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Light Aircraft Introductory Training Flight
Take control during this introductory training flight and experience flying from the pilot's seat! This Melbourne aircraft trial flight is your opportunity to live the dream. Take to the skies with an expert instructor, who'll assist in making your very first flying lesson and event to remember!
Your light aircraft introductory flight commences with a classroom briefing on the functions of the aircrafts controls plus all you need to know to enable you to control the aircraft on your first lesson. After briefing, the instructor will take you through the pre-flight inspection on your training aircraft before you take your place in the pilot's seat.
Your instructor will talk you through the start up, taxiing and take-off, then you take to the sky for your first real flying experience! The flight is to the south of Moorabbin airport and lasts approximately 30 minutes. During this time you will have
hands-on experience in flying the aeroplane. You will fly up to an exhilarating 2000-3000ft on your trial instructional flight!
Following the flight there will be an opportunity for you to discuss any questions you have on flight training with your instructor.
Please note: Due to the popularity of this experience, weekend spots book out well in advance. There are weekday spots readily available, but if you have a weekend date in mind please prepare yourself 4 - 5 months in advance.
This experience voucher is valid for six months from date of purchase.
Venue:
Moorabbin Airport, Victoria - approximately 22km southeast of the Melbourne CBD.
Session Length
Please allow 90 minutes, this includes briefing and approximately 30 minutes in the air. Bookings can be made 7 days per week during daylight hours. Please allow for a waiting period of 10 weeks for weekend bookings and 2 weeks for weekdays due to the popularity of this experience.
Guidelines:
You must be over of 15 years of age. Weight restrictions and surcharges may apply if you weigh 100kg or more - please contact us if you have any concerns as alternate arrangements can be made.
Numbers:
The price quoted is for one person. You will be one-on-one with your instructor during your trial flight.
Weather:
Flying may be cancelled in weather conditions that would make the flight uncomfortable for a novice. Please call the flying school if in any doubt. Any cancelled flights will be rescheduled for a later date.
Other Info:
Our operators and their instructors are approved by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority and are members of the Aviation Safety Foundation of Australia.
Suitability Information:
This experience may be suitable for people with a hearing impairment.
Map
The map below gives you the location of this experience to allow you to plan.
Exact location, directions and meeting place will be available to you once you have purchased your voucher(s).
Reviews
- Completely enjoyed the experience.
- I enjoyed everything about the experience. The service from Red balloon and the provider was fantastic. I will certainly recommend it to everyone I know.
- Andy was great - very patient and he allowed me to operate to my limits.
- That flying lesson was awesome. Best experience of my life!!!
- Garo was very good at his job and very cheerful positive person.
- Absolutely amazing - one of the best things I have ever done - I want my pilots license now!! They will definitely be seeing more of me in the future!
- Fantastic. Very personable Instructor (Jason) who ensured a wonderful experience.
- The flight was absolutely amazing!! Would recommend to anyone.
- This was an excellent experience largely thanks to the skill and approach adopted by Jason our instructor. We couldn't fault it and would recommend it to our many friends and colleagues. Again, thanks to Jason for making my wife's birthday celebrations complete.
- Fantastic experience with excellent trainer that instilled a great deal of confidence- look forward to doing it again!
- I have already recommended both the web site and the flight to friends. Will be buying more flights for presents in the future. Jason, my instructor for the day was truly fantastic. Filled me with confidence and was encouraging - all the way.
- I loved it, the experience went way too quick but I am extremely interested in getting back in the sky sooner rather than later.
- Had a great time, the instructor was friendly, helpful, polite and even let me land the plane (well - with his more competent hands on the other controls correcting any errors I made). What an incredible experience.
- That was awesome!!!
- The day was a great experience. I wasn’t expecting it to be as detailed as it was. I thought I would take the controls in the air only. To taxi out, take off, fly then land the plane was fantastic. Thank you to Andy and staff.
- A great experience, the instructor was superb.
- A fantastic experience - I was genuinely surprised to actually feel as though I was piloting the plane and not just up front with the pilot and simply going through the motions of being in control.
- My flight yesterday was the best experience of my life, which beats 4 man bobsled at Calgary and Skydiving from 14,000ft. The guys were fantastic, very friendly and very helpful. Redeeming the voucher and booking the day was no hassle and easily done. I will be looking at getting my pilots license now and will recommend/give this gift to friends in future. Awesome.
- Fabulous experience, Pilot very friendly, supportive & encouraging. Another box ticked in my life!!
- The plane was incredibly easy to fly even though this was my first time at the controls. The insructor helped me taxi, take off and land and allowed me to fly around the clouds unassisted. It was reassuring to have dual controls though.
- The pilot was very informative and knowledgeable and flying the plan was exciting and thrilling and a must for all dare devils.
- Had the time of my life! Now looking into pursuing my private pilot license.
- Absolutely amazing! Got to Take-Off Fly and Land all by my self - simply the best for a intro to flying a light aircraft.
- Awesome experience one should never miss this. Great professionalism shown on flight.
- Brilliant, loved it, want to do it again..PLEASE!
- Very exciting and would love to do it again.
- It was amazing to learn how to fly a plane. Something never to forget!
- The flight lesson was absolutely fantastic, One of the best and definitely most memorable presents anyone has given to me!
- Fantastic experience that I thoroughly enjoyed.
- It was brilliant!!!!!
- Truly awesome gift idea.
- It was absolutely fantastic. AMAZING!! I'd never thought to go fly a plane before, but a friend bought me the voucher and words can't explain the exhilaration you feel up the air! Thank you so much!
- The Trial flight was absolutely fantastic and I would recommend this to anyone with a sense of adventure. The team were most professional and made the experience an absolute thrill.
- Jason, the instructor was fantastic and really informative. The whole experience was excellent.
- Fantastic experience!
- Excellent! Great instructor who gives you necessary information for you to take control in a very hands on experience!
- All in all, a fantastic experience!
- Fantastic experience - I didn't even imagine what I was missing for so many years. Will use every opportunity to do it again, regularly.
- The whole experience was fantastic. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The trainer and pilot were great. I was surprised at how affordable this was and I'm already thinking ahead for Christmas & special occasion gifts.
- The instructor was excellent and facilities were great.
- The best thing I've ever done. For $100 you actually get to FLY a plane, and I mean FLY the thing. I have a fear of flying and this has helped me alot even though I was very nervous. I am looking at flying lessons now. Thanks to everyone.
- This was a great help in finding the perfect present for my partner who has wanted to fly in a light aircraft for as long as I've known him. With reasonable prices it was without hesitation that I was able to give him such a great present and an experience that he will remember forever.
- Very relaxed pilot, easy to talk to, the who experience dealing with this company was easy and enjoyable... Will be going back to them to maybe have a few more flying lessons, its got me interested.
- Was great!! Couldn't believe how easy it was to go flying.... Amazing to be in control of an aircraft!
- The instructor I had was delightful. Very experience and friendly. I would recommend this adventure to everyone.
- Worthwhile experience - great present idea.
- Had no idea of the level of involvement by me in actually taking of, flying and landing the plane, it was full on all the way. I thought it was just going to be a joy flight where you grab the wheel mid flight for a few seconds, but this was anything but that, my instructor Jason McMahon was fantastic, very experienced and on the ball.
- I had a great time and have already recommended it others.
- The idea of flying a light aircraft was awesome and getting to do it was an incredible experience. Thank you so much Red Balloon!
- Thoroughly enjoyed my flight experience and would highly recommend this voucher to anyone who wants to experience the thrill of being amongst the clouds. Had a super instructor, Jason, who was very friendly and allowed me to do a lot of maneuvering right from the start . Thank you Red Balloon for the fantastic experience at such an affordable price. Keep it up :)
- A totally mind blowing experience well worth taking only down side was that it had to end.
- ABSOLUTELY FANNNNNTASTIC! Reece was my pilot and we were in a Grumman AA1. After the briefing, he got me to taxi the plane, which was amusingly fun trying to keep straight and I got a bit of a surprise when he said I was taking off. There was a bit of nerve but once it all clears, the sky is your playground! I'm definitely going back there for more lessons and drastically considering a pilot license! This is a MUST DO EXPERIENCE!!!!
- I absolutely loved it! Thanks.
- My light aircraft flight was nerve racking but exhilarating!!! It was an unbelievable experience & something I would never have thought I could or would ever do without receiving the Red Balloon voucher.
- The flight was absolutely fantastic, my husband enjoyed every second of it and can't stop telling people about it, the staff were so friendly and very professional and clearly enjoy what they do, we would highly recommend this to anyone.
- Absolutely fantastic couldn't stop talking about it.
- The pilot I had (Jason) was extremely helpful and friendly. He was also very clear and precise when instructing me before the experience. I felt very confident going into the plane (mostly because of his influence). Had a very good experience, lots of fun and very enjoyable.
- My 15 year old son took the flight and I have never seen him more excited about anything he has ever experienced! Jason (pilot) was fabulous with him. Awesome gift!
- Amazing.
- The flight was amazing, from taxi, take off, climbing, cruising and descending I was in control with the instructor there guide me through it all. You really do get to fly the plane your self and it was nerve racking, exciting and a rush of adrenaline all rolled into one.
- It was fantastic - one of the best things I have ever experienced!
- One word - Fantastic!
- The experience was amazing! Very fun, the flight was great!
- It was awesome experience. We had great fun. The instructors were very patient and lastly the view from 2500 ft above the earth was marvelous.
- It was like walk in the clouds!
- Fantastic!!!!!! Best thing ever.
- I had the best time flying the plane, the whole experience was made awesome with my instructor Jason making it so much fun, will definitely be going back for more!!!
- I am hard to buy gifts for and the Introductory Training Fight was a Christmas gift that everyone said "What a great present." While I was initially cautious/apprehensive taking off and flying, by the end of my half hour flight I was feeling more confident and relaxed. Really enjoyed the experience.
- My instructor was awesome... and they also provided good feedback on what pathways i should take to become a pilot :D Highly recommended.
- Very good all round. Good, friendly instructor, good opportunity to control the aircraft for most of the time.
- A great experience. I was worried that it would be a bit lame but it was a real opportunity to have a try at flying a light aircraft. The instructor was very keen to make it a fun experience and I'd be happy to recommend it to anyone interested in trying out flying!
- It was very exciting. Beyond my expectations. I thoroughly enjoyed it and the pilot was an excellent instructor.
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great experience, loved it
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My introductory flight experience was amazing. My pilot was Jason and he really made the experience even better. I enjoyed it so much. I wish I could have spent more time in the air - flying was great. I am really happy that I decided to use my voucher for introductory flight. It was totally worth it. One of the best experiences I've had in Australia! I already recommended the Red Balloons and the introductory flight to my friends.
- It was a childhood fantasy come to life!!! I loved it. It has inpired a new passion in me (althought the overall price of pursuing this further is rather sobering).
- Great value for money - great service - the pilot was a good teacher and very friendly
- My Husband had a great time it exceeded his expectations and mine It is one of those once in a lifetime experiences I would definetly recommend as a present for the man who has everything. Professional and lovely people at Tristar made the whole experience even better.
- It was the biggest rush i've had in ages. Looking forward to my next trip up in the skies.
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I wasn't expecting to actually get to take off when I was flying. I thought I would take control of the plane once it was in the air, but right from the start I was in control and I loved it. I would highly recommend this and I already have to a few people. Awesome experience.
- The flight was awesome, it exceeded my expectations as I thought i might get to turn the plane once in flight, but the flight was pretty much all me like a driving lesson, only in the air! It was an exhilarating experience, highly recommended
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I have already told all my friends and family that I have every intension of doing this again and again. This was such an awesome experience. I had this given to me as a gift and I must say I wasn't to keen as I didn't realise how great it was going to be. Like I said I will be going back again and again. And my pilot Geoff was fantastic. full credit to him for making it so.
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Just how fantastic it was - have already suggested to a colleague and friend!
- Doing the introductory flight was amazing, I would definetely recommend it to anyone who would consider this sought of adventure!
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