grand canyon skywalk

does anyone know any helicopter firms that will take you to the new skywalk from vegas and back to hotel.i've looked on the web but none i can find even mention it!
Many thanks
Steve

[preiffer]

Bearing in mind it's now not scheduled to open until Q4 this year, they're probably not able to advertise for it right now. (It was put back from Q1 to Q4 recently).

However, Papillon (one of the main tour companies) seem to offer a tour that takes a view of it in already. My guess would be they'll launch an "official" one as soon as the date is confirmed, or the facility is open.

[Nottingham Nick]

A look on V-Flyer would have revealed this thread :D[8D];)

I was going to reccomend Papillon too but beaten to it!

My heart is in my mouth just thinking of this thing.

I took my girlfriend on a Pappilon helicopter flight in Sept last year as a surpise (was going to propose on the flight but I got shoved the back and she was in the front so scuppered that) and they were excellent. We took the tour from the Grand Canyon heliport and the flight lasted about 30mins but it was breathtaking!

Originally posted by AndyR
I took my girlfriend on a Pappilon helicopter flight in Sept last year as a surpise (was going to propose on the flight but I got shoved the back and she was in the front so scuppered that) and they were excellent. We took the tour from the Grand Canyon heliport and the flight lasted about 30mins but it was breathtaking!

Should have got one of those flights that lands in the Canyon for lunch........much easier than shouting inside a noisy helicoptor.

I've done two trips with Papillon now. West Rim and South Rim, the flights and excursions are excellent but they always get the timing wrong and mess upo getting everybody back to their respective hotels.
The views from the planes though are great.
And back on topic I can't wait to do the skywalk. Feel I can manage anything now I've mastered X Scream (front) and Insanity on the Strat...

Dean

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Just to drag this thread back into the lime light for a while

link Looks like Thunder boy's base jumping will start early next year.

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Opening up on March 23rd [y]

Preiffer will be arrested later that day for being the first person to sky dive off of it [:w]

[preiffer]

Already been put back to March 28th Dave. (With a sneaky update to an existing page with no mention of the change)

I sense another Wembley... [:w]

Apparently you are not allowed to take cameras (in fact no personal belongings) onto the Skywalk. Very disappointing to not be able to take your own piccies. [V] They are worried that people will drop cameras and scratch the glass, or worse throw it over the edge [:0]

Of course there is an official photographer, and you can purchase a photo for $20 .. what a surprise [n]

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Originally posted by lovetoholiday
Apparently you are not allowed to take cameras (in fact no personal belongings) onto the Skywalk. Very disappointing to not be able to take your own piccies. [V] They are worried that people will drop cameras and scratch the glass, or worse throw it over the edge [:0]

Of course there is an official photographer, and you can purchase a photo for $20 .. what a surprise [n]

Well that sucks, how is Paul supposed to sneak his chute on to it [?]

[Bazz]

I wonder when the first suicide jump will happen - how many from the Strat is it now Dave, 3 or 4 or more?

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Originally posted by Bazz
I wonder when the first suicide jump will happen - how many from the Strat is it now Dave, 3 or 4 or more?

only 3 so far that I know off, not bad for almost 11 years, the damn gets more that that in one year.

..or more likely, that base jumping dude, who's jumped off everything including the Petronas Towers...

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Originally posted by McCoy
..or more likely, that base jumping dude, who's jumped off everything including the Petronas Towers...

Or Paul who has been known to jump out of some dodgy airplanes (and off bar stools) in his time.

Hmm.. "dodgy" airplanes? What makes an airplane "dodgy"?!

A fully serviceable aircraft in flight that is not experiencing difficulties is a place I would find it hard to "jump" from!!!

John

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Originally posted by McCoy
Hmm.. "dodgy" airplanes? What makes an airplane "dodgy"?!

Well having this person as the IFBT for a start.

[Bazz]

That is so.... would you want his hands on you?

[preiffer]

MAN, that was SOOOOOO long ago - I shave now... [:p]

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Originally posted by preiffer
MAN, that was SOOOOOO long ago - I shave now... [:p]

Well you would wouldn't you..nobody likes their IFBT to have hairy legs.

Just out of interest Paul..do you happen to have any pic's of the inside of one of your jump planes without the pax..just to show why the planes are dodgy?