Helicopter Flight Training

CBH FlightTraining

Chesapeake Bay Helicopters offers a special training package for our clients who wish to purchase a new helicopter. We'll train you in your new helicopter for free! That is quite a value. For our clients who purchase a used aircraft through our company, we offer a discounted training program based on the purchase you have made. Please call us on (757) 465-9936 for all the details!

Our Flight School is managed by co-owner, Wilson Gilliam, Jr. - a helicopter Airline Transport Pilot and CFII with over twenty years of flying experience. Wilson routinely engages in student stage checks and full touchdown, precision autorotation training with students. We believe that experienced oversight at the Flight School results in safe and efficient operations - representative of commercial helicopter applications.

Wilson is also an on-staff FAA Designated Pilot Examiner. This facilitates the scheduling of student practical tests.

Chesapeake Bay Helicopters currently offers the following helicopter flight training courses:

FAA Part 61 (General Training Course)	FAA 141 Approved Courses (for Veterans’ Administration benefits)
Private Pilot - Rotorcraft Helicopter	Private Pilot - Rotorcraft Helicopter
Instrument Pilot - Rotorcraft Helicopter	Instrument Pilot - Rotorcraft Helicopter
Commercial Pilot - Rotorcraft Helicopter	Commercial Pilot - Rotorcraft Helicopter (Including add-on)
Flight Instructor - Rotorcraft Helicopter	Flight Instructor - Rotorcraft Helicopter
Flight Instructor Instrument - Helicopter	Flight Instructor Instrument - Helicopter
Airline Transport Pilot - Helicopter	Airline Transport Pilot - Helicopter

VISA Programs:

M-1 Visa:
M-1 Visa: Chesapeake Bay Helicopters, Inc., is currently approved to accept foreign students under our M-1 Visa Program. Please call the main office for additional details and for the necessary forms.

J-1 Visa:
J-1 Visa: Chesapeake Bay Helicopters, Inc., is currently working on our J-1 visa certificate. Our website will be updated as soon as this process has been approved.

IFR Training:
We have a Schweizer 300CBi instrument helicopter trainer. This helicopter is nicely equipped - including a Garmin 430 GPS, an HSI and dual CDI indicators for intersection holding.

Schweizer Helicopter Transition Training:
Pilots of other helicopter types transition easily into Schweizer 300 helicopters. Schweizer helicopters are extremely stable trainers and are some of the safest aircraft being manufactured. We offer a Schweizer Insurance Program transition during which all training maneuvers are practiced - including full touch-down, precision autorotations.

Bell Jet Ranger and Turbine Transition Training:
We offer turbine transition training in the Bell Jet Ranger and Schweizer 333 helicopters. This training includes full touch-down autorotations in both helicopter types.

A Commercial Edge:
Chesapeake Bay Helicopters Imaging Resources (CBH) is a commercial helicopter company holding long-term contracts with a number of companies. We offer our flight students the unique opportunity to be trained by pilots who are readily involved in commercial helicopter applications. At CBH students learn how to fly helicopters just like they are flown in the helicopter commercial market. We believe that our students are some of the most highly trained pilots in the industry.

Helicopter Information:
Chesapeake Bay Helicopters operates mainly Schweizer helicopters for student training. We believe that Schweizer helicopters are the best choice because of their inherent stability, safety margins, reliability and multi-operational design. Schweizer helicopters have wide center of gravity limits - meaning that we can accommodate most commercial applications and students of all sizes.

NOTE: Please call our main office on (757) 465-9936 with questions about our training course outlines/ syllabi. We would be happy to provide additional information on estimated course completion costs upon request.

Also See:
Beginners Introductory Flight Training
Helicopter Flight Training Courses
International Students, Flight Training VISA
Advanced Student Flight Training
Flight Lesson Financing, Fight Lesson Financing

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