Get your best friends or family together for some of the most adrenaline filled experiences you could dream of! Learn how to fly some of the most powerful aircrafts in the world or simply enjoy the view as you fly over some of the best sites Earth has to offer The skies are limitless! Go full throttle with your mates & have the perfect lad’s weekend away! You do not want to miss out! After your first flight you&ll be hooked on this superb sport Why? It&s much more challenging than powered flight
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