What a great experience!
I recently had a one to one helicopter challenge flight as a gift. What a great way to tick off a bucket list item.
Although it was over in a flash, I feel like I achieved an awful lot. The pilot first took me through the controls, simple enough the way he explained it, and then we were off to put it into practice. Once in the air, I mirrored the pilots actions on the dual controls, and almost straight away, I was flying the helicopter.
We did a loop around the airfield, then some hovering and manoeuvres, another loop and some more manoeuvres before coming back in to land.
The staff were really friendly and made me feel welcome and relaxed especially the pilot. I would highly recommend!