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    West Air Flight Training

    4.6 (21 reviews)
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    Kylie B.

    Beyond amazing experience! ASHLEY OUR PILOT was beyond exceptional! My grandparents have lived here for 40 years and i was beyond blessed to be able to experience this with them

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    Britany G.

    Originally we booked our appointment for Thursday, February 13 at 11:40 PM. Unfortunately the weather was bad so I did receive a text and a call asking me to reschedule, or help me through the process of a refund. I rescheduled my appointment for Saturday, February 15 at 1 AM, unfortunately my appointment was rescheduled one more time. This time around I was just rescheduled without a conversation. I did not appreciate that because the time they rebooked me for did not work for me but I was able to reach out by text and was rebooked for a time that worked with no issues. I just appreciated the first time around where I was part of the conversation for the rescheduling as being rebooked without my approval seemed inconsiderate. That is one of the reasons I'm not giving five stars. The address on Yelp needs to be updated it is not 2726 perimeter rd but rather 2990 N Rancho Drive Las Vegas, NV 89130. Thankfully I was already aware of the area so I knew where it was. At 3 AM it's dark and lonely but if you look at your instructions in your email it will tell you who to contact . They will then go ahead and pick you up in a golf cart. I wish they would mention this through text when they sent you the reminder of your appointment. Because those instructions are in the body of the email so at first glance I did miss that part but that is just personal feedback nothing on their end as they did their part by putting it in the email. Once you're picked up in a golf cart they take you into the garage where they check your weight, I will say I appreciate the way that they go about it because they don't put you on blast nor is it display so if you have any insecurities with that they handle this very well . Then they go after their safety rules, and the instructions. They offer you cookies and water and you're sitting under a heater, an amazing experience but unfortunately the staff members were talking about their favorite and least favorite customers. I think there's a time and a place for those type of conversations so I found that to be inappropriate. I felt pretty awkward just because it felt very unprofessional on their end. The stories were nothing crazy, but again there's a time and a place. Once the group in front of me was done I was taken to the helicopter in the golf cart so no walking at all. They took pictures of us in front of the helicopter. Inside the helicopter the only thing I will say is it was hard to hear even with the headset as it kept breaking up although the pilot was really clear. I was not able to communicate with my boyfriend but I was able to hear everything the pilot was saying to me, which honestly in the scenario I'd rather hear the pilot than my boyfriend. The view was amazing and the pilot was really nice and tried his best to add onto the experience by mentioning fun facts. For just me and my boyfriend it was gonna be $200 plus tax but I did use Groupon which made the flight for both of us around $168 a really good deal. The Groupon was extremely easy to use I just purchased it through the Groupon app use the code on the website when booking my ticket and it applied just like that

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    I just want to put it out there that I bought a Groupon - Vegas strip tour for 2 people. In my experience, as soon as I mentioned I bought this as a Groupon, I started getting treated a little differently. I digress... I called to reserve a time. I forgot her name but incredibly patient (As I mentioned I'd never flown in a helicopter before) and kindly answered all of my questions. She didn't make me feel rushed at all. I booked our tour for 9 pm on a Wednesday. She sent a text with further details regarding parking, call box instructions, etc. We arrived without issue using the aerial view screenshot detailing exactly where to park. We sat and awaited our West Air Representative (forgot his name) who promptly arrived to pick us up at the gate in a golf cart. He then gave us paperwork to fill out and during this time, 3 more reservations arrived. Once we were all done with the paperwork, we were given a very detailed briefing about what to expect, and how the experience should look. Additionally, they took all precautions to ensure we understood safety protocols. We were then "carted" to the helicopter, given last-minute safety instructions, and escorted inside. The pilot, Mauzzy (I think) took us up, and gave us a great tour of Las Vegas. Once the tour was complete, we were greeted with a golf cart to take us safely back to our car. 10 out of 10 would recommend! They had A-1 Customer Service! #thankyoufortheexperience

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    We booked a helicopter tour down the strip with West Air Helicopters on Thursday September 5, 2024 during our most recent trip to Las Vegas, and when we arrived we were greeted and picked up at the gate by Kyle who was SUPER friendly and VERY informative! We really enjoyed talking to him while we were waiting for our turn to go up in the air, as we got there about an hour early. He also performed a very detailed safety briefing with us and helped us complete all of our pre-flight paperwork. Then the time came to go up in the air, Kyle took us out to board the helicopter. Once we got out to the helicopter and he assisted the previous group in getting off of the helicopter, Kyle took several photos of us as a memory with our personal cell phone in front of the helicopter. Then he helped us both in boarding the helicopter and handed us our headsets and explained how to use them and everything. He then introduced us to our pilot, her name was Ashley and she was not only a great pilot she was a great tour guide too! She pointed out many of the famous sites and attractions of Las Vegas as we flew over them....INCLUDING the Walmart parking lot as we were approaching the airport on our way back! Yeah that's right she was also VERY funny!!! We absolutely LOVED our entire experience and our flight! We had a great time and we will definitely be back again!!! Thank you to Kyle, Ashley, as well as everyone with West Air Helicopters, Fred

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    Extremely unprofessional establishment. Maintenance guy making weird comments about what my friend was wearing.

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    Wonderful fleet of aircraft! As an experienced pilot, they have the right tools for the job. Wonderful staff and owners. Highly recommended!

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