Unique Adventure Flights In San Diego
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San Diego Travel For Children
Biplane, Air Combat & Warbird Adventures operates 6 historic aircraft from Palomar Airport in Carlsbad. Kids (and adults who act like kids) are able to get up close and personal with the planes and the pilots who fly them. Older children can even take the controls of a real airplane. In between rides, youngin's can sit in the planes while the company's crew describes what makes an airplane fly. Quarterly "space walks" are offered to teach kids about the size of our galaxy. Flights are also available for children 2 to 102.
Golfers Up In The Air About Dapper Duffer Aerial Golf Tour
San Diego's Biplane, Air Combat & Warbird Adventures, the nation's oldest and largest vintage air tour operator, just launched it's newest flight. Sure to be as unique as a hole-in-one, the Dapper Duffer Aerial Golf Tour offers a birdies-eye-view of San Diego, California's legendary golf courses.Two sit side-by-side in the front cockpit of a beautifully restored open cockpit biplane and putter over Torrey Pines, Aviara, La Costa and many other local greens. Custom routes are also available for the golfer who wants to peek over the fence at some of the exclusive private clubs in the area tour (one with a membership fee of $250,000, yowza). Aerial reconnaissance of Callaway's research and testing facilities is also included in the tour. Take two biplanes in formation and a foursome can enjoy the fun.
Nostalgic High Flyin' Fun for Seniors
Many of us remember a time not so long ago when airplanes and romance went hand in hand. These days open cockpits have made way for glass cockpits, the gentle purrs of round engines have given way to screams of jets, and stewardesses have been "updated" to the more politically-correct "flight attendants". But not all is lost. You can relive the bygone days of romance in the air thanks to a handful of companies around the country who offer rides in their lovingly restored vintage planes. "Tailspin Tommy" Harnish of Biplane, Air Combat & Warbird Adventures remembers a 93 year old woman who flew with him recently "she told the story of how when she was a girl, a biplane landed on her family's farm. Her brother was allowed to go for a ride but she wasn't because she was a girl. She'd waited her whole life for a biplane ride and her only disappointment was that she hadn't done it sooner."
The Perfect Father's Day Gift
Up in the air about a Father's Day gift? Want a "one size fits all, no cholesterol, non fat, low carb, politically correct" gift that will astonish and amaze? Well, the folks from Biplane, Air Combat & Warbird Adventures in San Diego, California have just the ticket. If your family patriarch is an aviation voyeur, pilot, or just someone who has every toy and has "been there done that," give him a gift that will inspire memories for a lifetime. Choose a gentle or thrilling open cockpit biplane ride, or pulse pounding you-fly-it air combat, or an inspirational "Cadet First Flight", or hands-on-the-controls loops and rolls in a WWII warbird. Dad will be on cloud-nine. No pilots license or flying experience necessary.
Love Is In The Air
San Diego, California - If love is in the air you're looking for a unique way to celebrate a romantic occasion, Biplane, Air Combat, & Warbird Adventures has your chariot. Their Sunset Snuggler biplane flight takes off an hour before sunset and as the sun sets, the plane climbs higher to see it set again . . . and again . . . and again. According to Chief Pilot, Tom Harnish, an ex-Navy flyer and aviation world record holder, "our record is 7 sunsets and two green flashes on the same flight. I had to break up the kissin' in the front cockpit so they'd see the second green flash." Admitted, not your everyday, run of the mill date, but perfect for that special romantic occasion. For even more romance, they offer a unique Fly/Dine adventure and a "Romance Is In The Air" hotel package, complete with champagne and chocolates.
Fly loops and rolls in an authentic WWII Warbird in San Diego, California
Biplane, Air Combat & Warbird Adventures offers the extraordinary opportunity to fly a genuine 1941 WWII warbird. Their SNJ-4 (also know as an AT-6 Texan or Harvard) is a rare piece of aviation history and was a favorite of WWII pilots. It's fast, it's nimble, and well, it's downright sexy. Heck, just listening to it's big 600 horsepower engine rumble to a start is a thrill. A greenhouse canopy, tandem seating, dual-stick controls, four point harnesses, parachutes, two 50 caliber machine guns, and a tailhook for carrier landings, all add to the unique thrill flying this plane. Best of all, customer can actually take the controls and fly loops and rolls. No experience necessary!
Be a Fighter Pilot for a Day With Top Dog Air Combat
Have you ever dreamed of being a fighter pilot? Do your palms get sweaty watching Top Gun? Thanks to the folks at Biplane, Air Combat & Warbird Adventures in San Diego, California, your dreams can come true. Under the watchful eye of one of their experienced safety pilots, you'll be on the controls doin' the yankin' and bankin'! It's not virtual reality, it's real reality. Everything's real but the bullets. Just like you've seen on TV and in the movies. This is hands-on, heart pounding, adrenaline pumping dogfighting. No pilot's license required--just guts! Go ahead, make an ace of yourself!
Brave and Bold Aviators Take Retirement to New Heights
A group of pilots in North County San Diego aren't about to take retirement lying down. While they may have quit their day jobs, they're soaring to new heights with Biplane, Air Combat & Warbird Adventures. There's "Bronco", a retired Navy Commander, "Biggles", a retired very large music company top honcho, "Vintage Vic", a retired motorcycle cop, "Wrench" a former Army helicopter test pilot, and last but not least, one of the owners, "Tailspin Tommy" a former Vietnam-era Navy flyer and computer company Senior Scientist. Grey hair is a good thing in a pilot and our "seniors" take delight in harassing our young whipper snapper pilots who include aviation lightweights like "Cody", an active duty USMC test pilot, "GED" and "Doles" both former USN F/A-18 pilots, and "Hacksaw" a former USAF F-16 pilot. "Age and guile bests youth and innocence" as they put it. Come see for yourself!
San Diego Rich in Aviation History
In the 1920's and 1930's, San Diego was known as the "Air Capital of the West" because of the many aircraft manufacturers located here and because of the many aviation firsts that took place here (first parachute jump from an airplane, first photograph taken from an airplane, first water take-off, first aerial refueling, first ground to air radio communication, the record-setting first leg of Lindbergh's famous flight). You can still relive the Golden Days of Aviation with a flight in the authentic vintage aircraft operated by Biplane, Air Combat & Warbird Adventures at Palomar Airport in Carlsbad.
San Diego North Family Fun
Looking for a unique family experience? How about a Red Baron flying adventure with Biplane, Air Combat & Warbird Adventures of San Diego. Four family members can fly in formation in two vintage open cockpit biplanes-in helmet and goggles you'll feel just like Snoopy. Make it a gentle biplane ride over sand and surf or, for the more adventurous family members, fly mock bombing runs on enemy submarines cleverly disguised as whales. (Don't worry, we never scare the whales). If you need to work out some sibling rivalries, try their Top Dog Air Combat. You'll fly a real airplane in real air combat, just like you've seen on TV and in the movies. And the passenger does most of the flying even if they've never set foot in a small plane before! Whatever you choose it will be an experience your family will never forget.
On A Wing Without A Prayer
Tom Harnish decided to hang up his business suit for a flight suit and he still has his head in the clouds. Tailspin Tommy wrote the company's mission statement which pretty much sums up their business style: Biplane, Air Combat & Warbird Adventures' mission is to make sure the owners don't have to get real jobs and work for a company that actually has an earnest sounding Mission Statement. Or God forbid, wear panty hose. Either of us. Our goal is just like everyone else's: Get Cookie. Eat Cookie. Get More Cookie....and share the fun with people who enjoy having fun too.
A Fresh Look at Team Building for Groups
Biplane, Air Combat & Warbird Adventures offers unique flight-themed team building and hangar parties for corporate groups and incentive travelers. Paper airplane contests, formation flying, you-fly-it Top Dog Air Combat, military-style team building, simulated aircraft carrier landings, and aerial scavenger hunts can help bring your group of high flyers together.
Unique High Flyin' Incentive Entertainment for Groups Visiting San Diego
Looking for a way to entertain your top clients, employees, or other VIP's. Well San Diego's Biplane, Air Combat & Warbird has just the ticket. Over the past 13 years they've delighted thousands of incentive travelers from companies like Pfizer, Ford, Mazda, Lexus, Microsoft, and many others. Not surprisingly, their Top Dog Air Combat is particularly popular with sales teams. There's no better way to burn off a little competitive steam. For the less aggressive crowd, their open cockpit biplane rides offer flights as gentle as a featherbed or more thrilling than a roller coaster.
Aeronautical Extravaganzas To Astonish and Amaze Even The Jaded
Just when you thought you'd done it all, Biplane, Air Combat & Warbird Adventures announced several unique new sightseeing and entertainment flights to delight and amaze even the "been there, done that" crowd. Unique flights in their vintage planes include the Dapper Duffer Aerial Golf Tour, the WingNut Airgasm, the the Lucky Bastard Warbird Mission, and the Great Gatsby Fly/Dine Flight.
Bird's Eye View of Flower Fields At Carlsbad Ranch
Carlsbad, CA - Biplane, Air Combat & Warbird Adventures is set to launch its 11th season of vintage airplane flights over the flower fields at Carlsbad Ranch. Over 50 acres of ranunculus flowers burst into bloom each spring at The Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch. Spectacular from the ground, the sight is incomparable from the seat of an open cockpit biplane. This bird's eye view will be remembered for a lifetime.
San Diego North - A Unique Distinction in San Diego
In addition to unique entertainment venues like Biplane, Air Combat & Warbird Adventures and LEGOLAND California, the many quaint coastal towns of San Diego's North County are home to fabulous beaches, fine and casual dining, five star and budget hotels, world class golf, luxurious spas, wineries, and designer outlets shopping. The San Diego Zoo, Wild Animal Park, Sea World, and even Disneyland are all an easy drive for visitors.
A Whale Of A Good Time
Carlsbad CA - For a bird's eye view of gray whales (and an occasional big Blue) there's no better roost than an open cockpit biplane operated by Biplane, Air Combat & Warbird Adventures in Carlsbad. From a boat you only see the spout or an occasional fluke, but from the air you can see the whole whale lumbering through the waves. It's a spectacular sight. On their northbound migration you'll see mother whales with newborn calves snuggled by their side or romping in the kelp like a 2 ton puppy. And don't worry, at a 1,500 feet in the air we won't disturb their privacy. We can't guarantee you'll see whales, but we can promise a spectacular hour of sightseeing along San Diego's glorious coast.
Fairy Tales Can Come True
Fairy tales usually start, "Once upon a time long, long ago...." This one starts, "Now what?" The cast includes a princess who is a pilot, an ex-banker and venture capitalist. She'd started her own consulting firm 8 years earlier and had become--among other achievements--a finalist in the Inc. Magazine Entrepreneur of the Year program. The handsome prince is the head of a struggling computer company, an ex-Navy flyer, and--among other achievements--an aviation world record holder. Together they search for a pot of gold.
The plot sickens as the computer company agonizingly crumbles, snatching failure from the jaws of success. The beautiful princess must kiss dozens of frogs while the prince is forced to watch. Vulture capitalists swoop in for the kill. We pick up the action with the protagonists sitting on a cliff overlooking the Pacific.
Lights dim. Curtain rises. Scintillating dialog ensues.The princess speaks, "Now what?" she asks. "Beats me" replies the prince, master of the insightful retort. On cue, a biplane flies past. The princess, a student pilot at the time, says: "How 'bout biplane rides? Life isn't a dress rehearsal. Let's spend the time we have left together doing something we love."...
Up In The Air About A Great Gift?
Are you looking for a gift to astonish and amaze that special someone on your holiday list? Want a "one size fits all " gift they'll never forget? Well, the folks from Biplane, Air Combat & Warbird Adventures have just the ticket. Choose from a gentle or thrilling coastal biplane ride, pulse pounding air combat, awesome u-fly-it "first flight", or hands-on-the-controls loops and rolls in a WWII warbird. These once-in-a-lifetime experiences offer memories to last a lifetime. The company is the nation’s oldest and largest vintage air tour operator. The Travel Channel chose their Top Dog Air Combat as their #1 pick for U.S. fun. Order on-line at http://www.barnstorming.com or call 1-800-759-5667.
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