HeliRides

Specialties

HeliRides the cheapest provider of one hour helicopter tours in South Florida including Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Pompano Beach, and Hillsboro. We have designed each of our helicopter tour routes so you will experience the greatest level of enjoyment and exposure to the best sights, for the given amount of time you fly. Count on our helicopter tours delivering the best experience for the best price. We encourage you to take this opportunity to experience the exhilaration of flying in one of our helicopters. You can count on our commitment to provide the highest levels of safety, enjoyment and overall customer satisfaction.

Meet the Business Owner

Thomas M.

Business Owner

Tom McDermott started a photo business (BOATPIX) in August 1981 taking pictures of boats in Ocean City, Maryland. In January 1986 the business took to the air using helicopters in Florida and Helicopter Academy was born. Since that time hundreds of pilots have benefited from Mr. McDermott’s clever creativeness in combining helicopters in a flight school with aerial photography of boats. Most any helicopter pilot in South Florida that has flown taking pictures of boats is somehow affiliated. Mr. McDermott is also founder and president of BOAT​PIX​.com, Inc.

After chartering and leasing helicopters for four years, Mr. McDermott took delivery of his first new helicopter in May of 1990 and it was wrecked by the delivery pilot before it made it to his home airport. He set off to run a safer operation. He soloed shortly thereafter in another helicopter that he later bought and still owns. He manages Heli​copter​A​cad​emy​.com, LLC which operates an expanding fleet that includes at least a dozen Ro