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If you fancy something intrepid, a microlight flight is the perfect way to enjoy flying. With panoramic views and the chance to take the controls yourself, you're certain to get a thrill from flying in these quirky craft.
Below is a list of the UK's leading online retailers of Microlight flying experiences.
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Flight (20-30 mins) from BuyAGift.co.uk Cost: £69 per person Locations: Bedfordshire, Kent, Surrey (South East), Yorkshire, Lancashire (North), Herefordshire (West), East Lothian (Scotland), Lincolnshire, Derbyshire (Midlands), Devon (South West), Wiltshire (South), County Armagh (Northern Ireland) Duration: Allow approx 1 hour for your visit, which will include up to 20 to 30 minutes flying time with the opportunity to take the controls Minimum Age: 13 (under 18’s need parental/guardian consent) Maximum Height: none Maximum Weight: 14 stone Description: Your recipient will take to the skies with an experienced pilot for this flight of a lifetime. This is the perfect opportunity to feel the exhilarating freedom offered by these superbly manoeuvrable machines. With the design of a hanglider, these amazing machines might look scary but they have become a stable, safe and recognised form of travel. An amazing chance to soar like a bird for a 20 to 30 minute flight! Your instructor might even let you take the controls if they feel you are up to it! |
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Flying Lessons from Virgin Experience Days Cost: £85 per person Locations: Cambridgeshire - Peterborough, Devon - Nr. Barnstaple, Essex - Upminster, Hampshire - Winchester/Basingstoke, Manchester - Barton, Northamptonshire - Sywell, Northumberland - Morpeth, Oxfordshire - Kidlington, Scotland - East Lothian, Perth, Wales - Prestatyn, Wiltshire - Salisbury, Swindon, Yorkshire - Rufforth Duration: Allow approx 1 hour for your visit, which will include up to 30 minutes flying time with the opportunity to take the controls Minimum Age: 12 (under 18’s need parental/guardian consent) Maximum Height: 6’4" (193cms) Maximum Weight: 16 stone Description: Enjoy the fun sensation of flying like a bird, taking off, turning and climbing to cruise height. After a briefing with your instructor, you will take off and climb to over 1,000 feet. Once you're comfortable, the instructor will hand you the controls before you descend to land. This back-to-basics experience will make you feel like you've travelled back in time to the pioneer days of flying. Your microlight lesson will be in an open or closed cockpit microlight. This microlight flight will give you a wonderful sense of freedom and space from being up in the sky. |
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Flying Experience from ActivitySuperstore.com Cost: £85 per person Locations: Sywell, Northamptonshire; Rufforth Aerodrome, York; Micheldever, Winchester; Honiton, Devon; Sandbach, Cheshire; Marlborough, Wiltshire; Ince Blundell, Merseyside; Belton, South Yorkshire; Thirsk, North Yorkshire; Perth, Perthshire; Hunsdon, Hertfordshire; Grimsby, Lincolnshire; Langworth, Lincolnshire; Newby, Cumbria; Redhill, Surrey; Swindon, Wiltshire; Upminster, Essex; Lancaster, Lancashire; Rochester, Kent Duration: Your total experience will last for approximately 1 hour, with 20 to 30 minutes in the microlight. Minimum Age: 16 years old Maximum Height: none specified Maximum Weight: 14-16.5 stone (location dependent) Description: You will be given a detailed briefing from your instructor, which includes how to use dual controls, how to enter the aircraft and pre-take off checks. You then take to the sky, climbing to up to 1500 feet above ground level. The instructor will demonstrate the controls and then, if the instructor is happy, the controls will be passed to you. |
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Flying Lesson from ThanksDarling.com Cost: £85* per person Locations: Bagby, nr Thirsk; Bodmin; Brighton, South Coast; Clench Common, Wiltshire; Deptford, Gloucestershire; Eaglescott, Devon; Formby, West Lancashire; Newport, Gwent; Old Sarum, near Salisbury; Oxford Airport; Popham, Hampshire; Prestatyn, North Wales; Redhill, Surrey; Rollesby, Norfolk [Great Massingham]; Rushden [Sackville Farm]; Shifnal, near Telford; Swansea, South Wales; Wickenby, North Lincolnshire; Cumbria, Carlisle; Devon, Umberleigh; Kent, Rochester; Scotland, Perth; Oxfordshire, Kidlington; Cambridgeshire, Peterborough Duration: This experience will last for about 1 hour, with 20 to 30 minutes in the microlight. Minimum Age: 12 years old Maximum Height: 6'2" Maximum Weight: 13.5 stone Description: A microlight is a flying machine in different shapes and sizes and offers you the kind of control and manoeuvrability you would normally expect from a helicopter. Its a sensational and mind-blowing experience where you`ll be taken into another world by an experienced and friendly instructor. This 20 - 30 minute microlight lesson is designed to give you a brief introduction to the world of those who love and live to fly. This will be your hands-on chance to find out how much fun these little aircrafts can be whilst being completely safe. Please note that the flight time includes time for take-off and landing. |
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Flying Lesson from DaysToAmaze.co.uk Cost: £99* per person Locations: UK Wide Duration: not specified Minimum Age: 12 years old Maximum Height: none specified Maximum Weight: 16 stone Description: A Microlight flying lesson will intoduce you to the joys of powered flight. Microlights have changed dramatically over the last few years with innovations in design and performance. Don't be fooled by their size, these fully certified aircraft are built of a very rugged construction with performance to match. Microlight pilots regularly cruise over the water to France and people have even crossed the Atlantic and now round the World. Your flying lesson will be informative and exciting, and with cruising speeds between 45 - 65 mph the distances you can cover will amaze you - no traffic hold-ups here!. A fabulous experience to savour. |
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Flying Lesson from FunDay.com Cost: £114* per person Locations: Rufforth Aerodrome, York, Micheldever, Winchester, Marlborough, Wiltshire, Belton, South Yorkshire, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, Perth, Perthshire, Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, Langworth, Lincolnshire, Redhill, Surrey, Upminster, Essex, Lancaster, Lancashire, Rochester, Kent Duration: This experience will last for about 1 hour, with 40 to 45 minutes in the microlight. Minimum Age: 17 years old Maximum Height: 1.93 metres Maximum Weight: 14-16.5 stone (location dependent) Description: A Microlight flying lesson will intoduce you to the joys of powered flight. Microlights have changed dramatically over the last few years with innovations in design and performance. Don't be fooled by their size, these fully certified aircraft are built of a very rugged construction with performance to match. Microlight pilots regularly cruise over the water to France and people have even crossed the Atlantic and now round the World. Your flying lesson will be informative and exciting, and with cruising speeds between 45 - 65 mph the distances you can cover will amaze you - no traffic hold-ups here!. A fabulous experience to savour. |
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Flight (60 mins) from BuyAGift.co.uk Cost: £135 per person Locations: Bedfordshire, Kent, Surrey (South East), Yorkshire, Lancashire (North), Herefordshire (West), East Lothian (Scotland), Lincolnshire, Derbyshire (Midlands), Devon (South West), Wiltshire (South), County Armagh (Northern Ireland) Duration: Allow approx 1 hour for your visit, which will include up to 30 minutes flying time with the opportunity to take the controls Minimum Age: none Maximum Height: none Maximum Weight: 14 stone Description: Your recipient will take to the skies with an experienced pilot for this flight of a lifetime. This is the perfect opportunity to feel the exhilarating freedom offered by these superbly maneuverable machines. With the design of a hanglider, these amazing machines might look scary but they have become a stable, safe and recognised form of travel. An amazing chance to soar like a bird for a full 60 minute flight! Your instructor might even let you take the controls if they feel you are up to it! |
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Flying Lesson from ThanksDarling.com Cost: £139* per person Locations: Bagby, nr Thirsk; Bodmin; Brighton, South Coast; Clench Common, Wiltshire; Deptford, Gloucestershire; Eaglescott, Devon; Formby, West Lancashire; Newport, Gwent; Old Sarum, near Salisbury; Oxford Airport; Popham, Hampshire; Prestatyn, North Wales; Redhill, Surrey; Rollesby, Norfolk [Great Massingham]; Rushden [Sackville Farm]; Shifnal, near Telford; Swansea, South Wales; Wickenby, North Lincolnshire; Cumbria, Carlisle; Devon, Umberleigh; Kent, Rochester; Scotland, Perth; Oxfordshire, Kidlington; Cambridgeshire, Peterborough Duration: This experience will last for about 1.5 hours, with 60 minutes in the microlight. Minimum Age: 12 years old Maximum Height: 6'2" Maximum Weight: 13.5 stone Description: A microlight is a flying machine in different shapes and sizes and offers you the kind of control and manoeuvrability you would normally expect from a helicopter. Its a sensational and mind-blowing experience where you`ll be taken into another world by an experienced and friendly instructor. This 20 - 30 minute microlight lesson is designed to give you a brief introduction to the world of those who love and live to fly. This will be your hands-on chance to find out how much fun these little aircrafts can be whilst being completely safe. Please note that the flight time includes time for take-off and landing. |
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Flying Experience from ActivitySuperstore.com |
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