• You are kitted out with a military flying suit
• Choose your callsign name badge “Maverick” etc
• Detailed safety and flying briefing before your flight
• 1 family member/friend can come out to the aircraft with you to take photos
• The flight (see details below) – you take the controls yourself!
• Debrief with your instructor pilot after the flight
• Signed Flight Certificate detailing the G-Forces you pulled
• Opportunity to purchase a 360 degree video of your flight (price £59)
• Free £50 voucher to give to a friend/family member, or to use yourself for another flight!

Flights take place late March-October inclusive, other than on Bank Holiday weekends and Sundays (subject to weather and airfield conditions).  

SINGLETON BOOKINGS take place on Thursdays and Fridays or Saturdays (at additional cost).  On these days we match you up with an opponent.

PAIRS BOOKINGS take place Monday-Thursday inclusive (or Saturdays at additional cost).  Pairs bookings are not available on Fridays.

Guideline availability can be found in our calendar.

You should allow to be with us between 2.5 and 3.5 hours.

You and your opponent will be kitted out in high quality military flying suits. You then choose your call-sign name badge (“Maverick”, “Iceman” etc) for the day.

At the briefing, you will be taught how to fly aerobatics and air combat manoeuvres. The briefing includes a detailed safety/parachute brief.

You are then ‘ready to walk; and will be  matched into Top Gun “pairs” with your “opponent” guest.

You will be strapped into your parachute and then receive another aircraft safety brief.

• You sit side-by-side with your instructor.
• Formation take-off (2 aircraft)
• Formation close manoeuvrering in the climb
• Learn effects of aircraft controls and aerobatics manoeuvres
• Time for an air combat mission against your opponent – take the controls and shoot the bad guy!
• Return to Base – fighter pilot rejoin to land.
• Time in the aircraft is around 40 minutes (25 minutes in the air)

Following the completion of your air combat mission, exit aircraft and talk about how great you were!

Debrief and review of your air combat results with your instructor, who will issue your flight certificate, including amount of G-force pulled and the number of “kills”.

There will be an opportunity to purchase a 360 degree video of your flight.

Weight limit for the T67 Firefly is 17 stone. 

Maximum height limit is 6ft 5″. Minimum height is 5ft.

Minimum age 12.  No maximum age.

Please refer to our FAQs for more information.

Consult our dedicated FAQs section for answers to common queries relating to the Top Gun air combat mission, or contact us for further information.