Maverick Helicopter's Grand Canyon Tours

Maverick Helicopters has been breaking new ground in the Las Vegas tourism market since 1995. Entrepreneur and company CEO Greg Rochna grew the service from a modest two helicopters to a the largest fleet of ECO-Star helicopters in the world.

Does the type of helicopter matter when it comes to flying over something as majestic as the Grand Canyon? Absolutely! The ECO-Star features front-facing, upgraded leather, theater-style seating. The cabin is 23% larger than most other tour helicopters, and is replete with wraparound glass for panoramic visibility (bring your camera!).

Each helicopter is equiped voice-activated headsets on which they can chat with everyone onboard including the pilot. In addition, each aircraft includes a multi-camera sky-cam video system that captures your Canyon trip and records it to a peronal DVD. Make sure to request this when you deplane.

Maverick offers a full menu of tours to the Grand Canyon. Pick from select trips to the South Rim or the South Rim. The typical tour includes pick up and drop off at your hotel. Flights originate from the heliport at McCarran International, the official airport of Las Vegas.

Flight time for most Canyon trips is approximately 3.5 hours. En route to either the South or West Rim, you'll fly over Lake Las Vegas, Lake Mead, Hoover Dam, and Fortification Hill, an extinct volcano.

Hold your breath as you descend 3,500 feet to the Canyon's floor. There, you will land, deplane, and explore. Included are snacks, an assortment of beverages, and Champange. Enjoy the exquisite beauty of your natural surroundings as the mighty Colorado River flows 300 feet below.

Maverick offers its clients plenty of options to upgrade their tours to include a visit to the Grand Canyon Skywalk, Hummer tours, horseback rides, and river rafting. You also have the choice of seeing the Grand Canyon at sunrise or sunset.

Returning to Las Vegas, you fly through the Grand Canyon, the Bowl of Fire (a unique landscape of red rock formations), Downtown Las Vegas, and The Strip.

There are a host of operators that conduct helicopter flights over the Grand Canyon, including Maverick Helicopters.

Modern Helicopters - The MD-600N

The MD-600N, built by MD Helicopters is an eight passenger cars, light utility helicopters. The MD-600N first flew in January 1995 and entered production in April 1995. The certification was in May 1997 and began receiving deliveries of the first customers for the month ...

The MD-600N can be used for a number of different missions. typical ones include law enforcement, Charter, Tour and Corporate operations.

The MD-600N is a FADEC (Full Authority Digital Engine poweredControl equipped), turboshaft engine Rolls Royce 250-C47M to 600 SHP (shaft power) rating. Has six main rotor blades having a diameter of 27ft 6in. It 'can operate effectively in hot conditions and high altitudes where higher density to other vessels that are less effective.

The system used MD600N NOTAR Boeing patented, quieter and safer than a conventional tail rotor. NOTARY The system replaces the tail rotor with a variable pitch fan. The system is NOTARYsafer for employees working around the helicopter during ground operations and is safer for the crew during the flight. tail rotor strikes are no longer a concern and helicopters equipped with SU NOTAR Army in the rule instead of the entire tail boom in the treetops to conceal the presence of the helicopter. In addition, removal of the tail rotor reduces the amount of vibration educes components of the cell and reduces the maintenance and the pilot and passengerFatigue. NOTARY The system is also very quiet and is favored by law enforcement authorities.

The first launch customer Airstar Helicopters MD 600N, a Grand Canyon tour operator. Later deliveries include the U.S. Border Patrol, which used for drug trafficking and border security, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and various other government and civilian workers.

The MD-600N is piloted by a pilot and can carry seven people. Has a maximum speed175 km / h and a maximum range of 266 miles.