Our Story

Established in 2018 as the Midwests one and only full service helicopter company as well as FAA accredited Flight school. Heartland Helicopters was founded by the owner with a pure passion for aviation, He has taken all of his working knowledge and experience from working in the industry and cut out all shortfalls to provide the best service and experience possible. He wants to share it with EVERYONE who feels the same way.

Whether it’s your dream to become a pilot yourself, just take a check off the ol’ bucket list, or experience a view of the city like never before, we are here to work with you!

We offer a wide range of services that include Private flights and private events! Are you a photographer or videographer? Want some amazing aerial shots? Well, we can take care of you too. We accommodate golf ball drops, Easter egg drops, special events and county fairs!

That’s right we will even come to you! We will guarantee you get everything you pay for and then some, no rushing, no up and down with barely enough time to remember what you saw. We may not be the cheapest, but we fly slower than the other guys and make sure you get plenty of time to paint a picture in your head you will never forget.

“Our staff will treat you right, our pilots are knowledgeable, informative, and are here to give you the experience you expect. We will insure that you have as much fun as possible doing your flight with us! We are focused on the providing a top-notch, Safe customer experience!” – Tommy Files owner

Our Mission

Heartland Helicopters LLC. is here to provide professional pilot training to all those who grew up with a passion for flight, just like we did. We are now offering Programs for Private pilot Helicopter, Instrument Helicopter, Commercial Helicopter, Certified Flight Instructor, Certified Flight Instructor Instrument.

We provide real world experienced flight instructors and state of the art technology that is designed to fly just like the Robinson R22 and R44 helicopters we train in. Coupled with a training environment of ever changing weather right here in the Midwest (A priceless learning experience in itself).

Rest assured you will graduate our programs with real world experience driven training, and a true working knowledge of the industry your striving to be a part of. “Not just someone who can memorize the Regulations” . Your future success as a helicopter pilot is our number one goal at Heartland Helicopters LLC.

Each and every Pilot on our staff was once in your shoes and we know what it takes to train the safest, knowledgeable, and well rounded pilots who will be the future for helicopter aviation.

Our Team

Tommy

Owner, CEO

Kate Slinkard

Office Manager and Tour Coordinator

TIM

Managing Director

Maintenance A/P & I/A

Joel King

Lead Flight Instructor CFII

Scott Eslinger

Chief Flight Instructor

paul disney

Flight Instructor & CFII

clara butler

A&P Mechanic & I/A

OUR FLEET

We Pride ourselves in the Aircraft that we have for our customers and our pilots to train in.

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ROBINSON R22

R22- $325 wet hr plus instructor- Must weigh less than 210lbs for the R22

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ROBINSON R66

R66 – Please call to inquire about availabilty and hour rates for turbine training..

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ROBINSON R44

R44- $525hr wet plus instructor – Maximum seat weight 300lbs.

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SATELLITE TRAINING

We can bring any aircraft to your location to provide services and training.

SATELLITE LOCATION TRAINING AVAILABLE

THAT’S RIGHT WE CAN ALSO COME TO YOU TO TRAIN YOU!

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