The world's best mountain flying classroom.
Experience the thrill of mountain and backcountry flying in the Southern Alps, with an experienced mountain instructor in the right seat every flight.
Mountains, glaciers, fiords and beaches, inside one tank of fuel.
Few places on earth pack this much variety into flying distances this short. From Wanaka you can be over glaciers in twenty minutes, into Milford Sound within the hour, and on a West Coast beach for lunch. The terrain demands real airmanship, and rewards it with the best flying of your life.
Skills you'll carry home in your logbook.
Valley flying
Positioning, escape routes and the discipline of never flying up the middle.
Reading the wind
Lee slopes, rotor, sea breezes and what the cloud is telling you.
High country strips
Sloped, short and grass. Genuine backcountry strips on working stations.
Beach landings
Tide planning and soft-field technique at Big Bay's vast West Coast beach.
Passes and saddles
Crossing technique, commitment points, and when to turn around.
Glacier valleys
Flying the Aspiring and Cook valleys with pristine ice below the wing.
See it the way our guests filmed it.
Unedited clips shot by guests on tour. This is the view from your seat.