How much does a doors off helicopter ride in NYC cost? — featuring Travels of Sarah Fay (FlyNyon)

0:00 What I love about travel is it changes your perspective of things in your everyday life, especially when you have dreams literally reaching for the sky and make them your reality. I got to do just that on a recent spontaneous trip to New York City. I showed you in my last video my first impressions

0:15 traveling to the city alone and making friends. Now I'm going to show you some of the epic adventures giving you a bird's-eye perspective of New York City. If you haven't already, please subscribe so you don't miss out on any epic adventures. guys. I'm just heading to try to make it to you

0:31 the Edge before sunset, which is cutting it close right now. So I need to walk through Times Square, which is pretty freaking nuts to get to the subway that I'm taking to get to the But let's see if we make it. All right, guys. The sun hasn't set yet. We're right by the Vessel and just about to head inside to the

0:57 Edge. Hopefully we can make it for sunset. I'm hoping so. Cross fingers. So what soon as you walk in, you just take a left and then you go up to level four where you will get to the elevator that brings you to the Edge experience. So let's go find it. I'm in such a rush. Oh my god.

1:20 All right, guys. Just about to head up the elevator. T minus like 20 or 30 minutes till we have sunset. Okay, so one thing to build into your time is the wait for the elevator. I got here before sunset around like 5:02, but I don't really know if we're going to actually make it to see sunset, which

1:44 I'm kind of bummed about, but I'm sure it'll still be beautiful nonetheless. Okay, we might just make it. 10 minutes left. It only takes 52 seconds to go up the elevator in 100 floors in 52 seconds.

2:15 All right, guys. So we are on the highest observat- outdoor observation deck in basically I think it's the world. But basically, yeah, this is nuts. Check it out. You can like walk on top of the glass like this. Wow. Oh. And it is super hectic. Like if you want a picture actually on the Edge in the

2:38 corner, it is a line to get there. The Edge. Although I didn't get to catch a full sunset, I did catch people doing the city climb and got a picture at the corner over the city. So this has been really cool experience. It's definitely hectic like any tourist attraction sometimes, but I really

2:59 enjoyed it and the views are just out of this world. So there's actually also a like bar area, little restaurant, and indoor area. So if it's getting cold outside, you can come inside. Look, there's like cocktails. You can get champagne by the glass, some Red Bull, some iced

3:24 tea. But yeah, I'm not that hungry right now, but they do have that up here if that is what you All right, and with that we conclude visiting the Edge in Hudson Yards. Now just heading back to the hotel, but that was a very successful trip. I got to see sunset and even got to see the city at

3:44 night from the Edge. Now time to head back to the hotel. This has been such a fun fun evening and weekend so far and it's not over yet. We have some more awesome adventures to do and yeah. Now time to try to find my hotel without a charged phone.

4:09 Which will be fun. This is so cool, guys. Everything is so lit up in Times Square. Definitely an iconic place in New York City that you have to come to at least once. And yeah, so grabbing a quick bite to eat, I headed back to my hotel because I was pooped. Good morning. I'm here in Bryant Park.

4:32 I'm just about to go grab some coffee and breakfast. It is a sunny day and I'm so excited to bring you with me. We're going to go on such an adventure today. I'm going to be heading with Fly Neon and we're going to be flying high up of this up in the sky of New York City to see some of the most epic iconic parts

4:56 of New York City. But first I need to eat something and then we're going to have to get actually to New Jersey in order to fly. But it's not that far and it's actually easy to get to. You can either take an Uber or Lyft, except there's also the PATH train that heads over to New Jersey and then you can take

5:16 a short Uber ride. But for now it's time to find some coffee. So I've seen a few of these, but they have Blue Stone which is some nice coffee supposedly. Big this croissant. It is a Blue Lane with this amazing looking sauce. Yum. All right, guys. Now I just finished eating. Actually that was like

5:39 a really really great coffee shop. It was really good. I got the bacon, egg, and cheese croissant. And their croissants are so so huge. And yeah, it tasted really good, too. On the expensive side, it was like $17 total. But now I'm just going to walk to 23rd Street where you can pick up the PATH

5:55 train. And yeah, it's a beautiful day to walk outside, so I decided why not and I have some time to kill, but you have to be to the Fly Neon helicopter offices at like an hour and a half before your trip. This is going to be my first time going helicopter. I'm like actually nervous even though I'm just trying to

6:16 hold it together. But yeah, a little bit windy, but let's get going. All right, guys. Now I'm here in Greeley Square and I'm about to take the 33rd Street stop. From here I can take the PATH to get to New Jersey where is then I'll take a Uber to get to the Fly Neon offices. I definitely recommend since

6:42 you have to be there an hour and 15 minutes before your flight to leave almost like 2 and 1/2 hours before. I don't know. I didn't want to miss it. Or you could just take an Uber and you might have traffic those all the way from the city to there, so it just really depends. So there are literally

6:58 signs everywhere to get to the PATH train, so let's see. Journal Square, 1 minute. Okay, got my PATH card. It cost $2.75. Okay, so now we're going to take this to Journal Square in New Jersey and then we're going to see off to Fly Neon's headquarters. Arrived at Journal Square. Surprising

7:23 turn of events. I did not expect this trip to take me to New Jersey, but that's actually where Fly Neon takes off from, so that's where it brings me. But so you get off at Journal Square and then from Journal Square there's like a bus and you can walk or you can just take an Uber or Lyft. And probably just

7:41 going to take the Uber to make it easy and get there early cuz I wanted to be there to make sure I don't miss it. I'm here and I see a helicopter going. I'm wondering if those are the Fly Neon ones right now. Oh my god. I see it right there. And I'm going to get an Uber right now to head to Fly Neon

7:57 headquarters. I'm there going to be there definitely like 40 minutes early, but honestly, I don't mind. I want to get there, see what the headquarters looks like, show you guys around, and yeah, I'm just waiting for the Uber right now. Good afternoon. I'm here in front of the Fly Neon headquarters and I'm honestly

8:14 so freaking excited because we are going to be flying high above New York City and we have such a beautiful day to do it. You actually come to New Jersey to pick up the helicopter that is going to bring you over some of New York City's most iconic places such as Central Park, going around the Statue of Liberty, and

8:34 seeing the skyline from bird's-eye perspective. Honestly, this has been on my bucket list for ages to go up in a helicopter. Not only go up in a helicopter, but go up in a helicopter over New York City. One of the few experiences that I think is just probably going to be one of the most

8:50 epic places you could ride a helicopter in. But let's get ready. I'm going to go inside the headquarters, show you guys around a bit, and then we're going to see what it's all about to fly with Fly Neon. And I'm just so excited to go up in the sky now. I'm a little nervous though, not going to lie.

9:07 Just arrived to the Fly Neon headquarters and office where they give you a safety briefing. You check in over here. They weigh you because they need to be able to distribute the weight and everything in the helicopter is here. This is what you basically will get to sit inside and fly on. And yeah, I'm

9:28 excited. I am definitely nervous though. I feel butterflies in my stomach for sure. But this is super cool and they're super friendly here as well. And yeah, the safety video is very very in-depth. And next I think they help us gear up and we take flight. All right, guys. So we're

9:47 here ready to get harness up to go fly with Fly Neon and yeah, I'm excited. You can't bring much with you. You can bring two items, your camera and phone probably. And then they give you something to put your phone in because things need to be attached at all times. And yeah, everything seems super safe

10:06 and I did the safety briefing, so I'm prepared for anything. Maybe. So we are all harnessed up. They gave us these necklaces to hold our stuff. Everything is attached. Nothing is on its own and we are ready to fly and honestly, I'm so excited {slash} a little nervous, but I know we are in

10:25 good hands and this guy is definitely the hype guy for the trip. And not only that, I'm excited because I'm going to be hanging over like my feet are going to be on the edge, I believe and I'm excited for that. People told us some tips, put your hair back up because it would fly everywhere once you're up

10:43 there, so it's good to have it pulled back. And yeah, just have everything charged and get ready to have a fun time. And yeah, I'm ready to take flight. Also, another thing is they do so many flights a day. In the winter, he said around 30, in the summer about 60 flights a day. They harness up to 300

11:02 people per day as well, so this is definitely a very fine-oiled machine ready for you to come fly here in New York City. You also getting a seat belt, flotation device and a headset to speak with your pilot. What I have to show you that's beyond mandatory, we always got to know how to get ourselves out. Little

11:20 example, as you're up there, if the pilot sees anything unusual with his common sense, he's going to stop flying and look for the closest emergency landing to avoid the weather. When he lands, he screams a word to you, it's an emergency protocol to tell you got to get yourself detached. So now

11:34 we're heading off to the hangar. So we have five people on our flight and they do it by weight and you can only have 1,200 lbs on a helicopter. So I don't think we weigh 1,200 lbs though. All together. They don't look that cold. We can fly.

12:02 My name's Gus, I'll be your pilot. Okay, we're about to go off. Gus, our pilot is taking us to the helicopters. Oh my god. This is exciting. I'm nervous, just a little bit. People look pretty cool when they got off because literally we're flying with no doors on the helicopter. You want to swing your feet over this

12:24 side, you can do that at any time after we take off, right? You just pivot in your seat and you can ride like this. Over here and I'm in the co-pilot seat. Oh my god, this is nuts. And these are all of the controls for the pilot. He also sits here. If you want to ensure that you get a

12:42 seat where you can hang your legs over the edge, then that is an extra add-on that I highly suggest you do.

16:52 That was buffering. 30 ft flight above New York City. I can't hear him, but that was fun. Flight 300 ft around. That's pretty cool. I like that. For a better experience, get the money shot. I like it. All right, guys, we just finished flying in. I got to sit in the co-pilot seat.

17:18 That was so awesome. And yeah, this is where you land and my pilot was good, too. But yeah, he said it was a little bumpy, but I actually thought it was pretty smooth compared to like paragliding or that. But oh my god, such an adrenaline rush and I'm like just so happy that I did this. My legs are still

17:37 kind of shaking. I was nervous at first with my legs out, but I think I got some good pictures, so I don't know. It was definitely cool experience now. It was crazy out there. It was nice. Crazy, loved it? Yes, I loved it. You're addicted to flying above the city now? Just heading back now. Honestly, amazing

18:00 amazing amazing morning and now heading back to change and then head to Summit One for my reservation at 4:30. Super excited. But yeah, just a busy busy day moving around the city. And yeah, I've been getting a lot of steps in here. It is crazy. But for now, I'm going to sign off and walk quickly

18:21 cuz I don't have much time. I literally just got the cheapest cup of coffee you can probably get in New York City, $2.50 when you order on the app and they have like 30 stores around the city. But I did a quick outfit change and now I'm heading to the Summit One before the sunset, of course. And it's

18:40 another beautiful day I got blessed with two amazing days of weather in a row and the helicopter tour was out of this world, on another level. I can't even, so this I hope is also going to be one-of-a-kind experience. So right now, just turning down on 5th Avenue and then heading to

19:02 Summit One. I'm here at Summit One Vanderbilt and as soon as you arrive, there's a movie you watch, then you have to put these like shoe covers on so they don't scratch the mirrors and then you get some sunglasses and yeah, you just get ready. This is like a full immersion experience type

19:26 deal. I honestly didn't know what to expect and I'm really excited to be here right now and show you around, too. We have to wear these fancy shoes. what we're looking for in life.

19:54 Call us crazy, but things are finally right. With you and I, the future is bright. All right, guys. As soon as you get up here, you come to this Air Transcendance, and it is just so so cool and so bright. And there's mirrors like everywhere. Check this out. Guys, this is first sure one of the most

20:21 beautiful places that I've been to in New York City, and the sunny day right now is just like out of this world crazy beautiful here in New York City. And yeah, this is definitely a cool experience. It's a one-way only experience. So, once you go to one area, you have to keep moving on. You can't

20:39 walk backwards. That was the Air Transcendance, and now we're going to the Reflect. And here you can see this is a hectic

21:05 room, but so beautiful with all the reflective surfaces everywhere. It's pretty cool. So, it is officially golden hour, and yeah, we're right here in front of the Chrysler Building, and it looks so beautiful from up here, honestly. Now we're on Transcendance level two. So, let's see what they have here.

21:27 All right, guys. This is so cool. I've been seeing Central Park from so many different angles today from the sky in a helicopter to now being at the Summit One experience, and it is so trippy, honestly, but so worth it so far. But I have one more thing to do. I did this other experience where you're like over

21:46 this basically clear floor so far up in the sky. But now we're heading up to the Ascent elevator. All right, guys. Now let's go outside. One of the last things that I have to do One of the last things I have left to do is go up the Ascent elevator, which is the way up there. Check it out.

22:13 All right, last activity going to the Ascent elevator, which takes you 12 1,200 ft up. This is nuts.

22:48 Just finished going on the Ascent, and it was really really cool cuz it is 1,200 ft above the observation deck outside. So, you get even higher on up. And yeah, there's about a longish line to get up there. So, plan ahead for some lines if you want certain photos here. All righty, guys. All in all, it was an

23:11 epic experience. And no matter what time of day you come here, morning, night, afternoon, you will have a unique experience. Cuz it's just like when I was here earlier, very different than what it looks like now at night. But it's time to leave, and Summit One has been an awesome experience. But I

23:29 definitely recommend if you want to come here around sunset, come about an hour and a half or an hour before. So, as you go through, you can catch sunset at the most perfect point and have enough time to do the Ascent elevator with it being light outside a little bit as well. But

23:48 for now, I'm going to get going find some food to eat and enjoy the rest of my night cuz this has been an amazing experience, but it's time to go. If this adventure inspires you to live on the edge a little when you visit New York City and get a different perspective of the city from the sky. If

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