Date night helicopter adventure & sitter recommendation
Hey parents: Are you looking for a date night adventure? Think beyond dinner and a movie, go on a helicopter tour over San Diego! Need a sitter too? We’ve got you covered.
Father’s Day is Sunday, June 17: Take dad on a helicopter adventure
Father’s Day is this Sunday, June 17!
If you’re looking for something special to do with your dad, take him on this special Father’s Day helicopter tour of San Diego.
As an added bonus, dad will fly free with 2 or more paid passengers! Read more.
Top 5 destinations for helicopter charters (from San Diego)
Contending with overstuffed freeway traffic and/or the inconvenience and crowding of major airports, San Diegans have increasingly become aware of helicopter charters as a mode of travel – even for quick travel or weekend getaways.
These chartered flights are direct, convenient, and private.
This post lists the top 5 destinations we fly people to, and what people do there.
Viewing San Diego military & memorial locations by helicopter
Corporate Helicopters often has the honor of flying tours with active military personnel and veterans on and around Memorial Day.
The most common helicopter tour for these heroes is the Unforgettable Tour of San Diego, as this tour features flyovers of a number of military and memorial locations in San Diego.
Here’s some of the military and memorial locations featured on this tour.
Mother’s Day gift idea: Helicopter flight & tour over San Diego
If you ask moms what they want to do to celebrate Mother’s Day, most will tell you they want to spend they day with their family, in particular, their children. They love the handmade gifts, cards, and flowers, but what about a little adventure?
5 Instagram-worthy locations in San Diego
Corporate Helicopters put together a list of 5 ‘Instagramable’ Locations for you to add to the gram while you’re flying over America’s Finest City!
The Mint 400: Helicopter race support
We had a great time providing aerial support for two different race teams at the 2018 Mint 400.
Pilots Garner Sheperd & Peter Clark each flew an Astar Helicopter. Peter also got to fly with photographer/cinematographer Bryant Lambert from Attain Media. Bryant shared some great shots with us, which are featured here.
New: ‘The Pilot Experience Tour’ allows you to fly a helicopter
You probably know somebody that is hard to buy a gift for. We’ve got the perfect gift. Something that is unique, and a true life experience to cross off any bucket list.
We’ve added a very special helicopter tour to our line up: The Pilot Experience.
With this tour, not only do you get a fantastic helicopter flight and tour, you actually get to fly the helicopter.
Need a gift for dad? This daughter gave her dad a helicopter flight lesson
Fathers can often be the hardest people to buy gifts for. When Julie Parnell found herself in this situation, she gave her dad a life experience: an introductory helicopter flight lesson.
British travel writer visits Corporate Helicopters
A few months ago, British travel writer Marcel Theroux visited California and wrote about his experience in an article in The Telegraph.
Theroux visited Corporate Helicopters and took our Unforgettable Tour.
Fly to the Coachella Valley in a helicopter
Take off to Coachella Valley in our Choppa-Chella from San Diego!
A special charter: Flying Irish Santa to Alice Birney Elementary
On December 16, Ivor Shier piloted a very special flight. He donated a helicopter charter for Irish Santa to Alice Birney Elementary School for their Irish You A Merry Christmas 2017 community celebration.
Travel bloggers Hudson & Emily stop by for a helicopter tour of San Diego
On their recent tour of California, popular travel bloggers Hudson and Emily stopped by Corporate Helicopters for a Diego Delight Helicopter Tour.
Wedding reception on aircraft carrier: Couple arrives by helicopter
Aditya and Pooja are both Lieutenant Commanders in the US Navy. Pooja is a dentist, and Aditya is a flight surgeon.
They met aboard the USS Ronald Reagan in hostile territory at the Gulf of Oman – serving in Afghanistan and Iraq in 2011.
So they decided to host their wedding reception than an aircraft carrier too. And why not have the couple arrive on the USS Midway by helicopter?
CH featured in Visit California guide
Visit California is a non-profit organization with a mission to develop and maintain marketing programs – in partnership with the state’s travel industry – to keep California top-of-mind as a premier travel destination.
Corporate Helicopters was recently featured in their Winter 2017 publication.
This is quarterly publication is a roundup of everything new and noteworthy in the state.
CH and The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
A new trailer for the 8th season of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills came out today, and we make an appearance.
For an episode in the upcoming season, Corporate Helicopters flew one of the ladies and her husband onto a private yacht.
Season 8 begins on December 19, 2017.
Flying real estate agents by helicopter: San Diego vs. Los Angeles
Lately, we’ve been flying a number of real estate agents.
Check out this video, which was featured on The American Dream TV’s Facebook page.
As you will see in the video, we flew top real estate agents around San Diego to debate which city is better: LA or SD.
Aerial filming for real estate: Double S Ranch, Santa Ysabel
Corporate Helicopters’ Ivor Shier supplied aerial filming for this incredible real estate video.
Double S Ranch in Santa Ysabel is an amazing rural ranch just 20 minutes from San Diego by helicopter.
Introducing the Happy Hour Helicopter Tour
Corporate Helicopters is hosting Happy Hour every Wednesday until the end of 2017 from 4:00pm – 6:00pm. Bring friends and co-workers to take flight on a 15-minute helicopter tour over spectacular views of the coastline.
Corporate Helicopters on Lifestyles San Diego
Corporate Helicopters was recently featured in a segment on Lifestyles San Diego. You can watch the segment in it’s entirety here.
Helicopter repelling mission
Corporate Helicopters teamed up with Skydiving Innovations for a helicopter repelling mission to the Park Hyatt Aviara in Carlsbad, California.
Introducing Corporate Helicopters Flight Training Academy
Corporate Helicopters has trained hundreds of helicopter pilots over the years.
Recently, we launched a new web site geared specifically toward the experience of new and returning flight training students: Corporate Helicopters Flight Training Academy.
The site provides prospective students everything they need to know about helicopter flight training, in a straightforward, easy-to-understand manner.
Surprise marriage proposal on helicopter charter to Orange County
Sam and Carolina’s first helicopter tour in San Diego was in 2014 when they flew with Corporate Helicopters on a 30 minute ‘Diego Delight’ aerial adventure, which flew them over Southern California’s best attractions. Fast forward 5 years, Sam contacted Corporate Helicopters to start planning his marriage proposal to Carolina. He decided to take the flight to the next level and booked a helicopter charter from San Diego to Orange County.
RoRo helicopter shipping from San Diego to Hawaii
Corporate Helicopters’ Maintenance department prepared two EC130 Helicopters for RoRo Shipping last week from San Diego, California to be shipped to Hawaii.
Off-road race helicopter support – Best in the Desert Vegas to Reno
Corporate Helicopters is available for the Best in the Desert – Vegas to Reno Race on August 16-19, 2017 for aerial off-road race helicopter support.
As the leading helicopter provider in helicopter off-road race support, we are the experience operators you’re searching for.
Camera helicopter now available in Los Angeles
Corporate Helicopters is in Los Angeles for your next filming project! Based out of Hawthorne Airport, our AS350 B2 Astar Helicopter (camera helicopter) utilizes top industry camera systems including – Shotover, Cineflex, RED, and Arri. Our experienced camera operators and pilots are dedicated to making your film project a success!
Corporate Helicopters earns 2017 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence
Corporate Helicopters today announced that it has received a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence. Now in its seventh year, the achievement celebrates hospitality businesses that have earned great traveler reviews on TripAdvisor over the past year.
This summer, YOU can fly an actual helicopter
Corporate Helicopters is now offering a ‘Summer Introductory Flight Lesson’!
You will start your Introductory Flight with 15 minutes of ground school which will cover safety information and how to work the helicopter controls. The Summer Introductory Flight Lesson will fly you and an Instructor over the Southern California coastline for 20 minutes.
Need a great Father’s Day gift? Let dad try flying a real helicopter.
Father’s Day is THIS Sunday, June 18, 2017. Are you searching for the perfect gift for Dad? We have the best aerial adventures in San Diego!
We’ve put together some helicopter tour options that will surely impress dad!
CH featured in Calgary Herald article about San Diego
It’s always nice to be mentioned in articles about San Diego. This article is about things to do in the air in San Diego, and it’s in the Calgary Herald.
Thanks for including us. We’re proud to be a part of San Diego culture!
