|
Search Flying experiences by price
|
|
|
Top Gun UK Experience (Weekdays)
|
|
Formation flying in ex military planes over the English countryside. Guaranteed to thrill!
In planes that, until recently were used by the Swedish Airforce, take to the skies over England with a fully qualified instructor to put the quick and manoeuvrable Bulldog through its paces. Following a detailed safety and technical briefing, a formation take off, aerobatic flying and a formation loop are just some of the possibilities during your 30 minute flight. The real highlight is the opportunity to tail chase one of the other planes, just like you have seen it done in the films!
|
|
Location -
|
Gloucestershire (Midlands)
|
|
Old Price
£386
|
|
New Price
£295
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Top Gun UK
|
|
Formation flying in ex military planes over the English countryside. Guaranteed to thrill!
In planes that, until recently were used by the Swedish Airforce, take to the skies over England with a fully qualified instructor to put the quick and manoeuvrable Bulldog through its paces. Following a detailed safety and technical briefing, a formation take off, aerobatic flying and a formation loop are just some of the possibilities during your 30 minute flight. The real highlight is the opportunity to tail chase one of the other planes, just like you have seen it done in the films!
|
|
Location -
|
Gloucestershire (Midlands)
|
|
Old Price
£450
|
|
New Price
£370
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ultimate Top Gun (Weekdays)
|
|
Soar through the skies in a thrilling Extra 300, the aircraft equivalent to a F1 racing car!
Tail chase through the skies in an adrenalin-fuelled blast, where you get to go head to head with your opponent. Powered by a 300bhp Lycoming engine, the Extra 300 is an ultra light weight, state of the art, high technology display aircraft. During your thrilling flight you’ll be able to take the controls and experience the manoeuvring capabilities of the 300, fly basic aerobatics and learn how to tail chase, if that wasn’t enough you’ll also be playing ‘shoot the bandit’ whilst airborne!
|
|
Location -
|
Gloucestershire (Midlands)
|
|
Old Price
£499
|
|
New Price
£420
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ultimate Top Gun
|
|
Soar through the skies in a thrilling Extra 300, the aircraft equivalent to a F1 racing car!
Tail chase through the skies in an adrenalin-fuelled blast where you get to go head to head with your opponent. Powered by a 300bhp Lycoming engine, the Extra 300 is an ultra light weight, state of the art, high technology display aircraft. During your thrilling flight you’ll be able to take the controls and experience the manoeuvring capabilities of the 300, fly basic aerobatics and learn how to tail chase, if that wasn’t enough you 'll also be playing ‘shoot the bandit’ whilst airborne!
|
|
Location -
|
Gloucestershire (Midlands)
|
|
Old Price
£599
|
|
New Price
£495
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Top Gun UK Experience for Two (Weekdays)
|
|
Formation flying in ex military planes over the English countryside. Guaranteed to thrill!
In planes that, until recently were used by the Swedish Airforce, take to the skies over England with a fully qualified instructor to put the quick and manoeuvrable Bulldog through its paces. Following a detailed safety and technical briefing, a formation take off, aerobatic flying and a formation loop are just some of the possibilities during your 30 minute flight. The real highlight is the opportunity to tail chase one of the other planes, just like you have seen it done in the films!
|
|
Location -
|
Gloucestershire (Midlands)
|
|
Old Price
£565
|
|
New Price
£502
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Top Gun UK for Two (Saturdays)
|
|
Formation flying in ex military planes over the English countryside. Guaranteed to thrill!
In planes that, until recently were used by the Swedish Airforce, take to the skies over England with a fully qualified instructor to put the quick and manoeuvrable Bulldog through its paces. Following a detailed safety and technical briefing, a formation take off, aerobatic flying and a formation loop are just some of the possibilities during your 30 minute flight. The real highlight is the opportunity to tail chase one of the other planes, just like you have seen it done in the films!
|
|
Location -
|
Gloucestershire (Midlands)
|
|
Old Price
£710
|
|
New Price
£652
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ultimate Top Gun For Two (Weekdays)
|
|
Soar through the skies in a thrilling Extra 300, the aircraft equivalent to a F1 racing car!
Tail chase through the skies in an adrenalin-fuelled blast, where you get to go head to head with your opponent. Powered by a 300bhp Lycoming engine, the Extra 300 is an ultra light weight, state of the art, high technology display aircraft. During your thrilling flight you’ll be able to take the controls and experience the manoeuvring capabilities of the 300, fly basic aerobatics and learn how to tail chase, if that wasn’t enough you’ll also be playing ‘shoot the bandit’ whilst airborne!
|
|
Location -
|
Gloucestershire (Midlands)
|
|
Old Price
£999
|
|
New Price
£714
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Helicopter Trial Lesson Away Day
|
|
The ultimate in flying lessons - two hours in a helicopter!
This is an ideal way to experience the exhilaration of flying a helicopter. As this package includes an in depth briefing on flying and becoming a qualified pilot, it is highly recommended for anyone seriously considering obtaining their Private Pilots Licence.
|
|
Location -
|
Buckinghamshire (South East), Leicestershire (Midlands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
50 Minute Warbird Flight
|
|
A unique chance to fly a real warbird like the WWII Spitfire aces!
Relish the thrill of flying in a North American T-6 Texan, the World War II vintage fighter-trainer aircraft. This two-place, dual controlled, single engine ex-military trainer is steeped in history. During the course of the flight you will be offered the chance to take control of the aeroplane and experience for yourself the challenges faced by so many young cadets. Enjoy a memorable experience at the controls of an aircraft type that helped train over 10,000 British pilots.
|
|
Location -
|
Kent (South East) or Northamptonshire (Midlands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ultimate Top Gun for Two (Saturdays)
|
|
Soar through the skies in a thrilling Extra 300, the aircraft equivalent to a F1 racing car!
Tail chase through the skies in an adrenalin-fuelled blast where you get to go head to head with your opponent. Powered by a 300bhp Lycoming engine, the Extra 300 is an ultra light weight, state of the art, high technology display aircraft. During your thrilling flight you’ll be able to take the controls and experience the manoeuvring capabilities of the 300, fly basic aerobatics and learn how to tail chase, if that wasn’t enough you 'll also be playing ‘shoot the bandit’ whilst airborne!
|
|
Location -
|
Gloucestershire (Midlands)
|
|
Old Price
£1,198
|
|
New Price
£864
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Air Combat USA WS
|
|
Fancy yourself as a bit of a Maverick? Buckle up and show us what you're made of.
Picture yourself strapped into your fighter aircraft, then suddenly out of the sun is a bandit. Sweeping into a banked roll you come round on his tail, line him up in your gun sight and let him have it! Victory is yours! This is Air Combat USA – a unique chance to be a Fighter Pilot for the Day. The Marchetti aircraft will pull +6g and you could be doing 90% of the flying! The tour includes two nights 4* accommodation, plus 3 days car hire. You do not need a pilot’s license for this event.
|
|
Location -
|
Los Angeles, California (USA)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
About Ultimate High Flying Experiences
Ever since Top Gun shot down all the box office opposition in 1986, fighter pilots have epitomised the very essence of cool; aviator sunglasses, those awesome flight jackets, incredibly fast planes, the oft-mentioned need for speed, and that sugary sweet soundtrack. And let’s not forget the ultimate high of remedying those tiresome hostile actions before hitting err… cruise control… and getting the girl.
The only problem with wanting to emulate the adventures of Maverick, Iceman and Goose (poor, tragic Goose) is that you'd have to join the air force and spend years learning to fly the fighter planes. While of course there's nothing wrong with following that particular course of action, for those of us who are a bit less patient it seemed a lost cause. Until now.
Designed to get you airborne in a jiffy, these magnificent ultimate high flying experiences let you play fighter pilot, performing a whole range of miraculous flying manoeuvres and perfectly pirouettes with a helpful instructor by your side. And the really good part? You'll get to tail-chase in a pretend dog-fight!
Yes, flying experiences don't come much with many more ultimate highs than these - it's just you, the plane and the eminently qualified flying instructor who'll encourage you to push your limits. Oh, and the biggest adrenaline rush you'll ever experience of course!
Ultimate High and Top Gun Flying facts
- With "eyes that could see forever", US air force pilot Chuck Yeager racked up 12 dogfighter victories in one month during the 2nd world war and had the honour of being the first pilot to fly America's first operational jet fighter, the Shooting Star. Not satisfied with his amazing achievements, Yeager successfully exceeded the speed of sound in a rocket-powered Bell X-1, reaching a top speed of Mach 1.06 (700 mph). Now that's an ultimate high.
-
Following the release of Top Gun in 1986 Bomber jacket sales increased and Ray-Ban Aviator sunglasses jumped 40%, owing to their use by characters in the film. The film also bolstered Air Force and Navy recruitment, best illustrated perhaps by the navy operating recruitment booths in some theatres to lure enlistees. Popcorn and the press gang? We wonder what they’ll think of next.
-
‘Take My Breath Away’ by Berlin, that wonderful Top Gun ditty won the Academy Award for Best Original Song as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1987.
Ultimate High Flying Experiences
|
To be a good fighter pilot, there is one prime requisite — think fast, and act faster.
Major John T. Godfrey, USAAF.
|
|
Take to the skies in an exhilarating Extra 300 for the ultimate high! Chase tails and perform other spectacular aerobatic manoeuvres on this uplifting Ultimate High Experience from Buyagift. With a 300bhp Lycoming engine at your fingertips you’ll be controling an agile display aircraft, swooping and darting with the best of them. Rest assured, you won’t find *ahem* cruise control here…
|
Soar and pirouette in tandem over England’s pastures green in ex-Swedish military planes, accompanied of course by a hawk-eyed instructor. Fly in formation, perform astounding aerial feats, looping the loop and defy gravity on this incredible Ultimate High Experience sure to give you an adrenaline rush to remember.
|
Cut loose from corporate control with a weekday Top Gun Flying experience guaranteed to exorcise any mid week mediocrity. The Swedes have provided some tiptop ex-military planes, so take to the skies for an ultimate high flying experience, and you'll soon be chasing the tails of friend and foe as a dogfighter for the day. Perform some truly splendid aerial maneouvres.
|
Customer Reviews of Ultimate High Flying Experiences
Now I know why you called this flying experience an ultimate high! This really was one of the best days of my life. Flying gives you one of the most amazing rushes ever. The best bit though is when you get to tail-chase another plane which is just incredible, although a little nerve-wracking at first!
Guy Bolton, Birmingham
|
The most incredible thing I have ever done! the rush I got from taking control of the plane was unlike anything I have ever experienced, an ultimate high I guess! My parents got me this flying experience as a gift for graduating as I've always loved Top Gun. It was a suitably memorable way to mark the occassion!
Jamie Foden, Ludlow
|
I had the best time on my Top Gun UK experience, learned some manoeuvres in an incredibly fast plane. The instructor was great - very professional and friendly. I'd do this again in a heartbeat, best day I've ever had! Thanks Buyagift for organising my Ultimate High flying experience, which lived up to its name.
Cassie Mearkle, Bedfordshire
|
|
|