Island Helicopters

Anyone know of this outfit? Cheaper than the others that are usually recommended. Frommer%26#39;s likes them. Blue book says you have to sit thru a promo for the cheaper rate which I could not verify.

Also would like some advice about the doors-off option some outfits have. Excitement and thrills and constant wind are not high on my priority list but I don%26#39;t know that I%26#39;d be able to really experience the trip and take some photos from a middle seat in the back. I am not worrying about falling out, just that the wind buffeting would be rough on us old geezers. But I don%26#39;t want to miss a thing either!

Thanks for all the advice on this forum, btw. Really helpful!

Island Helicopters

Geezers like you and me have nothing to lose...fly on the wild side! No need to ';miss a thing';. I think you will be real happy opting for an open-door policy. Is there a significant difference in cost so the trade-off, sitting thru a presentation, is worth your while? I know about geezer budgets first hand. If the wind does not knock your socks off, soaring above the beauty that is Kauai certainly will!

';Just do it.';

Island Helicopters

Just came back and we went with Inter-Island. They were the ones with no doors and it was incredible. Two people sit up front with the pilot and two in back. This way everyone gets a great view. The larger copters have middle seats and someone will get stuck looking over someone else, and since they place people based on weight, you have no choice. I ended up sitting on the outside, in the front, with the wife in between the pilot and me. You really are on the edge of your seat, so if you have any fear of heights at all, this might be pretty scary.

Ironically I%26#39;ve never flown doors off here on Kauai. However I did take a flight without the doors on the Big Island this year and I will NEVER take another flight with the doors ever again.

If you can get a doors off flight... take it. It%26#39;s well worth it. Photos come out MUCH better without windows.