Air Atlanta Helicopters is one of the top Part 135 charter helicopter service facilities in the U.S. and the only Part 141 accredited flight training academy in Georgia. Located just northeast of Atlanta at the Dekalb-Peachtree Airport, the Air Atlanta Helicopters instruction program is designed to provide high quality flight education, helicopter training and career guidance to its students, and they customize and adjust the flight training tactics to meet the individual needs of the pilot. The school offers certification programs for areas such as professional pilot, commercial pilot, instrument rating, certified flight instructor and mountain flying.
Prestige Helicopters is an FAA-approved helicopter flight school located in Chamblee, Georgia, just outside of Atlanta. The school offers training programs taught by highly experienced instructors for students interested in flying for fun or for money. To obtain your private license from Prestige Helicopters, you will need to complete 40 hours of flight time, 20 hours with the flight instructor, 10 hours engaged in solo flight and 10 hours pertaining to cross country time. For a commercial license, you will need to fulfill 150 hours of flight time and to attain an instrument license will require 40 hours of instrument instruction.
Helicopter Academy is a well-respected helicopter flight training school that has locations all over the U.S., including in Atlanta. The training areas for the Helicopter Academy in Atlanta are located at Lake Lanier Airport, Gainesvile and Gwinnett County-Briscoe Field Airport. The school offers programs that can train you and provide you with a license for a private pilot certificate, commercial pilot certificate, instrument rating, flight instructor and instrument flight instructor. To alleviate the training costs of prospective students -- which can be very expensive -- the academy offers a special introductory course for just $300. The course consists of 30 minutes pertaining to ground school and 60 minutes in the helicopter with just you and an expert pilot. After 35 such introductory lessons you may be able to acquire a private pilot's license.
Blue Ridge Helicopters is a helicopter flight school located 30 miles outside of Atlanta in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Blue Ridge offers effective flight instruction programs and teaches their students using Robinson R22 and R44 helicopters. The school provides training and certification programs related to a private helicopter pilot rating, commercial helicopter pilot rating and instrument helicopter pilot rating. Other training programs offered by the school include certified flight instructors rating, certified instrument flight instructors rating and ATP rating.