Have you ever dreamt of flying an aircraft in your life? Many of us had dreams of flying fighter planes when we were young. As we grow up, we bury this dream by dismissing it as a fantasy of a time when we though that most manly thing that one could do is drive a big truck or shoot non-stop with a machine gun. While some of the dreams may be outlandish indeed, you can fulfill your dream of flying an aircraft by signing up for one of the flight training programs of helicopters.
The reason why helicopters are a better choice is that these are far more accessible compared to planes. Furthermore, you can easily learn how to fly one if you are willing to seriously give your trainer as less as eight weeks! You also not have to go through too many formalities to start the training. If you are over seventeen, you will have to possess proper identification documents provided the government. If you have a passport, then that should be enough. It goes without saying that you should also have enough language skills to be able read and comprehend all the instructions that are usually delivered in English.
The most important thing about flight training programs is to choose the right one. If you obtain training at a school that is not really good; you are likely to waste a lot of your money. One of the features that characterizes good flying schools is the airspace that they use for training.
If you go to a helicopter flight training school that uses a really busy airspace, you may find it a little difficult in the first few days. But in the log run, you will stand to gain because empty airspaces will be a cakewalk for you once you've got used to flying alongside many other aircrafts.
The models that are used during training are also an important marker of whether an institute is good or not. If you choose an institute that offers training in the Robinson-22 you will be able to graduate to the R-44 after you have completed the initial training. Of course the school should have alternatives for learners who do not wish to train the helicopters with turbines.