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Location & Training

Los Angeles Helicopters is located at Long Beach Airport (LGB), a Los Angeles based class “D” airspace. Long Beach Airport has three designated training company helipads. It is a tower controlled airport whose air traffic controllers are very accustomed to working with student pilots. Receiving your helicopter training here will develop your radio communication skills and instill confidence, which will help you deal with any air traffic control situation in the world.

Aside from working at the airport itself, additional training is carried out above the local mountain ranges, coastal areas and harbor. This gives students the practice and confidence to operate the aircraft in complex environments.

It is our policy to give students the most comprehensive training possible. To meet the cross-country requirements we allow our students to plan lengthy overnight trips to places as far as Las Vegas and San Francisco. Many schools restrict students to short cross-country trips and do not permit overnight stays.

Other exercises include landing at very high activity airports such as Los Angeles International (LAX). Here you must not only be confident and proficient in dealing with air traffic control, but be skilled on the controls as well in order to land on the LAX helipad which is located on top of a multi-story parking structure surrounded by arriving and departing aircraft.

Preparing Pilots to Fly Anywhere
As challenging as these activities sound, Los Angeles Helicopters does an excellent job of preparing you for diverse flight conditions. Completing these operations will give you the confidence to be able to fly anywhere in the world under any circumstance. You'll be one of the best!

Ideal Weather
The weather in Southern California is excellent for year round training, which is important for new pilots. Very few days each year are lost to poor weather conditions, but don’t be fooled by what you see on television, southern California offers diverse flying conditions thanks to our local mountain ranges. We do have the best flying climate in the U.S. because we can find about any type of weather.

Pilot Shop & Restaurant

Los Angeles Helicopters is within walking distance of a fully stocked Pilot Shop. The "Pilot Shop" will cater to all of your piloting needs which includes FAA written test books, Helicopter Head sets, area charts and all the books you will need to complete your selected course. The "Pilot Shop" is sympathetic to the needs of Los Angeles Helicopters students and offers discounts to our students on select materials.

Being conveniently located next door to the Long Beach Airport (LGB) terminal building allows our students to take advantage of the terminal’s Coffee shop, novelty store and full service restaurant that serves Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner overlooking the airport runways. The convenience of being located at LGB ensures that no time is wasted driving around searching for meals if you are on a time constraint. Our instructors highly recommend the restaurant and local services.

Close to Medical Examiner

Once you have settled in, Los Angeles Helicopters will make arrangements for you to have an appropriate flight physical examination with a local FAA medical examiner. The type of medical examination required will depend only on the course you have enrolled in (Private / Commercial / CFI). The medical examination fee typically costs $75 US dollars.

A Working Vacation

Even the most dedicated student will not be flying or studying every hour of the week. California is a world unto itself and our students enjoy the recreational activities and sightseeing in such places as:

• Malibu Beach
• Disneyland
• Hollywood
• Beverly Hills and Rodeo Drive
• Knotts Berry Farm
• Magic Mountain
• Universal Studios
• The Queen Mary
• Sea World
• The Getty Center

The Los Angeles Helicopters staff is more than happy to help point out the local ‘hot-spots’ for you to visit and will make sure that you enjoy the time you spend in Los Angeles with us.

Flight School is a Real School
Offering state-of-the-art flight center facilities, a private VIP terminal and a fleet of the most up to date helicopters, Los Angeles Helicopters is nationally-accredited by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under part 135 Air Carrier, part 141 Flight Training and is approved by the Veterans Administration to accept the Montgomery G.I. Bill. Safe operations and impeccable aircraft maintenance is of paramount importance throughout all of our flight services. This superior level of excellence, teamed with a staff of highly experienced, dedicated career pilots, maintenance experts and business people, continues to lead this world class organization to its ongoing success. Los Angeles Helicopters services include:Los Angeles Helicopters is a nationally-accredited flight training school approved by the Federal Aviation Administration as a part 141 private and commercial training facility. Our mission is to create a growth environment for all of our student pilots looking to map out their career path.

Pilot Placement
Our strong affiliation with helicopter tour companies, heavy lift companies and commercial operators world wide has awarded Los Angeles Helicopters preferred status in the area of pilot referrals and placements. Los Angeles Helicopters's dedication towards the production of highly trained industry ready pilots has earned us this honor throughout the industry. Los Angeles Helicopters is dedicated to helping our trained pilots meet the minimum flight requirements and find jobs.

Ideal Training Airport
Due to its consistent volume of departing and arriving aircraft, LGB enhances our training curriculum because it necessitates the focus on tower communication skills. Our company helipads are strategically placed just moments away from all three public training pads, which are frequently used by other training facilities throughout Los Angeles. Because of this, there is very little commute back and forth to the training areas. Los Angeles Helicopters is also positioned near fuel trucks, which means that it will only take moments after a request to obtain fuel. In short, our proximity to both fuel and training pads is one small, yet significant way we help create a more productive flight training service.