The Real Helicopter Parents

Becoming a "den leader" to kids in choppers is not how Mark Robinson foresaw his career, but that's what the chief pilot of Revolution Aviation has been since opening his helicopter flight school in 2013. The school operates at John Wayne Airport, which caters to the wealthy in Orange...

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Published in:Air & space Smithsonian 2015-04, Vol.30 (1), p.8
Main Author: Bahnsen, Chris J
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Flight training
Helicopters
Pilots
Robinson, Mark
Schools
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Summary:Becoming a "den leader" to kids in choppers is not how Mark Robinson foresaw his career, but that's what the chief pilot of Revolution Aviation has been since opening his helicopter flight school in 2013. The school operates at John Wayne Airport, which caters to the wealthy in Orange County CA--where super-yachts dominate the harbor, Ferraris and Bentleys tool up the Pacific Coast Highway, and parents wanting helicopter lessons for their kids can easily front up to $1,000 an hour.
ISSN:0886-2257