Thank you for your flight reservation. You are confirmed for a 20-min Share with Others Mission 1 – Recon Flight at 1330hrs on Sun 23 February 2025 for the redemption of flight ticket

Yikes!!

You can buy or gift a voucher from Adrenaline (link below)

$350 for a 20min flight

https://www.adrenaline.com.au/en/sydney/black-ops-military-style-heli-flight-gopro

Details for Mark:

  • 20 minute doors off Black Ops helicopter flight mission 
  • Pre-flight safety and mission briefing
  • Military style life jacket & headset
  • GoPro flight footage (or your phone if you prefer) 
  • Note: Phone is fitted to special equipment to keep it safe! 

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

For all the serious thrill-seekers and adrenaline junkies out there, this extreme helicopter adventure is an absolute must-do. You’ll take off on board a jet powered McDonnell Douglas 500E Black Ops helicopter flight and experience the blood-pumping action of a 20-minute doors-off helicopter flight mission. 

The Black Ops helicopter is a legendary military aircraft that is used in used by covert Special Forces, Law Enforcement & Military from around the world, and has featured in countless iconic films.

This Australian-first is your opportunity to live out your cinematic dreams at an adrenaline-pumping high speeds of 130 knots (240km/h). You’ll be one of a maximum of three passengers on board, and each of you will be next to an open door with unobstructed panoramic views.

On top of the exciting speeds and helicopter manoeuvres, you’ll also enjoy incredible views over Sydney sights like the Harbour Bridge and Opera House, Manly and North Head, Watsons Bay, Bondi, Botany Bay, and more. Before take-off from Sydney Airport, you’ll have a pre-flight briefing and get geared up for your mission.

Jump for joy! (Or for the fact a small seatbelt kept me from falling out!)

DEPARTURE LOCATION

The usual starting point is:

Ross Smith Ave, Sydney Airport, Sydney, AU 2020

GOOGLE LOCATION:

https://goo.gl/maps/he4dV8vQVVJ1p3nQ6

The location had temporarily changed to Bankstown Airport instead of Sydney international Airport
Parking is located at the back – nicely organised info from Mark with location and directions with pics included

The good thing about the change of location was that there was heaps of parking at Bankstown airport and no need to worry about time limits or parking fees

The Black Ops van was waiting outside the hangar

The day was hot, windy and beautiful!!

We had our briefing in the van at the airport and we were fitted with our very small life jackets

We had a good chat with out pilot and our little group of 4

Mark checked the helicopter making sure everything was perfect

Our pilot, Mark, has been doing this for 25 years! 8000 plus hrs flying and he loves every second of it!

Glad I wasnt flying this thing!
Check out the old school controls, how awesome is that!?
So, I was the first one to get on the helicopter and get my seat belt buckled in – at this point im not sure how im gonna feel as this is when I noticed there were NO doors on this thing!
After we all got buckled in, we took off about 1m high and set off to the helipad to take off

It really is small and cramped and if you’re over 6ft you will have your knees to your chin! 🤣 Still would be fun though!

I started screaming with excitement as we took off higher and higher!

We had headsets on but I don’t think Mark heard as he’s probably disconnected all mic’s due to people screaming constantly 😅 we communicated to Mark to show we were ok via buttons at the back seats

Something that I thought would be an absolutely scary feeling was more exciting!

We flew along Paramatta River until we got to the city

We were going up to speeds of 215kms above the city – it was so exilirating!

The views towards the city flying over homebush

The wind was blowing through my hair and hearing the choppers blades so loudly was an awesome feeling!! I was smiling from ear to ear the whole time 😃

My foot barely in the chopper took a bit of getting used to!

We were absolutely so lucky with the beautiful hot weather we had for the day! ☀️

Loving every second! And thankful for that one tiny seat belt which held me in on those deep turns! 😂
Seeing the Harbour from this height and with the wind rushing all around me, the loud swooshing of the blades and the chopper not having any doors… cant explain the feeling! It was just so surreal and fun!
The tiny boats moored in the harbour looked like little toys, was a beautiful shot from above!
We saw climbers walking over the bridge looking like little ants!
Sailing boats were zig zagging across the water
Flying over the piers
Sydney really showed a beautiful day today!
An awesome shot of the city and the Opera House

I dont think i can recommend this experience enough!! Something that I thought would be so scary actually turned out to be extremely exciting instead! I landed on such a high!

Its a bit on the expensive side, but in my opinion, its a great experience any adrenaline junky would love!