FLY A FIGHTER JET - THE ULTIMATE FLYING EXPERIENCE

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Fly a fighter jet - Hawker Hunter Trainer [Switzerland]

Get in the cockpit of the Hawker Hunter Trainer in the amazing environment of the Swiss Alps. Get ready for some serious actions along the ridges and into valleys, feel the Gs and enjoy the extraordinary agility of the Hawker Hunter. The Hunter Trainer has been in used from 1968 to 1994 in the Swiss Army and requires 40 hours of preparation for each flight. Come and fly with passionate pilots who love the Hawker Hunter and will share their passion with you.

Course of the Experience – fly the Hawker Trainer in Switzerland:

• Welcome at the airbase
  
• Security briefing on the base
  
• Meet the team - your pilot, mechanics and the rest of the crew
  
• Get dressed: g suit, helmet, learn to work the visor
  
• Pilot briefing and flight plan: the pilot explains how the fighter jet works, the Gs, the accelerations, but also the flight plan, weather conditions…
  
• Instrument briefing in the cockpit
  
• Be seated… you get strapped into the cockpit 25mn before take off. Your mechanic teaches how the ejection seat works and rehearses procedures with you.
  
• Engines on… and take off!

Enjoy the fighter jet experience.

Participants and guests :
Guests are welcome.

Conditions and restrictions to this jet fighter experience :
Although no flying experience is required, some restrictions apply:
You must not have heart and/or neurological problems
You must be over 18 years of age
You must not be over 6.5ft tall (under 2m tall)
Participants are advised to be well rested for the day of the flight and to avoid alcohol the previous day.

Weather :
This fighter jet experience takes place in most weather conditions. Rescheduling due to weather conditions is rare. It is recommended that you book your flight on a Saturday so that your flight can be reschedule on Sunday if need be.

Dates :
There are just a few days during the year so book at least 5 months in advance.

Location :
Switzerland

Price: 4500 Euros for 25mn; 6000 euros for 45mn