If you’re interested in aviation, you might be considering how to get a private helicopter license. In fact, obtaining your private helicopter license can be a rewarding journey.
The Private Pilot Licence (PPL) is the ideal starting point for anyone who has a passion for flying but no ambitions to work in the industry. Complete your practical flight training and pass your theory exams, and you’ll be free to hire any helicopter you’ve been endorsed on and take as many passengers as the aircraft can carry – whether that’s one friend or a full cabin. Many students aspire to gain a private helicopter license to experience these unique opportunities.
There are no restrictions on how far you can fly, and you can use your PPL to operate in controlled airspace, opening up routes in and around major cities and busy aviation corridors. Your licence is recognised across Australia, and for those with an eye on flying overseas, it can also be converted to some international private licences. This makes a private helicopter license a valuable asset for your flying goals.
Many of our PPL graduates go on to make the most of their new freedom; some have purchased their own helicopter and set off to explore the country, while others regularly hire from our fleet here at Melbourne Heli to take family and friends on memorable tours around Victoria. It’s a licence that opens up a world of possibilities, entirely on your own terms. Additionally, achieving your private helicopter license is a significant personal milestone. Book a Pilot Experience flight.
I’ve stopped by a couple times and each stop was amazing! Awesome place and awesome staff! 😍😍😍
This by far the best thing I’ve done, thank you Melbourne Heli for an amazing experience from start to finish. Gray was very thorough & explained it all perfectly for a first timer. This is something I’ll never forget & has most certainly stirred my desire to obtain my helicopter license. A great experience
Alex had done an incredible job of taking me from virtually zero helicopter experience a few weeks ago, not even knowing how to start the machine, to being competent to fly it completely on my own. “How was that?” she asked me after my first solo. “Awesome!” I replied, pretty much summing up how good it felt. “Absolutely awesome”.
Thanks guys you are all fantastic instructors. I found learning to fly with Melbourne Heli to be one of the best experiences and you all made the learning to fly effortless. I look forward to seeing you guys grow with more students, people would be crazy to go anywhere else.
Good luck.
Words can’t express how amazing the whole experience was. The views were breathtaking, the helicopter was awesome and my Instructor Chris conducted every part of the lesson from the explanation and info session to the flight itself as well as hovering at the end in a professional and humorous manner that kept me both entertained and feeling safe the entire time.
When I described to my family what it’s like to do a solo circuit I said ‘It’s like your mom driving you to the mall so you can practice driving around the parking lot before the two of you drive home together.’ Except it’s 1000x more rewarding and the ‘car’ is a little more expensive. Soon I’ll be ‘driving to the mall’ all on my own and it’s so surreal and exciting that I’ll be completely solo soon! I love every minute of my training here.
I’ve always had a love of Aviation. My father worked at the airport for 40 years, so I grew up surrounded by people working in the industry and I’ve always been someone who preferred to turn my head to the sky as opposed to the ground. These things coupled made me decide to book in my first flight with Chris. It was love at first flight and I’ve been here ever since.
