When summer unfurls its wings and flaps languidly through the air, commandeer a helicopter and pursue it into the sky, harpoon in hand. Channel your aeronautical Ahab with today's Groupon: for $149, you get a 20-minute helicopter tour of downtown Phoenix for up to three people from Scottsdale Helicopters Services in Scottsdale (up to a $309 value).

From their helipadded hotspot, the sky mavens at Scottsdale Helicopter Services lead amateur aerialists on wind-whipping excursions across the downtown Phoenix skyline.

Captained by certified flight instructions Mike and Donna, Scottsdale Helicopter Services and its retinue of regal rotorcrafts will grant you vivid views of downtown monuments and sprawling wildlife on the downtown Phoenix tour, from North Mountain and Squaw Peak to the Westin Spa and Resort.

Catcall underperforming fly balls as your cruise over Chase Fields, or try your hand at a 400-foot foul shot as you sashay past US Airways Center. An afternoon with the sky captains at Scottsdale Helicopter Services will provide memory-making panoramas of the Valley of the Sun, all without the sweltering pitfalls of flying too close with waxen-wing hubris.