There are no commercial flight schools or rental aircraft currently
available at Henderson NV
That I am aware of.. picture could change by late March.

Best bet is North Las Vegas Airport, or Boulder City Airport. Both offer
fixed wing and helicopter flight schools.
Personal aircraft in the Grand Canyon area is restricted to very high
altitudes because of the "noise" restrictions.
Commercial air tours are available.

Glider operations are available at the Jean airport, 20 miles south of LAS.
There is a possible connection for some Acro training at either North Las
Vegas or Boulder City.

BT

"Martin Hotze" wrote in message
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OzPilot schrieb:
I am travelling to Las Vegas (from Australia) in March for a work
conference but have three full days in Los Angeles. I thought that I

I assume that you have your papers (might need visa [?], valid passport
[maybe latest one with chip], etc.). Also bring your pilot license and
medical with you.

would use the opportunity to do some flying and maybe even take
advantage of some unusual types that you wouldn?t and couldn?t find in
my part of the world. I considered some Aerobatic training (with an
instructor just for fun) and maybe a helicopter trial flight just to see
the city from the air. I?ve had a look at the web but it?s hard to get a
feel for your industry when it?s so different and so far away. It would
be great if anybody could give me personal recommendations for
schools/instructor to have a fly with. If I?m going to do a touristy
flight does anybody have any specific route recommendations?

Las Vegas has - IIRC - 3 larger airports: LAS (McCarran), North Las Vegas
and Henderson. Henderson is more GA driven, so you might check operators
based at this airport.
You also want to consider a commercial flight to the Grand Canyon, the
Grand Canyon area has a special airspace.
For a short flight with an instructor I might either fly down the Colorado
river to Lake Havasu or up north to St George and have lunch there.
The web has some great ressources, so search ahead for tour operators,
ways to/from Henderson, etc.

This will be my first time to the USA so I?m looking forward to it
immensely.

IMHO (this is only me) I wouldn't say a word about flying at the
immigration desk.

One tip I was once given in LV: As a tourist never leave the strip at
night and walk into side streets. Never.

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