Leadership teams
An offsite with a shared experience at the center and a debrief that maps directly onto how your team communicates.
Corporate Offsites at the Hangar
Meet in our hangar at Harris Airport, fly the Adirondacks three at a time in the Robinson R44 Raven II, and bring the cockpit's briefing and decision-making habits back to your team. Facilitated by Walter Dusseldorp, CFII (Helicopter), MBA, FACHE.
Offsites that stick
Trade the ballroom for a flight line
Most offsites are forgotten by Monday. A helicopter flight over Lake George and the High Peaks is not — and neither is the lesson behind it. Flight crews brief before every flight, speak up when something looks wrong, and make decisions under pressure with incomplete information. We use the flight as the live case study and the hangar as the classroom. Every seat in the R44 is a window seat, so nobody draws the short straw.
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Fly three at a time
Private 30-minute flights for each group of 3 while the rest of the team works ground stations and the workshop.
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A facilitator who has lived it
Walter went from medic to flight medicine to helicopter CFII to healthcare executive. The leadership content comes from the cockpit and the C-suite, not a slide library.
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Close to home
12 miles from Lake George Village, about 45 minutes from Albany and about 30 minutes from Saratoga. Heated hangar for winter sessions.
Packages
Three formats, one flat per-person price
Pick the length of day that fits your agenda. Every package includes the flights, the facilitation and the hangar. Season-neutral: the same packages run in July and in January.
Crew Brief
Up to 9 guests · about 2.5 hours
from $295per person · minimum 6 guests
- 30-minute private flight for each group of 3
- 45-minute keynote and debrief in the hangar
- Flight, facilitation and hangar included
Half day
Flight Deck
Up to 15 guests · about 4 hours
from $395per person · minimum 9 guests
- 30-minute private flight for each group of 3
- Facilitated leadership workshop between rotations
- Flight, facilitation and hangar included
Mission Day
Up to 24 guests · full day
from $495per person · minimum 12 guests
- Flights for every group of 3
- Extended workshop and an action-planning close
- Flight, facilitation and hangar included
Prices include the flight, the facilitation and the hangar. Lunch is extra; catering is arranged on request. A written proposal within 24 hours confirms the final number for your headcount and format. Heated hangar for winter sessions. All flights weather permitting; if the weather doesn't cooperate we rebook at no charge.
How the day flows
How many flights does my team need?
| Guests | Flights | Flight block |
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| Up to 6 | 2 flights | about 1.5 hours |
| 7–9 | 3 flights | about 2 hours |
| 10–15 | 4–5 flights | about 3–3.5 hours |
| 16–24 | 6–8 flights | about 4–5.5 hours |
| 25+ | Custom or multi-day, or 20-minute Sampler flights to shorten the rotation | |
Each 30-minute flight plus a roughly 10-minute turnaround is about 40 minutes per group of 3. The rest of the team is never idle: ground stations and the working session run alongside the rotation.
Sample half-day agenda (Flight Deck)
- 9:00Coffee and welcome in the hangar
- 9:15Safety briefing, then the "How crews brief" leadership module
- 9:45Flight rotation begins. Ground stations for everyone not in the air: a preflight walk-around with the pilot, the weight-and-balance team challenge, and your team's own working session
- 12:15Lunch (catering arranged on request)
- 12:45Facilitated debrief: situational awareness, speaking up, decision-making under pressure — mapped to your team's priorities
- 1:30Action plan and a group photo with the aircraft
The Crew Brief compresses this into about 2.5 hours; the Mission Day adds an extended workshop and an action-planning close.
Facilitated by The Dutch Mentor
Crew Resource Management, applied to your team
Walter Dusseldorp owns North Country Heli Flight and flies every flight as chief pilot and Chief Instructor. He is a CFII (Helicopter), a Private Pilot ASEL, and holds an MBA and the FACHE credential. His career ran from medic to flight medicine to helicopter instruction to healthcare executive leadership — which is why the workshop content is built on crew resource management: how crews brief, how closed-loop communication prevents errors, why the junior person must speak up, and how good decisions get made under pressure.
Sessions are tailored to your group, from a 45-minute keynote and debrief to a full-day workshop. Read more about the leadership offsites at The Dutch Mentor ↗
Who books this
Built for teams that make decisions under pressure
Sales kickoffs
Start the year with altitude. Flights as the reward, briefing discipline as the takeaway.
Client entertainment
Bring your best clients to the hangar for a private flight over Lake George. Memorable, easy to host, close to the region's hotels.
Healthcare leadership teams
Crew Resource Management maps directly to patient safety. See the healthcare leadership page →
Board retreats
A half day that gets a board out of the conference room and into a conversation about risk, briefing and decision-making.
At a glance
The whole offer on one banner
Three formats, what every package includes, and how to reach us. Print it, forward it to your team, or bring it to your planning meeting.
Crew Brief · Flight Deck · Mission Day
Half day to full day, 6 to 24 guests, every guest flies, and a crew-resource-management session in the hangar led by Walter Dusseldorp, CFII (Helicopter), MBA, FACHE. Flights are weather-dependent; we rebook at no charge.
Written proposal within 24 hours. Invoicing and purchase orders accepted. Certificate of insurance on request.
Download the banner (PDF) Request a proposal
Logistics
Frequently asked questions
What is the weight limit?
Weight limit: 285 lb per seat, and no more than 540 lb total for all passengers combined. The pilot makes the final call on every flight depending on weather and flight length. Guest weights are collected privately at booking; nobody is weighed in front of the group.
What happens if the weather is bad?
We rebook at no charge. Corporate dates are booked with flex built in, and the pilot makes the final weather call. If flights can't go, the hangar session still runs and the flights move to a new date.
Is the hangar accessible?
Tell us about any mobility or accessibility needs at booking and we'll plan the day around them. Boarding the R44 means stepping up into the cabin from the skid step, and the pilot assists every passenger in and out.
Where do we park?
On-site parking at Harris Airport (83K), 10915 St. Rt. 149, Fort Ann, NY 12827 — 12 miles from Lake George Village, about 45 minutes from Albany and about 30 minutes from Saratoga.
Are there restrooms?
Yes. Restrooms are available on site at the hangar.
Can you handle catering?
Lunch is not included in the package price, and catering is arranged on request — tell us in the proposal form and we'll quote it alongside the package.
Can we get a certificate of insurance?
Yes. North Country Heli Flight carries $1,000,000 in aviation liability coverage and a certificate of insurance is available on request.
Do you accept invoicing or a purchase order?
Yes. Invoicing and purchase orders are accepted; the written proposal states the terms.
Proposal request
Request a written proposal
Tell us about your team and we'll reply with a written proposal within 24 hours.
Prefer to talk? Call (518) 634-6375 or email info@flyheliadk.com. We respond within 24 hours.