Fighter Pilot Experience Fly a Air Combat Mission fly a fighter plane pilot for the day

Fighter Pilot Strike Mission, Santa Barbara

$2095

LOCATION: Santa Barbara, CA

AVG RATING: N/A

ACU-CAE-010

Fighter Pilot Experience Fly a Air Combat Mission fly a fighter plane pilot for the day

Your mission if you choose to accept it

Are you ready for the ultimate airborne adventure? Prepare to be amazed as you take to the skies for a day to remember. Spend an exhilarating day at Flight Training School where you'll fly a real strike mission in a Marchetti SF260, under the guidance of former fighter pilots. Learn a wide range of  real combat and aerobatic maneuvers before deploying your skills in a tactical strike mission that's as close as it gets to feeling like a real military hero. Carve the air at the controls of a serious military flying machine cabable of 260 mph and +6 G-forces and discover the unbridled joy of swooping through the skies against the backdrop of the Pacific Ocean.

Do you have what it takes to be a fighter pilot? A dream come true for every budding Top Gun pilot.

  • Full day at Fighter Pilot School
  • Includes 2 missions and 10 dogfights
  • Fly state of the art military aircraft including the SIAI Marchetti SF260
  • Learn from expert fighter pilots, trained by the military
  • You must weight less than 250 lbs and be no taller than 6 ' 7 "

You'll learn basic Air Combat Maneuvers in a program that lasts a full day. The experience includes two missions with 10 dogfights. You'll use real military aircraft including the SIAI Marchetti SF260, under the guidance of licensed fighter pilot instructors. This extraordinary adventure provides the chance to experience the thrill and adrenalin of flying a light attack fighter in air-to-air combat. The only thing that is not real are the bullets. Fully briefed you will climb into the aircraft alongside your instructor and you will be in control of the aircraft as you engage in air to air dogfights. Every maneuver is recorded during your flight and the tapes are yours to keep.

Flying is weather dependent and there is also a risk of air sickness. If you are prone to motion sickness, this experience may not be for you.

Programme devoted to:

  • Formation flight
  • High & low yo-yos
  • Lead and lag pursuits
  • Displacement rolls
  • Vertical and oblique turns

You will actually fly two separate missions:

  • Mission 1 - a practice session focusing on the fundamentals of each maneuver
  • Mission 2 - uses the maneuvers you have learnt in a variety of tactical situations
  • Flying a total of 10 combat engagements

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