lestat611 Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 My dad used to fly for the Army in a OH 58D helicopter until 96 and has since retired. I often hear him mentioning that he misses flying. His birthday is coming up in august and I was thinking that would be a great gift for him to be able to fly again.He is currently on medication that would prevent him form flying alone so I think the only way to make this possible is for him to fly with an instructor. I have been looking into some helicopter flight schools and they all use Robinson type helicopters. But I think he would enjoy it even more if he could fly an OH 58D or the civilian version of it (206A JetRanger).Any suggestions on where I might be able to find a flight school with this type of helicopter in the Los Angeles area? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick1128 Posted July 9, 2010 Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 My dad used to fly for the Army in a OH 58D helicopter until 96 and has since retired. I often hear him mentioning that he misses flying. His birthday is coming up in august and I was thinking that would be a great gift for him to be able to fly again.He is currently on medication that would prevent him form flying alone so I think the only way to make this possible is for him to fly with an instructor. I have been looking into some helicopter flight schools and they all use Robinson type helicopters. But I think he would enjoy it even more if he could fly an OH 58D or the civilian version of it (206A JetRanger).Any suggestions on where I might be able to find a flight school with this type of helicopter in the Los Angeles area? There are very few 206A still around. A large number of them have been converted to B models. Besides, I believe that the 58D is more like the 206B3. There are several 206 operators around the LA area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lestat611 Posted July 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2010 There are very few 206A still around. A large number of them have been converted to B models. Besides, I believe that the 58D is more like the 206B3. There are several 206 operators around the LA area. Thank you for the correction. I wouldn't really know I was just going of of what I found on another website (can't remember where that was though). But how do I find an 206 operator? Like I mentioned he will most likely need to fly with an instructor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helonorth Posted July 19, 2010 Report Share Posted July 19, 2010 (edited) I think your dad flew a OH 58A or C model since the OH 58D is based on the 407 and didn't begin production until 1995. I would call Group 3 Aviation. I don't think they have a 206 for training, but I bet they know who does. You're probably looking at $900 an hour or so.I have to correct myself: it seems that the D model goes back to '86. Edited July 19, 2010 by helonorth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helonorth Posted July 24, 2010 Report Share Posted July 24, 2010 I see Heliclass has a 206 for $720 an hour which is the cheapest I've seen. They are in Van Nuys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAWg134 Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 Try Rotor Aviation in Long Beach. They have a nice low-time 206BIII that I just found out they are using for instruction again. Don't know the current rate, but they were charging $500/hr wet three years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AStarB3 Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 Universal Air Academy out of KPOC has a 206 they use for instruction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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