4 Reasons to Choose a Scenic Helicopter Tour Over a Scenic Plane Tour
Posted on: 19 December 2017
Australia is home to plenty of stunning sights that are even more beautiful from the air. Whether you want to take in the Red Centre from above, sweep over rainforests in Queensland, or enjoy bird's-eye views of the wonders of Sydney, a scenic flight will make a great addition to your holiday. Of course, there's still one vital decision you need to make: helicopter or plane?
Both can take you up where the air is clear, but helicopters hold a number of advantages over planes when it comes to touring, and here are just four reasons you should opt for a scenic helicopter tour.
1. Ability to Hover
Helicopters can cruise at low altitudes, travel at relatively low speeds and even hover in place. Even the most advanced plane needs to maintain a high cruising speed and travel quite far up. That makes helicopters excellent for touring because you can stop to savour the best views or cruise along slowly to take everything in.
2. Get Up Close
Beyond their ability to slow down and hover, helicopters hold two huge advantages over planes. Firstly, they're more compact. Secondly, they're more agile. The upshot is that you can cruise much closer to the scenery when you're in a helicopter. This is particularly important when you want to fly over natural scenery because you can get right up next to cliffs and waterfalls.
3. Enjoy Panoramic Views
One of the frustrating things about flying in a plane is not being able to see much out of the window. Even in a plane designed for touring, the windows are kept quite small. In contrast, helicopters have huge windows, providing sweeping views out across the scenery below. Just search online for pictures of scenic touring planes and scenic touring helicopters, then ask yourself which ones look like they'd provide the best views.
4. Take in the Novelty
You've almost certainly been on a plane before. In fact, you probably arrived at your holiday destination on an airplane. The truth is that flying in a plane just isn't as glamorous or exciting as it used to be, even if you make the move from a jumbo jet to one of the smaller planes used for tours. Flying in a helicopter is an experience in and of itself. Most people have never been in one before, so you can end up crossing two things off you bucket list when you pick a helicopter tour.
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