Introductory flying · Trial lesson
Trial Lessons
Sloane Helicopters Flying School · Sywell Aerodrome, Northampton (Sywell) · United Kingdom
This is an introductory experience
At a glance
- Training category
- Introductory flying
- Aircraft category
- Helicopter
- Prepares for
- No qualification (experience or skills course)
- Jurisdiction
- United Kingdom
- Authority
- Not published
- Training framework
- Not stated
- Training base
- Sywell Aerodrome
- Delivery
- In person
- Schedule
- Flexible
What it teaches and what completion provides
- Teaches
- Introductory helicopter flight, either as a first lesson towards training or as a one-off experience.
- Completion provides
- Nothing formal.
- Still required
- Not stated by the school. Check the authority's requirements.
- Approval scope
- The source does not say how this course relates to the school's approval.
A course completion certificate is not necessarily a pilot licence or rating. The licensing authority issues licences and ratings after its own requirements are met.
Entry requirements
- Minimum age
- Not published
- Prerequisites
- Not published
- Prior qualifications
- Not published
- Required experience
- Not published
- Language requirements
- Not published
- Medical
- Not stated by the school
Only an official aeromedical assessment can establish medical fitness. This site does not decide eligibility.
Duration and hours
These figures answer different questions and must not be read as one another. Weather, aircraft availability, student progress, examinations and scheduling all affect real completion time.
Regulatory minimum
Not recorded for this program.
Advertised package hours
Not published.
School-reported typical completion
Not published. No typical completion time is estimated here.
- Calendar duration
- 30 or 60 minutes
- Published flight time
- 60 minutes
- Intake / booking
- Not published
Published prices
GBP 380Discovery-flight priceprice date 1 April 2025
One short introductory flight. Not comparable with course prices.
60-minute R22 trial lesson; the price list says trial lesson prices include VAT. 30 minutes in the R22 is GBP 210; R44 is GBP 350 (30 min) and GBP 640 (60 min).
- Aircraft:
- Robinson R22
- Ground instruction:
- Not stated
- Simulator time:
- Not stated
- Fuel:
- Not stated
- Rental basis:
- Not stated
- Taxes:
- Included
- Landing fees:
- Not stated
- Examinations:
- Not stated
- Medical examination:
- Not stated
- Equipment:
- Not stated
- Accommodation:
- Not stated
Source: flyingschool.sloanehelicopters.com/_/Flying-School-Price-List-2026.pdf
Prices are shown in the original currency on the date given and are not converted. Hourly rates and package prices answer different questions and are not compared here. Check the school for current prices.
- Deposit and cancellation
- Not published
Authority records for this school and base
Verified in authority recordUK CAAUK approved training organisation (ATO)Approval
Reference: GBR.ATO.0197
Scope: Listed courses include Private Pilot Licence (Helicopters), Light Aircraft Pilot Licence (Helicopters), Commercial Pilot Licence (Helicopters) Modular Flying, Night Rating (Helicopters), Flight Instructor (Helicopters), Instrument Rating Instructor (Helicopters), Type Ratings Robinson R22/R44/R66 and Leonardo AW109/AW169.
A record for the school does not necessarily cover this specific course; the scope is shown where the source states it.