Los Angeles Helicopter Puzzle Tour

This is a sort of treasure hunt albeit without treasure! I have scattered ten helipads across Los Angeles and have given you clues to find each one. During each leg you will need to fly past one well-known landmark before flying onwards to land at a custom-made helipad close to the next location. At each ‘fly-past’ location you will hear a short fanfare to tell you that the correct waypoint has been reached. You start at Bob Hope Airport in the Burbank district of Los Angeles in a Cabri G2 or Bell 407 helicopter.

For each location there are three types of clue, all in the Navlog. The first is the bearing and distance information to the next waypoint. The second is a word clue for the famous location. The third is a picture of the landmark or a detail from that place. Those of you who have a good knowledge of the geography of Los Angeles will certainly not need to use all the clues provided to complete the trip. Other users less familiar with the area may wish to have Little Navmap, Plan-G or similar open to help you navigate Los Angeles once you know where you are going.

Each helipad has a square dirt base and an ‘H’ in a circle to make them easier to find from the air. Some landings are quite tricky and will test your piloting skills but all have been thoroughly tested and are possible. Users new to flying helicopters will probably find the trip easier in the smaller, more-nimble Cabri G2. The trip allows you to change the time of day and if you choose to re-fly the trip, setting the time to sunrise or sunset will add to the experience.

This package contains 10 helipads in the Los Angeles area. We have also made them visible on the world map for you to use for free flights. Available languages: English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese and Dutch. Some languages are machine translated. If something is wrong, please contact us so we can adjust it.

Lookout for other cities in this series in the future.

Nordheim Missions and ProfSC wish you lots of fun flying and puzzling in LA!