What an amazing experience! My wife got me a gift certificate for a 3,000' glider ride and we were…read morefinally able to schedule it for today. Weather is always a factor with gliders but it was a beautiful day today. Forrest and Deb are extremely knowledgeable and thorough. I felt in good hands the whole time. And Forrest even let me fly the glider for a few minutes! I cannot recommend this experience enough!

Can't say enough great things about how professional and kind Deb and her husband, of 37 years!,…read moreForrest are! Kept in constant contact with me regarding weather changes and changed my sons flight a few hours to give him the most memorable and scenic flight possible! Price-wise it's an outstanding value and don't even think twice about it! Forrest has been soaring for probably close to 40 years so feel like your in the best hands going!! Just a perfect day and me and my son are still flying high on the great memories made! Thanks Black Diamond Soaring and thanks Deb and Forrest! Perfect!!!

This place absolutely rocks - definitely come here for the flight lessons!…read more I came here for an introductory helicopter flight lesson on a whim and was extremely impressed from beginning to end. The quality and detail involved in the instruction here is superb - you feel like you're being given all of the information you need, from the basics to more complex properties of the helicopters. There was no point where I felt like the information was overwhelming or over-simplified: it seemed like the right mix of education and beginner's instruction. As for the flight, it's a blast! While I was far from talented at piloting the helicopter, I was given quite a lot of control over time, and I felt increasingly comfortable as time went on. I felt safe and monitored the entire time - even when a lot of wind blew the helicopter around, the instructor was available to make things right quickly and effortlessly. Needless to say, if you have the time and the money, give this place a shot!

My boyfriend surprised me with a helicopter tour for my birthday. This was our first helicopter…read moreride and we had an amazing experience. We had Seth as our pilot, and he was great. He was very personable and knowledgeable. He pointed out various landmarks and places that we would be interested in seeing. He took the time to explain everything and throughly check the vehicle, it made us feel very safe and comfortable. Seth answered all questions, and even cracked a few jokes. I would definitely recommend them for celebrating a special occasion or just a romantic date. Make sure to ask for Seth by name you won't be disappointed!

Vlad was our pilot and he was extremely friendly and kind. I really enjoyed the ride and felt like…read moreit was a memorial experience. The airplane was also very comfortable but do take your motion sickness pills if you get nauseous easily. 10/10 would recommend

Vlad is awesome! We had an incredible, unforgettable and unique experience and tour of the Poconos…read moreon his plane. The views were magnificent and absolutely beautiful. Vlad is a skilled pilot, and showed us a lot about the area and even taught us a little bit about how the plane and flying work. The flight really inspired us. Vlad is also friendly and kind, and made sure we were okay and comfortable the entire time. Thank you, Vlad, and Hop On Air company!

My sister and I bought my dad a 1 hour flight lesson for his birthday off of groupon. He was so…read moreexcited. He called to book his appointment and then called the day of to make sure that the weather was good for flying. We came down and arrived about a half hour early. We walked in and were quickly greeted. They took us right out to the plane despite being early. Ken was my dads instructor and he was amazing. He let us take all the pictures and videos we wanted. He and my dad inspected the plane and all the equipment for about ten minutes and then they got ready for take off. My mom and I were able to watch the take off and landing from the ground next to the runway. My dad had a total air time of about 50 minutes and he said he was in control of the plane once they were in the air! After the flight, they gave my dad a log book with his logged flight from today. The staff was so incredibly friendly and my dad couldn't be happier. I can't thank the staff enough for making my dads experience amazing and this is truly the best gift I have ever gotten anyone. I can't wait for my dad to come again and I HIGHLY recommend this place to anyone looking to fly!

This place is great! I took my man here for two lessons and now he is on his way to getting his…read morelicense! Of course the fact that he is retired Air Force and was a flight engineer probably attribute to the fever. They are really nice and make you feel comfortable and as an added bonus (at least I thought) for a small fee you can take a passenger along on your lesson!

Wanted to do something different for my husband's birthday celebration so I came up with a day of…read moreactivities and one of them included a helicopter ride. Booked Charm City Helicopters for a private 20 minute tour of Baltimore. Booking: The company is in transition to updating the booking system so I had a hard time booking initially via Google Ads but was able to book instantly when i went direct to the website. After I booked, I received a phone call confirming my booking where I talked to a lady and then also an automated text message and email. Pretty easy! Communication: They send automated text messages leading up to the Helicopter tour. Some of the messages are action items like entering your weight and reminders to sign waivers. One recommendation would be to include the waiver in the text message because it went to spam in my email so I couldn't find it and it held us up a bit when we were ready to fly. If a text message is sent about signing the waiver we should probably create a url for the waiver and add it to the text message. Also if you respond to the text message it doesn't go anywhere since it's not monitored and only for output. Arrival and Rules: Masks are still required for passengers which initially didn't seem awful but the pilot doesn't wear a mask and also the Helicopter was HOT and we were required to wear the mask the entire time. No air conditioning in the helicopter (@ least the one we were in that was black and tan didn't have any). The views were gorgeous but it made the ride uncomfortable on a day where it was 90 degrees. Ride: The pilot was great and delivered an entire history lesson during the flight. We are Baltimore natives but learned a few pieces of history while on tour. The ride was smooth and he let us know every time we could expect any extra vibration. This was a memorable experience. I would recommend for sure but caution if you choose to do it in summer with the current mask requirement. Wanted to do it for my birthday but it's in August so we will wait for sure. We will likely try the Baltimore Annapolis tour in Winter.

Awesome experience! Great staff, knowledgeable and down to earth. Did the 15 minute tour and was…read morecompletely satisfied. Absolutely will book the 30 mins tour in the future!

I have called and left a message on the answering system, 2 times and once with a lady who answered…read morethe phone. Also I have sent 2 emails. All this in a two week timeframe and NO one has responded to any of my messages. I would like to book a flight but due to their lack of response I'm not sure I want to fly with them. Makes me wonder how safe they are if they can't communicate.

My husband booked a sunset tour, however they had us start the tour at 7:15 and land at 8, sunset…read moreisn't until 8:30, so of course we didn't see the sunset. This was complete false advertisement. When we called to complain about this, the women Maria was zero help. I would never recommend this company to anyone. In response to owner, that isn't true, we were never informed that it wouldn't be a sunset tour, they gave us that date as a sunset tour, so someone must of double booked, Also we never received a "bottle" of champagne, we received to single serve bottles, which were already included, I would never recommend this business to anyone, horrible business practice

Scary Young Instructors with Minimal Required Flight time , who are using students to gain…read moreadditional hours to move on to Airlines. They are looking to become Trainees for Pilot Programs for Commercial Carriers with little care. Some lack basic communication and coping skills in medial on ground stressful events let alone In Air events . CCBC College Students Beware. They are a Parent Company of Frederick Aviation. Shop Around !!

Best flight school in town..I got my private, instrument and soon commercial license by training at…read moremiddle river aviation.. Great folks, great CFI"s and the REDBIRD SIM was a big plus! Great for practicing Instrument approaches! I began my training at a flight school down the hall from middle river aviation, and it is like night and day..I am so happy I switched to middle river aviation. Middle river aviation just gives you more "bang" for your buck, the attention to detail to each individual student is top notch! If you are looking for A+ flight school, Middle River Aviation is it. Love being a student/training there!

Reasonably priced, friendly staff, amazing adventure. In case you aren't aware, a glider is an…read moreengineless plane. The experience is surreal and an intense rush!

From the owner: The Philadelphia Glider Council is a member owned and operated non-profit club of roughly 100 men,…read morewomen, kids, and families drawn from all walks of life who are bound together by the love of soaring flight. We own a beautiful 125-acre private turf gliderport in Hilltown, PA (Bucks County) devoted exclusively to soaring. We offer flight instruction along with aeronautical orientation rides for those who wish to experience the thrill of soaring.

Had the privilege of going up with the fine folks at Sky River on Sunday, December 6th 2015…read more Pure professionals all the way. Upon arrival my fiancée and I were greeted by our pilot, Mark, as well as the owner and his wife. Very friendly and made us feel welcome! We didn't waste much time, and I had the privilege of watching pilot Mark do his pre-flight. He was very thorough and I could tell the bird was immaculately maintained. Shortly thereafter we were strapped in and on our way! Having only been my 2nd helicopter flight, I was geeking out the whole time, and Mark was on top of his game. Soon we were circling around the statue of liberty and on our way up the Hudson. Great views of the Freedom Tower and we went north, uptown and over the GWB before starting our return to Pittstown. Landing was flawless, came in with plenty of ground speed before smoothly exiting the active and calling it in. Pro. Pictures and words don't do it justice, this was one of the greatest experiences of my life!! Highly recommend stopping in for a quick flight (or lessons, or a license)!

Bought a flight lesson off of Cloud9Living for my bf's Birthday as a surprise. I had a choice for…read moreUpstate NY (45 mins away from home) or Pittstown location (1 hr and 50 minutes drive). Because of the reviews about the instructors...I went with the further location. Wade Krepps was our pilot and he was absolutely amazing. Off the bat, you can see his passion for flying and was easily sociable. My bf was nervous at first but with Wade's positive feedback and encouragement made the flight an excellent experience. Thank you Wade, you've made this experience a very memorable one. We will definitely recommend to our friends and family! OH! And the owner, Maria...was easily reachable. She gave me her personal number because I was a little worried about the weather last week. Also, we were running 10 minutes late. She was very accommodating about it as well.