“If you’re not having fun, we aren’t doing our job,” says Panhandle Helicopter owner J. R. Hott. This pretty much captures the vibe at Panhandle Helicopter. If they don’t have the best job in the world, it sure is close. Where else can you clock in and spend your day flying over the most beautiful beaches in the world looking down on crystal clear waters, watching dolphins play below your feet? You can do the same while checking off a top bucket list item.
Their copters will fly you along the beach allowing you to see both city and county piers, over Shipwreck Waterpark and all the high-rise hotels with beach life aplenty in between. Dolphins, stingrays, and sea turtles are common sights on their flights, so be sure and bring a camera. The Shell Island tour, a passenger favorite, is a 24-mile tour that will expose you to parts of the beach accessible only by boat or air. This twenty-minute tour takes the Miracle Strip, Run to The Pass and Shell Island. The flight spins north past the Navy Base, the Port of Panama, and the Hathaway Bridge. As one of the pilots puts it, “This might not be heaven, but you can sure see it out the front windshield.”
Panhandle Helicopter is located at 17711 Beach Park Trail in Pamana City Beach. Reach them at (850) 230-2080 or email Info@panhandlehelicopter.com for more information. Explore tour options and make reservations on their website, https://panhandlehelicopter.com.
