Helicopter Institute

Helicopter Institute, Inc. is a helicopter flight training company based in Fort Worth, Texas. The company says it provides aviation training and safety content to the flying public. It also offers customer training programs for operators and organizations that need type or recurrent instruction.

Students can start with a Discovery Flight. Courses include private pilot training, a private pilot add on, instrument rating and instrument instructor training, commercial pilot training, certificated flight instructor training and airline transport pilot training.

The training fleet includes Bell 407GX, Bell 505 and Bell 206 helicopters, AS350 B2 and AS350 B3 helicopters, and R44 helicopters. Training devices include a Frasca 407 HTD, an Entrol 429 FTD, 407GX and 206B3 flight training devices from Precision Flight Controls, and a HELI-MOD VR R44 device.

Additional services include NVG inspections and charters and tours. The charters and tours link goes to Longhorn Helicopters. The website also has a video gallery and a fleet page for each aircraft and device.

The team includes training coordinators, an assistant director of operations, a director of administration, a customer training sales coordinator and a director of maintenance.

The website has a Learn to Fly section with a page for each course, and a video gallery. The team includes training coordinators on site and off site, and a customer training sales coordinator for operators.

Services

• Discovery flight
• Private pilot training
• Instrument rating
• Commercial pilot training
• Certificated flight instructor training
• Instrument instructor training
• Airline transport pilot training
• Customer training for operators
• NVG inspections
• Charters and tours