Ocean Helicopters                Last Visit: 07.30.2009


Our Future Helicopter pilots start here at Ocean Helicopters….. Ocean Helicopters, Inc has a global reputation for flight training excellence since 2001. Ocean Helicopters is proud of its consistent commitment to its customers by offering personalized and professional service. Our mission has been to offer a positive learning and teaching environment. If you’re looking to build a career in the helicopter industry, become part of Ocean Helicopters. Ocean Helicopters is approved by the Federal Aviation Administration to operate under Part 141 of the Federal Aviation Regulations. This means that we satisfy all of the FAA’s requirements for maintenance, quality of training and safety. Ocean Helicopters has also been authorized by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (SEVIS), to issue the M-1 visa for foreign students wishing to acquire their flight training in the U.S. Ocean Helicopters is based at the North County Airport in beautiful West Palm Beach. The local climate is considered ideal for flying! We are just NW of Palm Beach International which gives the new pilot experiences of a Class C airspace, along with Miami Class B airspace for real world training.

We're a flight organization based in West Palm Beach, Florida
School Type:    Part 141 and Part 61.  

Training Area:    National, International and Local.  



Instruction Materials:    Jeppesen and Custom.  

Syllabus:    Jeppesen and Custom.  



Category:    Rotorcraft.  

Certificates:    Recreational, Private, Commercial, ATP, CFI and CFII.  

Ratings:    VFR, IFR, Commercial, CFI and CFII.  

Class:   Helicopter.  

Engines:    Single and Jet.  

Recurrent Training:    Flight Review, Instrument Proficiency Check, Aircraft Checkouts and Insurance Checkouts.  

Training Orientation:    Career (Carrier, Commercial, Military), Business (Private) and Recreation (all non-commercial flight).  

Career Focus:    Aerial Application, Commercial (includes air taxi, survey, ambulance, etc), Corporate Flying and Flight Instruction.  

Type of Curriculum:    Ground School, Career Oriented, structured and Accelerated (full days, intense).  



Type of Airplanes Available:   R22, R44, Schweizer 300CB, 300CBI, Jet Ranger  

Aircraft Rental Rates:   call for information  



Training Facilities:    Dedicated Classroom, Lounge, Dedicated Study Area, Flight Planning Area, Lending Library (books, videos, software), Pilot Ready Room, Private Rest Quarters, Snack Room and Full Kitchen, dining area.  

On-Site FAA Testing:    Written Tests (CATS, Laser Grade) and On-site flight examiner.  

Airport Facilities:    ILS and Weather computer terminal.  

Airport Locations (codes):   F45  



Financial Assistance:   Student Loans.  



Admin Support:    Housing Assistance and USCIS - M-1 Visa assistance.  

Professional Affiliations:   AOPA.  

Total Instructors:   7  

Foreign Languages:   Norweign  



Weather:   Year round flying  

School Description
A professional Part 141 flight school with a family atmosphere. Located in South Florida where flying is year round. Many opportunities of different phases of flying for our students to experience with our skilled Flight Instructors. Come experience us.

Staff Qualification
Our team is made of highly experience pilots. Our Ocean Helicopter Management team has a combined 10,000 hours and flight instructors also work as experienced commercial pilots for Ocean Helicopters.

More About Us
We operate many different helicopters so our students are profienct in many aircraft.


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