Humboldt Helicopters

Humboldt Helicopters LLC is a helicopter flight school and services company in Humboldt, Kansas. It operates from Allen County Airport, which the site lists as K88. The company describes itself as a family operation run by its owner and certified flight instructor.

The company offers helicopter flight training on a Robinson R-44. Students can sit in the pilot seat and fly for the first time under the supervision of a professional flight instructor. Scenic rides are also offered. Rides start at $50 for five minutes, and flight instruction is $699 an hour.

Ground school is $45 an hour. Students and passengers must weigh less than 220 pounds. The site says the company provides official safety training on the Robinson R-44 for every student who takes the controls.

The owner says he has more than 25 years of flight experience. He began flight training in 1992 after serving in the US Army. He has flown for a Kansas Highway Patrol special operations unit and for a large air ambulance service, and he is a US Army aircrew standardization instructor.

The company offers special services from the air. These include aerial photography, surveillance, night vision goggle orientation, aerial gunnery training and firearms training. The site says these services can be provided to individuals or groups in a confidential way.

The site also lists an X-Copter flight simulator, fixed wing training, H2S security services and drone services. A company store sells patches, koozies and gift certificates for helicopter rides and flight lessons. The office is at 905 Bridge Street, Humboldt, Kansas, and is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The site has a Become a Pilot page that explains how to start training. Visitors can also find links to the flight simulator and to the other services the company offers.