Sarena T.
Yelp
Had an amazing experience flying high above NOLA this morning!! I follow them on Instagram and they had a special promotion for their 1year anniversary in NOLA (HBD, BTW): $20 for a 2min ride or $35 for a 6 min ride. We added the "Adrenaline Package" for $10/pp and flew with the doors off and dipped and swerved over the Mississippi, Superdome, Crescent City Connection and Mardi Gras World!
We showed up 30 min early to the Downtown NOLA Heliport, which is on the parking deck of the Superdome by Garage 6. However, you can't park in that section, bc it's contract parking only and there's no where to pull a ticket when you get to the garage kiosk. We ended up parking across Poydras and playing Human Frogger dodging cars to cross the street. Be careful. Don't forget to pay for street parking. We went ahead and paid for the max time of 2 hours and it was a good thing bc we got there early AND they were running a bit behind. It's $6.35 or peace of mind that you won't get a ticket!
We climbed the stairs to the top of the garage deck and walked about halfway down the deck to the only open little staircase. There is a small building where you enter to check in. They'll weigh you with everything you will take on the chopper (purses & cell phones, etc) to make sure the combined weight is ok. 3 ppl per helicopter plus the pilot. We were just over 500 lbs between the 3 of us.
They have an emergency flotation device you wear around your neck and you put it on like a back pack, and it's super fashionable. If you are flying with the doors off, they will even provide you with a rubbery phone holder lanyard you wear around your neck so your phone doesn't turn into a deadly projectile if it drops out of the chopper onto either a poor unsuspecting head below OR fall into the biggest dirty toilet bowl water that is the Mississippi River!
The ride was awesome, our pilot, Brandon, was (don't forget to tip your pilot once you get back into the building-we gave $10 each, if that helps!) and the staff were super friendly & professional! So happy we have such unique experiences to add to our awesome city! This was definitely a bucket list item for me!