The Best Helicopter Training

At Astral Helicopters we proudly bring you the best quality helicopter flight training lessons in the world!

*$495 per flight hour including GST for dual or solo (to approved persons) hours in the Robinson R22B. Astral Helicopters terms and conditions apply. This limited offer is filling fast - contact us today to secure your time in the sky!

Astral Helicopters leads the industry once more with our Job Assistance Programme, designed to help transition graduates into work upon completion of the CPL course.

Train with us to your Commercial Pilots Licence and we will do our best to assist you in finding your first flying job, through our targeted flight training and extensive domestic and international employment contacts. This is not a guarantee of employment but to date all of our graudates have found flying jobs!

Find our more about the Job Assistance Programme and current vacancies with Astral Helicopters

Our senior instructors are ATPL and Instrument rated, work internationally and instruct here at Astral Helicopters on their time off. With our experience in operating helicopters throughout the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Antarctica and New Zealand in roles such as oil support, helicopter search and rescue, fire fighting and peace keeping – you will learn real world helicopter flying from the experts that do it for a living.

Helicopter flight is the ultimate freedom, an extension of the mind on a magic carpet ride. At Astral Helicopters we take great pride in providing the most comprehensive helicopter training possible, and sharing our passion to develop informed, confident, and safe helicopter pilots. Your helicopter career begins with an initial introductory helicopter flight with an experienced instructor. Whether you want to make helicopter flight your career, or you just want to experience the amazing sensation of flying a helicopter yourself

Book a 20 minute slice of heaven in a helicopter!

Learning to fly a helicopter is about the most rewarding thing you will do but you need to do it right. With our experienced commercial instructors, great training environment, modern equipment and facilities and relaxed approach you will experience the most rewarding time of your life. We're proud to remain a small helicopter training school and to give our students the one-on-one training they deserve.

You'll never be simply a face in the crowd.

Testimonials

"Holy Crap that was awesome!"

"I felt extremely relaxed and confident in my ability to learn to fly"

"friendly, family orientated flying school"

"Rotorua really is an amazing place to learn to fly!"

"Training with Astral Helicopters has turned my dreams into memories"

Read more about what previous flying students say about Astral Helicopters