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Fly a helicopter yourself from Lodrino in Ticino

Experience the adventure of a lifetime and learn to fly a helicopter! The first experience of entering a helicopter’s cockpit is a special one, with its typical smells. Excitement is at its peak before the adventure begins: flying a helicopter yourself!
Secondly, it’s a unique experience because you’re the pilot of your own helicopter. Your instructor is at your side, correcting you in dual command at any time if necessary. What’s more, you’ll enjoy the breathtaking view from the cockpit of a helicopter.
Déroulement de l’initiation au pilotage d’un hélicoptère
Let’s take a look at how an introduction to helicopter piloting works. Firstly, your instructor accompanies you throughout your flight. He explains a few basic principles before take-off. Particularly aerodynamics; he explains why a helicopter can fly. You’ll learn how to perform various flight maneuvers, including hovering, right turns and left turns. It also tells you how to adjust speed if you’re going uphill or downhill.

We recommend that you take a Gopro with you to capture your introductory flight. Flying a helicopter yourself from Lodrino is fascinating and makes a great gift for special occasions. You can share this experience with friends or family, who will be passengers, depending on the type of helicopter. If you book an introduction to helicopter piloting, you’ll enjoy an intense experience that will stay with you forever. What’s more, it’s possible that this experience will inspire a vocation, especially in younger people.

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Helicopter initiation from LODRINO – CABRI G2 – CHF 510.00
Helicopter initiation - LODRINO, Pilot yourself, Piloter un hélicoptère
CHF 520.00

From the Lodrino aerodrome in Ticino, you can choose to take an introductory flight on a CABRI G2 for a helicopter test flight.

The CABRI G2 is a helicopter with one passenger seat alongside the pilot. It’s perfect for training.

First, your instructor gives you a short theory lesson on helicopter flight. Then you go to the tarmac and take a technical tour of your helicopter with your instructor. Then you climb aboard and familiarize yourself with the controls.
Once you have received take-off clearance, you operate the general pitch with your left hand. Rotor rotation accelerates to 395 rpm and you take off smoothly. You’re hovering now, and you’re pushing lightly on the stick to move forward and accelerate.

Swissraft offers different types of helicopter to suit your budget.

We always have introductory flights in Ticino, departing from Locarno-Magadino airfield. The same applies to the canton of Fribourg, departing from Épagny airfield. As well as introductory flights from Berne-Belp international airport. We also offer introductory flights from Fehraltorf. What’s more, we offer introductory helicopter flights from Buttwil in Canton Aargau and from Grenchen in Canton Solothurn. We also offer introductory helicopter flights near Lucerne at the Pfaffnau heliport. We also run introductory flights to Liechtenstein from the Balzers heliport. As well as in Eastern Switzerland, departing from Sitterdorf airfield. We also offer introductory helicopter flights in Graubünden from the heliports at Samedan, St. Moritz and St. Moritz. St. Moritz and Untervaz.

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Helicopter initiation from LODRINO – COLIBRI EC120 – From CHF 780.00
Helicopter initiation - LODRINO, Pilot yourself, Piloter un hélicoptère
CHF 780.00

Learn to fly a helicopter from Lodrino in Ticino on a COLIBRI EC120 with friends as passengers.

The COLIBRI EC120 is a helicopter with 4 passenger seats plus 1 pilot. You can take 3 people with you free of charge if you wish.

The introductory flight begins with a brief theory lesson on helicopter flight and aerodynamics. Then you’re all off to the tarmac to join your helicopter. Passengers take their seats. As for you, you take a technical tour with your helicopter instructor.
Then it’s your turn to climb aboard and take control of the helicopter.
You ask the control tower for take-off clearance. After receiving the OK, you use your left hand to operate the general pitch and accelerate rotor rotation. It reaches 395 rpm and you can take off by gently pulling the general pitch upwards. Now you’re hovering, and all you have to do is push the cyclic (the stick) slightly forward to pick up speed.

Flying a Colibri EC120 from Lodrino is easy. Call us if you have any questions about this introductory flight or if you would like to take a helicopter training course.

We also offer introductory flights from Locarno-Magadino. As well as in the canton of Fribourg, departing from Épagny airfield. We also offer introductory flights from Berne-Belp international airport. We also offer introductory helicopter flights from Fehraltorf airfield. We also run introductory flights from Buttwil and Grenchen airfields. We also offer introductory helicopter flights from the Pfaffnau heliport in the canton of Lucerne. We also offer introductory helicopter courses at the Balzers heliport in Liechtenstein. But also in Eastern Switzerland, departing from Sitterdorf airfield. Then let’s do introductory helicopter flights from the heliports of Samedan, St. Moritz and St. Moritz. St. Moritz and Untervaz in Graubünden.

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