My wife and I went on a flight tour around the bay. It was an awesome experience, we felt very safe…read morewith our pilot Sebastian who was friendly and entertaining. 10/10 recommend.

Hayward Flight School is incredibly professional, and truly passionate about teaching the next…read moregeneration of pilots. Every interaction has been open, honest, and supportive. You can tell their team genuinely cares about their students and takes pride in helping them succeed. Highly recommend for anyone looking to start or grow their aviation journey!

We did the Bay tour with pilot Dave. It was a beautiful! Dave gave us incredible customer service…read moreensuring our trip was an absolutely memorable experience. From booking to landing, this company was a breeze. I recommend for anyone who is looking to give a gift for a special occasion. The day bay trip tour was amazing. Thanks Dave and team!

Amazing ride! The pilot was very friendly, and the ride was truly breathtaking. We first went down…read morethe coast near half moon bay, and then flew over the golden gate bridge, alcatraz, and the city downtown. For each of those last three spots, he did two spins around, giving you plenty of time for great pictures and appreciating the amazing view

I flew with FlyNYON June 2017 in New York City. The coolest 15 mins ever! flying over Manhattan in…read morea helicopter , doors off , feet hanging out and enjoying the view. Everything was great from start to finish from service to experience . So much so, I decided to buy SIX 'buy now schedule later' tickets to give as gifts and for myself back home in the Bay Area since I learned they fly in San Francisco too (approx $3100 in flight credit ). Thinking I'd have the same experience in SF. March 11, a FlyNYON helicopter crashes in the East River in New York City killing 5 passengers who could not get out of their safety harness. Articles blame the company for not addressing the safety issue with their harnesses and other speculated issues with the FAA. Tons of people who had purchased tickets already requested refunds for various reasons (articles explained the FAA was no longer allowing these types of doors off / feet hanging off flights) . Although it was a very tragic event , i decided not to demand a refund like so many others since it's not the same experience I initially purchased for. I still wanted to use my tickets after the air was clear and they made the necessary changes to insure safety. May 28, 2018 I decided to use two of my tickets for the San Francisco Classic Experience scheduled for June 1 @ 6:35pm. I booked this flight online and it was fairly simple . I received a confirmation email. I was going to fly and see how it was before giving my parents and sisters their tickets to fly next week as a gift . On the evening of May 31,2018 I received an email from FlyNYON stating the minimum seat requirement has not been met for my booked flight (3 seats need to be booked) . If the minimum isn't met they will reschedule it for the next available flight . They were going to update me the next day. On June 1, 2018 (flight time 6:35), at 12:12pm I received a call from a New Jersey number which was FlyNYON explaining the minimum seat requirement still hasn't been met but I could purchase the 3rd seat at full price or reschedule for the next day. Today was the only day I could go and I thought that was ridiculous paying full price for an empty seat. Especially since two days before there was a 40% Memorial Day sale. I offered to buy the 3rd seat at the 40% off price which they granted. At 3:00pm, I received another call from FlyNYON explaining due to Temporary Fly Restrictions (TFR) from the SF Giants game , the flight time has been moved to 6:00pm instead of 6:35pm. This would allow some fly time before the restriction take effect. Although I had to make some adjustments to be there by then, I said that would be fine . At 3:23pm, I received ANOTHER call from FlyNYON explaining due to Temporary Fly Restrictions (TFR) from the giants game, the flight had to be CANCELLED all together because of the TFR until Wednesday. Umm what?! y'all didn't mention this earlier ?! Why couldn't y'all of mentioned this earlier ?! I just got off the phone with y'all 23 mins earlier! Shouldn't y'all of known there was a giants game before accepting my booking ?! I explained how dissatisfied / frustrated I was with the entire process and the best thing the rep said they could do is refund my credit. Well I'd hope they would refund me my credit. I explained I will not be flying with FlyNYON again be attempting to get my money back from ALL my credit . I would HATE to give my FlyNYON flight credit to a family member as a gift (intended purposes) and have them go through this headache of a process. She explained I'd have to email someone requesting that and would send me an email with all her information . Still have yet to received the email she said she would send me. FLYNYON YOU LOST A GOOD / RETURNING CUSTOMER !

This experience has been an odd one with these guys…read more.. My friend bought us tickets/passes/whatever you wanna call it when they were having one of their sales. "Buy now schedule later" type of deal. There was an issue with the upgrade and he went on the online chat and talked to Vincent, who was very helpful and was able to upgrade us to the sunset flight. Our flight was supposed to take place yesterday. However, my friend got a message from the company stating that they had to cancel our flight because they were using the helicopters for the fires. Now, I am grateful that we got about 48 hours notice (unlike some people), but aren't the fires under control by now? Not to be insensitive at all to the people going through the fires, but I feel like the company should have known about this more than 48 hours ago. I was also grateful for the rep my friend talked to who said we could reschedule or get a refund. We decided to get a refund since hearing all the reviews, this company seems to be unpredictable. Maybe we will try again with FlyNYON, or maybe we will pay a little more for quality and go with someone else in the future.

Here is the rundown:…read more They do not confirm your seats until 3 days prior but they take payment. Don't you find this bizarre? I don't understand why they cannot confirm at the time of booking. You are picked up at a designated hotel (not your hotel) and then two additional stops at two other hotels to pickup additional passengers. Then the shuttle drives you to the airport. You watch a very outdated video on safety. Then 6 of you are jammed into a helicopter plus the pilot. If you are bigger you will be uncomfortable and if you are smaller you will be uncomfortable because of the bigger people. The pilot does a 15-20 minute tour that goes over the bay, golden gate bridge and Alcatraz and then you land in Sausalito where the shuttle meets you to take you back. I could not understand the pilot AT ALL. I had no idea what he was saying during the entire tour. In total it takes about 2 hours and is $215 per person. Is it worth it? Yes if you book with a different helicopter touring company. This was a bottom budget tour.

What a fantastic trip. I took my dad for his 80th and it did…read morenot disappoint he loved it, he even got to sit in the front which made his day. All the staff are helpful and professional with a full running commentary whilst in the air. There is plenty of room the helicopter seats 6 and it is comfy and feels super safe. It's a tad expensive but worth every dollar.

Three reasons why I absolutely love this operation:…read more 1) Safe: -exceptional quality equipment (Agusta's) perfectly maintained by a team that has been doing it for decades without a hitch 2) Passionate for their craft: -Mike and team love what they do, and they radiate that at every step of the journey, making you feel the joy of flying as they do 3) Genuinely great people: -no arrogance, or haughtiness fancy suits with false pretense...the kind of pilots you'd want to get a beer with (when not flying!), a rare thing in the industry

Mike and his team do an incredible job. Their beautiful 109 has been the perfect aircraft to hop…read moreover to Wine Country for us. Always prompt and accommodating to last minute changes, I'd recommend South Bay Heli to any friends/family needing a lift in the Bay Area.

Amazing supportive CFI and staff, very well organized syllabus and always opportunity to fly.read more

Read the red flags and don't ignore them…read more First and foremost the Instructors are professionals and really do care about the quality of training HOWEVER, as soon as they reach their 1500 hour milestone expect them to leave This happened to me 3 times and I don't blame them they want to reach their goals as much as you want to. Red flag 1 Student to instructor ratio It was challenging for me to keep a consistent training schedule when an instructor has more students than they can handle although they try their best to manage but from the student's perspective it can be infuriating when you want to keep a constant schedule and the instructor isn't unavailable due to his many students I tried to manage but it couldn't work out. Red flag 2 "You're still not ready" (69.2 hours later) This may sound biased but when 4 pilots say you are ready to solo based on performance and knowledge you would think you are ready. Now I have no quarrel with any instructor because in the end they are being told what to do and how to do it. I come from a background with Aviation Safety; currently employed by an airline at SFO and I work closely with well seasoned pilots so I can understand if there are a few corrections needed to be made in order to solo but if its been little over a year of some-what consistent training and almost no progression and with lesson rates increasing more than once due miscellaneous reasons, this could cause frustration. Beige Flag Summer Upwind Program Summertime here in the SF Bay Area provides a phenomenal weather for flight training. You would think there would be a wide selection of free time to train. Unfortunately that wasn't always the case due to the Summer Upwind Program for High School students to obtain their Private Pilot's License during the summer. Now, before I continue this is all observed from my perspective. I am all for youth to excel in their young careers but should that be prioritized? While they are occupied for the summer and have attention from CFI's what about the students who are paying? Personally, there should be a mutual balance. I support this program but it felt congested with the amount of students struggling to reach the same goal especially to those who are paying. Final Thoughts I do not blame the CFI's or the Chief CFI because in the end of the day someone else is telling them what to do, but I do feel there should be some accountability to the owner. Based from former CFI's and colleagues who are now airline pilots, it used to be about a passion to provide quality training to aspiring pilots, but it became more about money. Apparently this owner is also fairly new according to said airline pilots. It is a shame it took me almost 2 years to catch on to this. Could it have been a different experience? Perhaps However, the fundamentals from the instructors were phenomenal and business aside they were passionate about their craft and are truly proud on creating the next generation of aviators. I wish them the best of luck in their future endeavors but I do wish the school shifts its focus to how they once were. My new advice to individuals seeking guidance "As soon as the school starts asking for more money, time to find a new school" Airline Captains agree when it starts to become about money, the passion is gone be better

Staff super friendly, booked us 2 days before trip, no issue and was able to use online discount…read more We ran into traffic and pilot super nice. He waited a little more for us to arrive. Drive near hanger 5 and after you pass it, you will see gate with call box. Speak into call box and let them know you are withSF Airs. We had a fantastic time seeing the view from up above! If you are driving from San Francisco give yourself an extra hour to cross bridge. You can take camera and snap photos. Best seat in the house is copilot. With a little luck you might be able to get the spot. Plenty of parking. We selected the day tour and the skies were extremely clear, not a fog in the sky.

It was amazing being able to see all of the historical landmarks like the Golden Gate Bridge,…read moreAlcatraz Island, Angel Island, etc. from an aerial view. The moment was definitely short lived, as we made it from Oakland to SF and back within just 40 minutes. I wished that the pilot could have told us more about what we were flying over, because most of the time he would just point out things like, "There's Pier 39. . . Here we have Sausalito" Although it is a once in a lifetime experience, it's not worth the money unless you use a Groupon or something.

This is truly a once in a lifetime experience. I've experienced a hot air balloon tour before, but…read morenot like this. The company has a great system for checking in, onboarding and off boarding. The pilot is very talented, informative and skilled. The views are incomparable. The mountains, valley, sunrise and cloud cannot be explained. The ride ended with a trip to a wine tasting at a local vineyard.

What a great experience Bob was awesome, knowledgeable,…read morefriendly, efficient and great attitude