Flightsee Hawaii

If I could give zero stars, I would. Do NOT use this business. This business owner is unprofessional and completely unresponsive. I reserved a flight with him back in December for a surprise for mother’s birthday in February. She flew out for a visit and was only on island for a week. I called for three days straight prior to her arrival to confirm the reservations. I didn’t get a call back. I showed up early that morning with my mother and husband, in the hopes that he would show. He did not. I called and called and called and waited. He finally called back to tell me he had an emergency, but would call me back to reschedule. (No explanation as to why had he not returned my previous calls from three days prior) I received no return calls. I called, my mother called, for FIVE more days!!! And got no response. Soooooo thanks to this irresponsible business owner, my mother was disappointed on her birthday, who was here for the first time, all the way from Pennsylvania. Thanks a million!!!

Fllightsee Hawaii is amazing! Gene is very personable and an outstanding pilot! From the beginning it was a very relaxed comfortable environment. I’ve lived here on Oahu for three years now and wish I would have done this earlier. Gene was very knowledgable and pointed out all the landmarks. I recommend this to anyone, it doesn’t matter if you have been here 3 days or 30 years you are going to see and learn something new! This flight is also a child friendly flight as well. We took my 3 year old and my one and a half year old. They had a blast! The ride was a lot smoother than a helicopter tour.

Gene was an outstanding pilot! He was very personable. Our kids were a bit nervous because he was very warm to them so that helped calm their fears of the helicopter and wearing the headphones. He was wonderful at pointing out all the landmarks and keeping the conversation flowing thru the whole ride. Definitely enjoyed the ride and highly recommend him to everyone, whether it’s your first time to Oahu or you’ve been here 40 years. Definitely do this!

Found out about Flightsee Hawaii through the NEX tour store. Gene, a friendly CEO and pilot of Cessna 182 was my tour guide. This beautiful Cessna was is in perfect condition and had the pleasure to hear the communication between traffic dispatcher and the pilot. The tour was about 45mins, fun and very educational adventure throughout the skies of Oahu. Since this was my first time he educated me on flight emergency equipments, exits and all the basics before flying. He gave warnings about turbulence and assured it is nothing to be afraid about. As soon as we’ve reached the North Shore and was flying over the ocean, the flight was smooth the whole way around Oahu.
I would highly suggest everyone who is new to the island, touring, living here to take this tour. Check them out. Something you won’t want to miss. Gene is an awesome tour guide, friendly and have had a long history of flying. If you’re in a hotel, they have a nice Jaguar that will transport you and your guest to the flight site for the tour.
Enjoy!

Our trip began at Honolulu Airport where my wife and I were met at the gate by the pilot Gene, who escorted to his plane. It is a small four seat Cessna in premium condition. He talked us through the pre-​flight safety briefing and helped us into the Plane. We all wore the headset that let you listen in on the pilot to Air Traffic controller discussion and let us communicate with each other easily. Listening to the pilot and Air Traffic discussion to me added to the enjoyment of the trip by letting you hear all the details made during flight to keep all of the planes in the air, in the right spots, and keep them aware of each other.
Soon we were taxiing for take-​off and in the air, immediately you get a beautiful view of downtown Honolulu and Waikiki beach with Diamond Head rising up behind them. A Gorgeous view in itself. We banked left and had a view of the Arizona Memorial and the USS Missouri. As we flew we saw beautiful pieces of the island you just can’t see from the ground and it’s amazing how much of the island still appears untamed.
We flew over the Dole Pineapple Plantation and viewed the largest Pineapple maze in the world, over the pineapple and coffee fields of Oahu and to the North Shore. We flew over Haleiwa, Wiemea Bay, Sharks Cove, Sunset beach and the Pipeline. The views of the beaches and huge wintertime waves were amazing.
We turned right over the eastern part of Oahu and spied Turtle Bay, and the China-man’s hat. We flew over the sand bar near Kaneohe and saw the sunken island, the views were just beautiful. As we flew clouds had formed over the mountains and now the sun had begun to show through the clouds making sunbeams that lit up and highlighted different parts of the scenery. We flew over the top of Koko Head volcano and then over Diamond head. Again we were treated of another view of Waikiki and Honolulu. As we near the airport for final approach we got to see Hickam Airfield and the large military aircraft parked there. Landing was smooth and effortless. As we pulled into our parking stall my wife and I were both sad our one hour trip ended so soon.
My wife and I have lived on Oahu for four years and it was indeed a unique experience to see the island this way. I would recommend this tour to anyone, tourist or local who wants to see this beautiful island in a unique way. Gene is a very accomplished pilot who made us feel at ease the entire time. I am usually very nervous flying, but felt completely comfortable the whole trip. I was so busy taking pictures and oooing and ahing at all the sights, I never had time to get nervous.

Who says Chickens can’t fly???
When visiting Hawaii on a humbug I ran across an ad for Flight tours of Hawaii. I have always wanted to see the Island from a different perspective (the AIR!). The flight lasted about 45 mins and was the perfect length (not to short and not too long). I only wish I could post on here all of the amazing photos I captured from the sky.
The pilot (Gene) was amazing and the entire flight was guided with informative information about everything. I learned so much! My biggest fear was the flight being too bumpy but I must say this flight was seamless, even the take off and landing was smooth!
From one chicken of small planes to the next… this tour is a must when visiting Hawaii or even if you are a local and have never seen the Hawaiian skies!
Bucket list
See Hawaii from the air! DONE
Thanks Gene and Debbie!