Sydney Helicopter Flight Training & Scenic Flights

Few stretches of airspace anywhere in Australia are as special to fly as the Sydney Harbour lane. Tracking down the Parramatta River, under the gaze of the city, past the Bridge and the Opera House with the whole harbour opening up beneath you — it's the flight that makes passengers fall in love with helicopters,…

There's a moment that comes for almost every helicopter student, usually somewhere in the first handful of lessons. The instructor hands you the controls in the hover, takes their hands and feet away, and says something encouraging like "you have control." Within about two seconds the helicopter has decided to wander sideways, tip a little,…

It's the first question almost everyone asks when they find out we teach people to fly helicopters: "But what happens if the engine quits?" Usually it's said with a slightly nervous smile, because the popular belief is that a helicopter with a dead engine drops out of the sky like a brick. It doesn't. A…

At The Main Rotor Hub, the first aircraft most of our students meet is a sleek, modern two-seater from a small workshop in the south of France: the Guimbal Cabri G2. It sits at the front of our fleet for a reason. When you're learning to fly helicopters in the busy controlled airspace of Bankstown…

The Main Rotor Hub is now approved to deliver Flight Instructor Rating (FIR) training for all three training endorsement grades — Grade 3, Grade 2, and Grade 1 — in the helicopter category. If you've been thinking about taking your flying to the next level and shaping the next generation of pilots, this is your path. Teaching…