Seaplanes have become a bit of a "thing" for our family, and Coastal Seaplanes did not disappoint…read more Everything went smoothly. One flies low and slow in a cozy four-seater over the southern Chesapeake Bay barrier islands. Sam, our pilot, was very friendly, and even let my son take over the controls for a bit! I cannot recommend highly enough: In the words of the late Lester Bowie, "26,000 stars!"

Nice airplane, awesome Pilot, money well spent. Sam took my young son for his first small airplane…read moreflight and he loved it.

Most fun ever, can't wait to go again! Tour was a gift booked for me, but loved it !! Took a ton…read moreof pictures, saw everything in Virginia Beach. Very Knowledgeable and professional pilot.

From the owner: We provide flight instruction, tours, and charter services. We also specialize in personalized…read moreaircraft sales, and offer hangaring and pilot services. We are an authorized Robinson Helicopters Dealer and Service Center.

This is a very nice and friendly environment to take your family on a dream ride in the air for…read moretours around the beach or to see the horses or the beautiful sunset I would definitely recommend this business for you guided tour the owner is a very nice gentlemen and real easy to get to talking to and he makes you feel comfortable and wants you to enjoy your tour me and my girlfriend enjoyed our tour and will definitely be back again for another. Thanks Black Creek for making this a great night.

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Nice fleet of aircraft to rent and the cadre of CFI's are professional, knowledgeable, and have a…read morewide range of experience in commercial and military aviation.

My husbands birthday gift! He loved it. We did the discovery flight. Chris was very professional…read moreand extremely knowledgable about the flight instruction and the planes. Peter-the owner was very nice too. I don't know much about planes--but they seem to be very well maintained and clean. We had to cancel a couple of times due to rainy weather-but it was worth the wait. I would highly recommend!

AMAZING.... we have lived on the lake for 25 years and seeing the lake from a different point of…read moreview was spectacular. Steve was awesome and such a people person. He is very well Knowledgeable of the lake. Safety is always first so he did give us a quick rundown prior to taking off. I strongly and highly recommend on taking the tour. I took the boat over to his place and tied it to the dock. Dont skip out yall.... :)

Very good flight! It was very fun and you get a good view of everything. If you are in the lake…read moreGaston area or plan on visiting then I would recommend that you do an Ariel tour.

Hubby and I chose this place to take a ride celebrating our anniversary. Making an appt ahead of…read moretime went flawless and we kept in contact after initial call thru texting which was perfect. Steph was pleasant and outgoing. She prepared us with some guidance on getting into copter ahead of time which was very helpful. Larry our pilot was friendly and funny. We chose the south route which takes you over islands, marshes and lighthouse. We were very happy with our ride and price. We highly recommend. The copter holds three passengers. Larry is an excellent pilot. We will return to do the north side this fall.

Took a trip with Coastal Helicopters today and it was awesome! I would highly recommend them!read more

We were so fortunate to take this amazing biplane flight with Dan, who was a safe, courteous,…read moreprofessional, and knowledgeable pilot. The scenery was absolutely beautiful and it was very special to end the flight with a circular view of the Kitty Hawk first flight monument. The open air cockpit was very comfortable with no wind in our face. The 40 minute flight should be your minimum because it is worth every minute in the air. Check out the gift shop after your flight for a lot of cool swag!

I had so much fun flying around OBX with OBX Airplanes. They were so accommodating with the custom…read moretour and flew all over. It was safe, friendly, easy and just so much fun. If you get the chance to do it, absolutely do it!

Very Friendly and the Flight instructor knows what he's talking about. I recommend this flight…read moreschool to anyone who wants to be a pilot or just wants to get a feel of how being a aviator is! the prices are very good and you get more than what you pay for. Mr. Hooper is very dedicated to teaching you flight instruction. I am definitely choosing Peninsula Aviation School for my pilot school and to set up a appointment is very easy and friendly!

They made the whole process super easy. From the booking until the actual discovery flight it was…read morea thoroughly enjoyable experience. Our Flight instructor, Bob ,took the time to explain everything to my 13 year old son and engaged him directly instead of asking me as the parent. He allowed my son to run through the checklist with him and asked him if he was comfortable performing certain things, all while keeping a watchful eye on him. Bob was extremely knowledgeable and professional. The owner was very kind as well. The staff wants to see you succeed should you become interested in becoming a pilot and provide a lot of useful information and recommendations on how to proceed in the future. I would highly recommend using Curtis Eads.

My husband and I recently took a discovery flight lesson here and had a fantastic experience! For a…read morevery reasonable price, we got a thorough introduction to the process of earning a sport pilot and private pilot certificate. Our instructor was phenomenal--extremely knowledgeable and personable. We gained a lot of insight into the world of flying private aircraft and are eager to continue our investigation with this business!