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Helicopter Charters
Helicopter charters provide fast and direct transportation with comfort and convenience. Custom helicopter charter services allow you to meet tight schedules by avoiding traffic congestion and crowded airport terminals. Our Special Dinner flight packages turn special events into incredible celebrations. We also offer a number of Sight Seeing Tours.
VIP Transportation
Express transportation to DIA Signature Services, or anywhere else a helicopter can land.
Corporate Transportation
Block rate discount programs for corporations that require frequent flying.
Special Occasion Flights
Sightseeing, birthdays, anniversaries...
Dinner Flights
An unparalleled dining experiences at some of our area's finest restaurants.
Weekend Getaways
Love is in the Air packages in cooperation with The Fort restaurant and The Golden Hotel.
Aerial Photography and Videography
Full service aerial photography for Colorado
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Dinner Flights
ATS Helicopter Inc., has designed an unparalleled dining experience.
Dinner Flights to the Fort & Manor House Restaurants
How it works:
You and a guest fly from either Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Broomfield or Centennial Airport in Englewood, Colorado on a Bell Jet Ranger landing at restaurants private helicopter landing pad.
Dinners at the Fort range in price from $22 - $52 with the most popular items priced around $40 per plate. Depending upon appetizers, wine, desert etc most people end up spending $60-$80 per person.
After dinner, you’ll return to the Airport in the Helicopter, after flying over beautiful Downtown Denver, on our Denver-After-Dark sightseeing tour.
Dinner Flights to the Historic Manor House at Ken-Caryl Ranch
From Centennial Airport enjoy a stunning tour of the Denver’s Skyline and view the dramatic sandstone monoliths which serve as a history book of animal and plant life in the area for the past 250 million years. We will then land at the Manor House in the heart of Ken Caryl Valley where you and your party will enjoy a true 5 star dining experience.
The Manor House has a colorful 93-year history of entertaining presidents, celebrities and industrial chieftains. Now it can be your setting for the most memorable experience of your life. Large windows open on the pinnacles of Red Rocks Amphitheatre and the dramatic Front Range. The house boasts original electricity and plumbing from the early 19th century, several private rooms for groups or intimate dinners, and a gorgeous patio area. Menu favorites include thick, juicy slabs of salmon stuffed with Brie and crab, New York strip steak and signature roast prime rib.
The historic Manor House is an American-Georgian, Southern-style mansion built in 1914 by industrialist and newspaper tycoon John Shaffer. It was built at the highest point of his 10,000 acres utilized for breeding Hereford cattle. Shaffer entertained dignitaries (including President Teddy Roosevelt) from around the world. He named the estate Ken-Caryl Ranch after his sons, Kent and Carroll. After the 1920s, ownership of the land and Manor House changed many times until Johns Manville Corporation acquired it in 1971 to build their world headquarters and develop a planned residential community. After purchasing the Manor House in the 1990s, the Peterson family operated a restaurant-event center until Michael Shinn acquired it in March, 2006. Today it remains one of Denver’s premier places for special events, weddings and fine dinning.
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Site Seeing Tours
Tour Packages:
City Lights
- Duration: 1/2hr Flight Time
- Destination: Downtown Denver
City Lights or Foothills
Great Divide Tour
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Helicopter: Jet Ranger
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Duration: 1 Hour Flight Time
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Destination: Continental Divide, the crest of the Rocky Mountains that divides the watersheds that drain into the Pacific from those that drain into the Atlantic. The best View in North America!
Indian Peaks Tour
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Helicopter: Jet Ranger
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Duration: 1 Hour Flight Time
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Destination: Our most popular tour! Indian Peaks Wilderness is an area in North Central Colorado, bordered by Rocky Mountain National Park to the north, and the James Peak Wilderness to the south.
Maroon Bells Tour
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Helicopter: Jet Ranger
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Duration: 3 Hours Flight Time
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Destination: Maroon Bells, in the Elk Mountains (about 12 miles southwest of Aspen) is a mountain with two peaks, both more than 14,000 feet above sea level. The Maroon Creek valley is reputed to be one of the most photographed places in Colorado. The Mount of the Holy Cross is the northern most 14,000 foot mountain in the Sawatch Range. It was named for the distinctive cross-shaped snowfield on the northwest face. The Sawatch range is home to 4 of 5 highest 14,000’ peaks in Colorado.
High Stakes Tour
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Flight Training
Denver Helicopter Flight Training
Flight training in the Denver Metro Area can be obtained from Rotors of the Rockies, Premier Helicopters and Elite Helicopter. We recommended you interview all three as each have outstanding instructors and programs with each having their own have their own strengths.
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Private Pilot Certification:
Learn to fly helicopters for recreation.
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Commercial Pilot Certification:
Learn to fly helicopters for commercial or professional purposes.
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Instrument Certification:
Learn to fly helicopters in meteorological conditions in which standard VFR does not exist.
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Add-On Training
If you have a pilot certification in any powered aircraft, and you wish to learn to fly helicopters, you need add-on training. Likewise, if you have a rotorcraft certification, and wish to continue your training, you need add-on training.
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Private Add-On
Add a Rotorcraft rating to your existing private pilot certification.
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Commercial Add-On
Add a Rotorcraft rating to your existing commercial pilot certification.
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Instrument Add-On
Add a Rotorcraft rating to your existing instrument pilot certification.
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CFI Training:
Training for people looking to become Certified Flight Instructors.
CFI Initial Training:
PREREQUISITES:
Must be at least 17 years old, be able to read, write, and speak English. Must have completed Commercial Rotorcraft rating in helicopters.
DEFINITION:
A Certified Flight Instructor rating allows you to fly commercially and teach others to pilot rotorcraft. To obtain Initial CFI certification, you must first complete the Initial Commercial Rotorcraft course.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
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A valid FAA Medical Certificate
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Ground School or Home Study
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Flight Training
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FAA Practical Test: Oral, Written & Flight
FLIGHT TRAINING REQUIRED FOR INITIAL CFI COURSE :
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Once you have completed the Commercial Rating, there are no set FAA minimum hours required to qualify for the additional CFI rating, however you must pass the FAA oral and practical test.
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10-15 additional flight hours are necessary to gain proficiency on the advanced maneuvers of the CFI practical test, and additional prep time for the CFI & FOI written test.
CFI Add-On Rating Information:
PREREQUISITES:
Must be at least 17 years old, be able to read, write, and speak English. Must have completed Commercial Rotorcraft rating in helicopters and hold a CFI rating in a powered aircraft. DEFINITION: A Certified Flight Instructor rating allows you to fly commercially and teach others to pilot rotorcraft.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
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A valid FAA Medical Certificate
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Ground School or Home Study
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Flight Training
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FAA Practical Test: Oral & Flight
FLIGHT TRAINING REQUIRED FOR CFI ADD-ON COURSE:
Once you have completed the Commercial Rating, there are no set FAA minimum hours required to qualify for the additional CFI rating, however you must pass the FAA oral and practical test. 10-15 additional flight hours are necessary to gain proficiency on the advanced maneuvers of the CFI practical test.
CFII Initial Rating Information:
PREQUISITES:
Must be at least 17 years old, be able to read, write, and speak English. To obtain a CFII rating, you must be a Commercially rated pilot with a CFI rating, and an Instrument rating.
DEFINITION:
A CFII rating allows you to fly professionally and teach others to fly in IFR conditions. To obtain a CFII rating, you must be a Commercially rated pilot with a CFI rating, and an Instrument rating, AND pass the FAA practical test and the CFII written test.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
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A valid FAA Medical Certificate
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Ground School or Home Study
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Flight Training
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FAA Practical Test: Oral, Written & Flight
FLIGHT TRAINING REQUIRED FOR INITIAL CFII COURSE:
There are no set FAA minimum hours required to qualify for the additional CFII rating, however you must pass the FAA written, oral and practical test.
10-15 additional flight hours are necessary to gain proficiency on the advanced maneuvers of the CFII test.
CFII ADD-ON RATING INFORMATION:
PREREQUISITES:
Must be at least 17 years old, be able to read, write, and speak English. To obtain a CFII rating, you must be a Commercially rated helicopter pilot with a CFI rating, and an instrument rating in a powered aircraft.
DEFINITION:
A CFII rating allows you to fly professionally and teach others to fly in IFR conditions.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
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A valid FAA Medical Certificate
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Ground School or Home Study
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Flight Training
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FAA Practical Test: Oral, Written & Flight
FLIGHT TRAINING REQUIRED FOR CFII ADD-ON COURSE :
There are no set FAA minimum hours required to qualify for the additional CFII rating, however you must pass the FAA written, oral and practical test.
10-15 additional flight hours are necessary to gain proficiency on the advanced maneuvers of the CFII test.
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Turbine Transition Course
Students move from primary piston-engine training to commercial turbine-engine helicopters.
PREREQUISITES:
Must be at least 17 years old, be able to read, write, and speak English. Must have at least a Private Rotorcraft rating.
DEFINITION:
The turbine transition course provides an opportunity for students to move from primary piston-engine training to commercial turbine-engine helicopters.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
FLIGHT TRAINING REQUIRED FOR TURBINE TRANSITION COURSE:
This course is to provide pilots an opportunity to familiarize themselves with, and experience flying, a turbine helicopter. There is no FAA knowledge check or certification for this course. Elite requires the following for this course:
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Basic Mountain Flying Course - Offered at Rotors of the Rockies
High-altitude flying techniques. The majority of the training for this course is done in a turbine helicopter.
PREREQUISITES:
Must be at least 17 years old, be able to read, write, and speak English. Must have at least a Private Rotorcraft rating.
DEFINITION:
Colorado’s altitude provides a unique opportunity to learn high-altitude techniques.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
FLIGHT TRAINING REQUIRED FOR BASIC MOUNTAIN COURSE :
This course is to provide pilots with the skill and knowledge to fly safely in mountainous environments. The mountain flying is done at Indian Peaks and Corona Pass. There is no FAA knowledge check or certification for this course.
Elite requires the following for this course:
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3 hours of practice time in a Schweizer 300C
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5 hours of actual mountain flying in a turbine helicopter
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10 hours of ground school.
