Want to learn to fly helicopters but not sure where to start?

Step One: The Legal Stuff

• If you are a Untied States citizen, you can skip to step two.
• If you are not a United States citizen, you must have approval from the Transportation Safety Administration before you can receive flight training in the United States. Go to FlightSchoolCandidates.gov. From there you can find more information on the TSA's Alien Flight Student Program, and find information on how you can get approval to attend a US flight school.

Step Two: The Medical Stuff

• To attend Rotors, you must have a valid FAA medical certificate. You cannot fly solo if you have any of the following medical conditions:
  • Diabetes
  • Seizures
  • A history of heart disease
  • If you are on medication for depression, or
  • If you are on certain medications for high blood pressure. Check with an FAA approved doctor to find out which medications are acceptable and which are not.
  • If you have a medical condition which may cause you to have a sudden loss of control.

Step Three: Know Your Flight School

• Come take a tour of the Rotors of the Rockies facility, talk to the staff and flight school students. Kick the tires, so to speak. And take a Discovery Flight in a Schweizer 300C helicopter. Rotors uses the 300C for flight training, because they are the safest piston helicopters made, (according to Rotor and Wing,) and they have an exemplary safety record in Colorado's high elevation ( according to the NTSB). And, like all Schweizer products, they have no special FAA safety restrictions.

A Discovery Flight is a half-hour of introductory ground school and a half-hour flight for $100.00. DOWNLOAD A $10 OFF COUPON HERE.

Step Four: Know What Training You Need To Get.

• What are your goals? Do you want to become a professional pilot? Do you want to fly for fun? Do you need instrument training? Check the chart to find out where you fit: You can also visit our Flight Training page for more information and to view our CFI profiles.

  ABOUT FLIGHT TRAINING
  INITIAL	If you do not have a pilot certification, for helicopters or any other powered aircraft, you need initial training.
  ADD-ON	If you have a pilot certification in any powered aircraft, and you wish to learn to fly helicopters, you need add-on training. Likewise, if you have a rotorcraft certification, and wish to continue your training, you need add-on training.
  CFI	Training for helicopter pilots looking to become Certified Flight Intructors.
  AIRPLANE	Rotors now offers fixed-wing training as well as helicopter flight training. Get a check out in our 2004 Cessna 172SP, N724WA.

   

 

 

 

 

 

Step 4: Count the Cost.

Unfortunate, but all too true, just like getting any other education, helicopter flight training can be expensive. Commercial training allows a student to spend as little as a year getting certification, at about the same price as a college degree. Download our catalog for a list of FAA requirements and estimated costs.

We work in cooperation with the following financing programs:

PILOT FINANCE: Pilot Finance, Inc. offers a variety of programs to help finance flight training. Since all they do is finance flight school students, they are well aware of the industry and well equipped to find a program that works for you. For more information, or to apply online, visit: Pilotfinance.com.

UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE GLOBAL AVIATION PROGRAM: This is a program by which aviation students can qualify for regular student loans and grants, in addition to receiving a degree at the end of the program. Students are required to take on-line college courses while attending Rotors for their flight training. More information on UVSC's program can be found on their website, USVCaviation.com or by downloading our printable information flyer. (264 KB pdf.)