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Helicopter pilot training

Discover our pilot training programs.

At Mountainflyers you will experience flying with passion and heart. In a family atmosphere, we accompany you on your very personal path to becoming a helicopter pilot. Whether you are aiming for a private pilot's license for your own adventures or want to make your dream of becoming a professional pilot come true - with us, it's not just about technology and theory, but also about enthusiasm for aviation in all its facets. We live and breathe aviation - and you will notice this with every step you take with us.

Our flight school

Discover our flight school in Bern-Belp and Grenchen.

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Private Pilot PPL(H)

The PPL(H) license is the first step in your flying career.

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Commercial Pilot CPL(H)

Take off as a professional pilot and turn your passion into your career.

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Virtual reality simulator

Try out a flight on our simulators and benefit from the many advantages.

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Conversion of licenses

We accompany international helicopter pilots on their way to the EASA license.

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Download training brochure

In our brochure "LEARN TO FLY" you will find all the important information about our training programs.

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TestimonialsTestimonials

Testimonials

Testimonials

First-hand reports - the voices of our student pilots!

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What our student pilots say

Andreas Steiner

Commercial pilot
Horizon Helicopters | Canada

In January 2025, I was able to complete my MOU mountain training with the Mountainflyers. The Mountainflyers team responded professionally to my wishes and carried out the training with me in an efficient, uncomplicated and friendly manner. I can onl...

Beat Schütz

Professional pilot & flight instructor
Rotex Helicopter AG | Mountain Flyers 80 Ltd.

I have fond memories of my training at Mountainflyers.

The whole team is very professional, friendly and uncomplicated and offers excellent conditions so that every student can concentrate on their training.

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Fabienne Scheidegger

Private Pilot PPL(H)

I completed my PPL training with the Mountainflyers in 2024. I felt very well looked after right from the start. Any questions or difficulties are answered in a very personalized way and a solution is found, whether in practice or theory. The team is...

Jonathan Isenring

Commercial Pilot
Canadian Helicopters Limited

The training with the Mountainflyers was excellent. For me, this consisted of converting my Canadian license and completing the CH MOU training. As I commute back and forth between Canada and Switzerland for work, one of the biggest challenges for me...

Lars Aebi

Private pilot & task specialist

I completed my private pilot training with the Mountainflyers last summer. The training is challenging and fascinating at the same time.

The family atmosphere in the team made me feel comfortable and welcome right from the start. I was also given ...

Marc Badertscher

Professional pilot & flight instructor
REGA, EMS Ambulance Flights | Mountain Flyers 80 Ltd.

After more than 20 years as a REGA jet pilot (Senior Commander / Training Captain), I wanted to start training as a professional helicopter pilot in 2015 and found the company Mountainflyers. The professionalism, informal and uncomplicated approach, o...

Nicola Eggel

Private Pilot

Mountainflyers stood out from the other flight schools right from the first impression on the phone and made an extremely positive impression. The training is very time-consuming and expensive. However, group lessons were always organized so that the...

Randhir Singh

Private Pilot PPL(H)
South Africa

Since 2022 I started flight training in my home town of Cape Town, South Africa. I knew soon after that I would love to acquire an EASA License as it is very valuable, well recognized globally and what better place to do the training for it than swit...

Tim Blaser

Private Pilot | Flightline Management & Infrastructure
Mountain Flyers 80 Ltd.

The PPL training with the Mountainflyers was very well organized and uncomplicated. Everything is explained very precisely and well. However, if there are any questions regarding flight practice or theory, these are answered within a very short time....

Titian Gruber

Pilot
Air Zermatt AG

The training as a private pilot was well-organized and professional, so in 2019 I completed my training as a flight instructor at Mountainflyers.

After a few trial flights with various helicopter companies, I chose Mountainflyers because I was imp...

Tobias Zumsteg

Professional pilot & flight instructor
Bank Julius Baer | Mountain Flyers 80 Ltd.

Since spring 2021, as a freelance professional pilot and flight instructor, I have had the privilege of flying for Mountainflyers almost every week. Mountainflyers accompanied my entire training, from private pilot to professional pilot with specific...

Ueli Burkhalter

Professional pilot & flight instructor
REGA, Air Rescue

After several years as a professional pilot in fixed-wing aircraft, I was toying with the idea of training to become a professional helicopter pilot around 2006. At that time, an acquaintance gave me a trial flight voucher from Mountainflyers. I foun...