I hope to do again. Thank you Heliflight.

It was my first time in a helicopter and I have to say from the moment you walked into heliflight you were made to feel welcome by Sophie and the other lady at reception who were so nice. The flight was amazing candia was brilliant, friendly and explained everything so clear. I will definitely be coming back for another flight with Candia. Thank you .

An excellent experience, the pilot/instructor and support staff were friendly and courteous. Highly recommended.

Had a 45min introductory lesson as a 50th birthday present. Previously had a similar experience in a powered glider, but the helicopter was so much better. A pretty quick briefing and then we were airborne - flew across from Staverton to Tewkesbury and then I had a go at the controls. Very good instruction, allowed me to get a feel for the helicopter without being over-intrusive. I know these are tricky to operate but the instructor helped me just enough to give full confidence. And then a return flight to Staverton where I had a go at maintaining a static hover. At the end of the lesson I felt I was getting to grips with it and I'm dying to have another go - very addictive, an amazing experience.

What a fantastic experience! My instructor John explained the basics to me and then we were off, flying over places that I'd expressed an interest in. A flight to May Hill, then to the Forest, flying down the Wye valley to Chepstow and following the Severn for the return to Gloucester. I gained an understanding of the basic controls and got a feeling of the delicate adjustments needed to keep on course or change direction. I will never forget this experience and all above countryside that I know and love. Absolutely priceless, thank you so much. Rich.

Had an excellent Helicopter introductory lesson, first class all round and excellent instructor. Thanks.

Fantastic experience and very professional service, thank you.

Thoroughly professional and enjoyable experience, exceeded my expectatations.

Candia (trainer/instructor) was superb. Professional, articulate, hugely knowledgeable and yet personable with over 24 years experience. Heliflights, the Company, is certainly top of their game and deserve this 5* rating. .

Always a dream of mine since I was a child, if you decide to go for it you won’t be disappointed. Excellent professional service from start to finish.

This was the best birthday present ever. My children and step children purchased this event for my 70th birthday, knowing that as an ex RAF engineer of 37 years service I would get a lot out of this experience. The day was perfect and my female pilot was very informative and kind. Her explanation of the helicopter, controls, what to look for during flight and area knowledge made the whole package great, many thanks to all the staff @Heliflight.

What an amazing experience! Candida was very friendly but also very professional and reassuring. She instilled great confidence and I couldn't believe how I was able to take the controls soon. I would recommend the flight to anyone. Fantastic!

This was a treat for my wife's 60th birthday. It was an amazing experience from start to finish. We even had pre-flight fizz and chocolates. The staff were fantastic and Candia flew over the Forest of Dean so we could see all our favourite places, including our former and current home. Thoroughly recommend.

Brilliant - really enjoyed the experience.

Just brilliant fun and a truly amazing experience. I will definitely book again in the future.

What an amazing day. A training flight had been booked as a birthday present for a birthday that I wasn’t expecting to see to give us something to look forward to. We met up with chief instructor Jon Lane to talk through the various aspects of helicopter flying, I had remembered quite a lot from a previous experience about seven years ago and was very keen to fly as much as possible during the flight. Jon is very calm and measured and an excellent instructor always ready but relaxed enough to let me carry on whilst offering up tips to make the experience even better. We flew around some very interesting places including up the course of the Severn which is not as easy as it sounds, we did descending and ascending during the flight and then something I will remember for a long time which is setting course, descending and eventually landing on the airfield. We took off and did another landing as Jon thought it might be a fluke, we managed a second landing and on attempting a third, Jon identified that I was a bit tense and thus a bit clumsy. He was absolutely right I didn’t want to let him down and had tensed up in an attempt to do another good landing! We got down, had a chat about the aircraft, a walk around the hangar and then quick debrief. I can absolutely recommend Heliflight and Jon Lane for your introduction to flying - they are both brilliant and where I will go to get my licence in due course. Thank you Jon and Heliflight.

Had the trial lesson in the R22, mainly to see just how different it felt compared to my (hundreds of) hours of playing flight sims on PC. Candia made it very straightforward for me, with a briefing/lesson in the classroom and then, once she got us airborne, introducing me to the feel of the individual controls in flight. Finally we returned to the airfield and practiced controlling the hover - not an easy thing in the R22 - but Candia was patient, professional and clear at all times. Really enjoyed the experience and will definitely be back again! Thank you!

What an amazing experience. I piloted a helicopter for an hour, under the excellent guidance of Candia. We flew over my house, over the music festival at Upton Upon Severn, along the Malvern Hills ridge, over the hills into Herefordshire, flying over a big mountain biking event at Eastnor, then back to Cheltenham over the ski slope at Gloucester, taking in a view of the Severn Bridge in the distance at Bristol. After some hovering (i need to practice that! ) I was returned to earth. A truly amazing experience. It has made me want to take lessons. Thank you so much.