Feel the adrenalin rush as you take the controls of a light plane and soar across the sky! You get one-to-one training with a Civil Aviation Authority licensed flying instructor, and your flying time counts towards a Private Pilot's licence. Choose either the Flying Lesson Discovery option for an introduction to flying or Flying Lesson Explorer for a longer, more in-depth lesson.

What's included

Flying Lesson Discovery  £ 99.00

Flying Lesson Explorer  £169.00

As for Discovery course but:

• After an introductory briefing, a cross-country flight of up to 1 hour with a possibility of landing away and return (depending on location). The participant will have the opportunity to take the controls during the flight
• Allow 1-2 hours for your visit

What happens on the day

Flying lessons start with a briefing from your instructor before the flight. This will cover safety, and an introduction to some of the controls. Once in the plane, the flying lessons start from the time the engine turns over. You will be given headphones so that you can hear conversations between your instructor and air traffic control, and so that you can talk with your instructor. Once in the air, you will be able to take the controls but your pilot will generally land the plane and taxi back.

Need to know

• Minimum age 12 (under 18’s need parental/guardian consent)
• Minimum height 4’10" (147cms)
• Maximum height 6’4” (193cms)
• Maximum weight 18 stone (114kgs)
• You should be in reasonable health and agile enough to climb into the aircraft
• The experience content, equipment used and restrictions may vary according to venue

Locations

• Avon - Bristol
• Bedfordshire - Cranfield
• Buckinghamshire - Marlow
• Cambridgeshire - Cambridge, Peterborough
• Cornwall - Bodmin
• County Durham - Darlington
• Cumbria - Carlisle
• Devon - Nr. Barnstaple, Exeter, Honiton, Plymouth
• Dorset - Bournemouth
• Essex - Great Dunmow, Southend, Stapleford Tawney
• Gloucestershire - Cheltenham
• Hampshire - Lee-on-Solent (D)
• Herefordshire - Shobdon
• Hertfordshire - Borehamwood
• Ireland - County Kildare
• Kent - Chatham, Headcorn, Ramsgate
• Lancashire - Blackpool
• Lincolnshire - Kirmington
• Merseyside - Liverpool
• Middlesex - Uxbridge
• Norfolk - Norwich
• Northamptonshire - Brackley
• Northern Ireland - Belfast, County Down
• Nottinghamshire - Worksop
• Oxfordshire - Kidlington (D)
• Scotland - Cumbernauld, Dundee, Fife, Inverness, Prestwick
• Staffordshire - Burton on Trent
• Surrey - Camberley, Redhill
• Wales - Gwynedd, Haverfordwest, Powys
• Warwickshire - Wellesbourne
• West Midlands - Coventry
• West Sussex - Shoreham
• Wiltshire - Salisbury
• Yorkshire - Leeds

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