Father's Day Fun In The Air
Dad will have the time of his life with Biplane, Air Combat & Warbird Adventures
Price:
$187 and up
6/01/06 – 6/30/06
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.
There's just nothing that compares to flying in an open cockpit biplane. Two passengers sit side by side in the front cockpit while the pilot flies from "coach". Flights can be as gentle as a featherbed or more thrilling than a roller coaster, you decide. The longest and best biplane ride is the Sunset Snuggler, an hour long tour of the coast at dusk followed by several sunsets as the aircraft climbs higher and the sun drops over the horizon. Lots of kissin' and huggin' on that flight! You can add the Great Gatsby Fly/Dine option to this flight and enjoy a 3 course dinner at 5 star Vivace restaurant after your flight.
If Dad's a golfer, the Dapper Duffer Aerial Golf Tour, is sure to be a hole in one. Putter over Torrey Pines, Aviara, and La Costa in a vintage open cockpit biplane for a birdie's eye view of the area's most famous golf courses. Custom routes are also available for the golfer who wants to improve their handicap with an aerial view of their own favorite course or even fly over the Calloway facilities.
If all that sounds too tame for your Pop, there's always Top Dog Air Combat. You and Dad can each take the controls of a real airplane in mock aerial combat. What a great way to work out those family rivalries. Under the watchful eye of one of their pilots, you'll do most of the flying. It's not virtual reality, it's real reality. Everything's real but the bullets. No pilot's license required, just guts! Go ahead, make an ace of yourself!
And for the Dad who's done everything, the company offers the extraordinary opportunity to actually take the controls and fly a genuine 1941 WWII warbird. Built by North American Aviation (the same company that built the famous P-51 Mustang) their SNJ-4 (also known as the AT-6 Texan) is one of the most authentic aircraft of its type flying anywhere in the world. It's 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 tailhook for carrier landings, all add to the unique thrill flying this plane. And best of all Dad can actually take to stick and fly loops and rolls.
Biplane, Air Combat & Warbird Adventures is the oldest and largest full-time vintage air tour company in the country, and one of the most unique activities in California. The Travel Channel chose the company's air combat as their top U.S. pick for their "Thrills & Chills" countdown. Stories about the company have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Washington Post, London Press Telegraph, and ABC-TV News, NBC-TV, CBS-TV, E-TV, the Discovery Channel, the Learning Channel and many others.
Over the past 15 years Biplane, Air Combat & Warbird Adventures has delighted thousands with its aerial adventures. Flights are flown from Palomar Airport in Carlsbad, CA, just 30 minutes north of downtown San Diego, and 60 minutes south of Anaheim. Flights are available 7 days a week, year round. No flying experience is required for any flights. Reservations are required. For more information call 1-800-759-5667. Or visit the company web site at http://www.barnstorming.com.
