A group of people pose by a helicopter in a grassy field

Helicopter Tour for the San Diego County Water Authority

Last week we flew members of the San Diego County Water Authority on a custom group helicopter tour that utilized two helicopters.  The tour helped staff members and personnel with the California Water Board survey lakes, rivers, estuaries, dams and pump stations in San Diego County.

The helicopters landed at various locations, including the Carlsbad Desalination Plant, so passengers could tour the facility.

Top 5 helicopter destinations from San Diego

Top 5 destinations for helicopter charters (from San Diego)

Contending with overstuffed freeway traffic and/or the inconvenience and crowding of major airports, San Diegans have increasingly become aware of helicopter charters as a mode of travel – even for quick travel or weekend getaways.

These chartered flights are direct, convenient, and private.

This post lists the top 5 destinations we fly people to, and what people do there.

Groom and ornately-dressed bride in front of a helicopter on the USS Midway

Wedding reception on aircraft carrier: Couple arrives by helicopter

Aditya and Pooja are both Lieutenant Commanders in the US Navy. Pooja is a dentist, and Aditya is a flight surgeon.

They met aboard the USS Ronald Reagan in hostile territory at the Gulf of Oman – serving in Afghanistan and Iraq in 2011.

So they decided to host their wedding reception than an aircraft carrier too. And why not have the couple arrive on the USS Midway by helicopter?

A box of chocolates and a frames photo of a couple sit on the lap of a couple in a helicopter

Surprise marriage proposal on helicopter charter to Orange County

Sam and Carolina’s first helicopter tour in San Diego was in 2014 when they flew with Corporate Helicopters on a 30 minute ‘Diego Delight’ aerial adventure, which flew them over Southern California’s best attractions. Fast forward 5 years, Sam contacted Corporate Helicopters to start planning his marriage proposal to Carolina. He decided to take the flight to the next level and booked a helicopter charter from San Diego to Orange County.

Girl Scouts pose in front of a helicopter

Top Girl Scouts fly onto the USS Midway

Corporate Helicopters was proud to be a part of the 16th Annual Operation Thin Mint Sendoff presented by the San Diego Girl Scouts! This event salutes military and veterans by sending hundreds of boxes of Girl Scout cookies to United States Military Troops overseas. Our AS350 B2 Astar and Bell 206L3 LongRanger flew 22 of the San Diego Girl Scouts’ Top Cookie Sellers onto and out of the USS Midway for the sendoff event.

A group of off road race vehicles in front of a house

Helicopter charter to Horsepower Ranch

Iconic Adventures was seeking an adventure-filled weekend for members of The Atlas 400 Club… so they turned to Corporate Helicopters to coordinate an ultimate excursion!

5 helicopters (3 Astars and 2 R44s) picked up passengers at the Embarcadero Marina Park and set off to Ensenada, Mexico for a weekend getaway at Horsepower Ranch.

A helicopter landed on a yacht as people get out

Helicopter date & yacht landing for ABC’s The Bachelor Season 21

If you’ve been watching ABC’s The Bachelor this season, you may have noticed the helicopter in Episode 2. That was our Astar.

We flew bachelor Nick and his date from the mansion along the beach at Malibu, through Santa Monica, over LAX, through Long Beach, down the coast through Huntington Beach and Newport Beach, before finally landing off the shore of Laguna Beach.

A helicopter and crew landed in the jungle

Corporate Helicopters & the Lost City of the Monkey God

This story takes place in a vast Honduran rain forest in an area called La Mosquitia – where deadly insects and snake are in abundance. It involves a local legend about a lost, cursed city and the explorers that decided to initiate a search for the city.

It sounds like the premise of an Indiana Jones movie. Only this story is real, and we had a part in it.

Helicopter landed at a winery

Helicopter flight to Temecula Valley

Flying in a helicopter is an ideal way to arrive in San Diego’s wine country – Temecula Valley! Our Winery Lunch Flight begins on an inland tour over San Diego, departing from Montgomery Field and flying inland to discover and aerial view full of back country scenery, horse ranches and luxury homes. You will then land at one of Temecula’s top wineries – Thornton Winery. Once you arrive in style, the helicopter waits as you enjoy your private lunch, wine tasting and a tour around the winery.