What an amazing way to see the magnitude of the oil sands operations and the river valley of Fort McMurray. We’ve lived here for 1.5 years and wanted to better... read more understand the region - the importance of the oil sands, the affected areas of the disastrous fire of 2016 and the flood of 2020. Wow it blew our mind seeing it all from the air by helicopter. Cameron was a great pilot, very informative and was very accommodating to showing us the areas we were most interested in.
Whether you’re a local or just passing through, it’s a tour well worth taking. I guarantee you’ll learn something!
fortmac156 April 3, 2021
Very informational tour of Fort McMurray and the Oilsands! You can choose the type of tour you want to fit different interests and budgets, and our guide was phenomenal. Very... read more friendly, answered all our questions, and had a ton of knowledge about the area. I felt very safe the whole time as well …
Shae S July 7, 2021
We were invited to go with friends on a one hour tour with Phoenix Heli Flight. We toured Clearwater River Valley and Whitemud Falls, what an amazing flight. Cameron... read more was very professional, knowledgeable and personable. We have lived in Fort McMurray for many years and seeing our beautiful boreal forest from this perspective was breathtaking. Thank you for the memorable flight, we will definitely do another tour in the future.
loritZ4216TW July 11, 2020
We were in Ft. McMurray for baseball and seeing the oil sands has always been on my ‘bucket list’. Seeing it by helicopter was incredible! The sheer size and... read more scope of the operation/facilities is awe inspiring. Our pilot Cam was excellent! Born and raised in Ft.Mac his insight during the tour was incredible. Thanks Phoenix and thanks Cam!
uncled310 August 8, 2019
Oil sands fly-over - We were visiting Family in town and decided a helicopter tour would be a great way to get a better understanding and overview of the town and the oil sands.... read more We were so pleased with the staff and pilot; very informative and professional. Would highly recommend. Never once felt unsafe. Great job Phoenix!
Pioneer797693 December 22, 2021
Have been using this heliflight business for years. They are very professional and the helicopters are so beautiful!
You can tell they take pride in what they do!
The... read more owner is also very involved with community charities!
Highly recommended
pishathome September 3, 2019
Awesome pilot with beautiful equipment and great learning experience! The owner/operator pilot Paul Spring was very friendly, knowledgeable. Excellent flight!
Anthony McLeod June 1, 2021
Great flight, with great people. The Pilot was extremely knowledgeable about the surrounding area and even gave us a tour of the rescue heli in the hanger where we also... read more got to meet the amazing dogs that live there❤❤.
Emuise March 7, 2020
Best way to see Fort McMurray. All staff were super friendly and they had the cutest rescue dogs. We did an hour and were able to see everything we wanted... read more to see. They had complimentary drinks for all customers and we got to chill with the dogs while they were preparing the helicopter. Highly recommend these guys!
keilidhl June 30, 2022
Did a tour of the oil sands with Cameron Spring of Phoenix Heli-Flight. Very impressed with the up front safety checks and guidelines the company follows. Cameron is an excellent... read more pilot and we covered everything on the agenda with ease. Thank you for the great flight experience.