Name: Jet Fighter Close Air Support Mission - 25 Minutes - VIC
Price: 3070.00 AUD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.9 (7 reviews)

Highlights

Passenger flight in an L39 Jet Fighter
Experience advanced manoeuvres and G force!
One of Australia's best Jet Fighter pilots

Jump aboard a modern L39 Albatros Jet Fighter for a real Top Gun experience. This close air support mission will have your heart pumping as you depart Wangaratta Airport to complete an aerobatics session followed by low level flying at up to 900km/h.

What's included?

25mins in the Jet Fighter (Approx. 20mins take-off to touchdown)
Safety and mission brief before the flight
A full flight suit and helmet is provided

Your experience begins with meeting the experienced military and commercial pilot, before being run through a pre-flight briefing and completing the necessary manifest papers. Next, you will move to your aircraft for an inspection and pre-flight photographs. When you are ready and you have put on your flight suit, a trained member of staff will help you aboard the aircraft and assist with seatbelts and flying equipment including your intercom-equipped flying helmet (this makes for another excellent photo opportunity!) During the flight, you will be sitting in the back seat of the aircraft behind the pilot. Within seconds, you'll feel the enormous 4000lbs of thrust spooling up as you take the ride of a lifetime.

This mission will have you on the edge of your seat as you perform a series of high 'G' combat manoeuvres at speeds of up to 910km/h before rolling in on your target to defend the skies of Victoria! You will complete an intense session of aerobatics, including manoeuvres such as the loop, vertical rolls, cuban eight, barrel rolls, aileron rolls, derry turns and four point rolls. After you have completed the aerobatics, you will be diving for the hard deck at speeds of up to 910km/h to perform a low level simulated bombing run through the Burragarang Valley. This flight is tailored for you so it can be as mild or as wild as you want! You will be in constant communication with your pilot at all times, who is one of Australia's top fighter pilots. You will have several photo opportunities so don’t forget your camera!

Important information

Session Length

Please allow two hours for the whole experience including a briefing
You will be in the air for 20 minutes
Sessions are available at 10am and 2pm
Please arrive 15 minutes before your booking
Advance bookings are essential. This experience is heavily booked out

Guidelines

Minimum age is 16 years
Maximum weight is 140kg
Participants must be in good health
Advance bookings are essential. This experience is heavily booked out

Cancellation

Change your booking up to 48 hours before the start time of your experience
Changes are not permitted within 48 hours of your experience
Late arrivals or no shows may result in you forfeiting your experience

Numbers on the Day

You will be one on one with your fighter pilot.

Weather

In the event of rain or inclement weather your experience will still go ahead unless contacted by the experience provider.

Dress Code

Enclosed footwear, appropriate clothing for the day, preferably cotton shirts and jeans.

Other Info

Military aircraft are built and tested to different standards than that put forward by CASA or any equivalent international civil aviation governing body. As such, in accordance with Civil Aviation Safety Regulation Parts 132.140, 150 and 132.155: The design, manufacture and airworthiness of the aircraft are not required to meet any standard recognized by CASA; CASA does not require the aircraft to be operated to the same degree of safety as an aircraft used for regular public transport or charter operations; The passenger agrees to participate in this flight at his or her own risk; If it is reasonable to believe that a passenger cannot understand the safety briefing; said passenger must be accompanied on the flight by a parent, guardian, or carer; A more detailed briefing will be provided to the passenger before they board the aircraft.

Location

This experience departs from Wangaratta Airport, VIC.

Reviews

4.9

7 reviews

5 stars 6

4 stars 1

3 stars 0

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1 star 0

Very interesting and thrilling

Sally 11 March 2025

The Jet Fighter Close Air Support Mission was just as thrilling as I anticipated, but also really interesting. In the Safety Briefing they explained how your body reacts to the G-forces, and how to manage it. Also what to do in an emergency situation, with instructions about parachutes in trees and water. Before this, I thought it would be like being on a full on roller coaster ride, in that you just sit there and it all happens. But no, you have to manage your body. Whilst it was very thrilling to do it, it certainly gave me enormous respect for the pilots who do all this whilst dealing with enemies, unknown terrain, perhaps in very poor visibility etc. Highly recommend. The plane was pretty cool too.

Customer Experience

Hi Sally, your feedback is valuable to us, and we're happy to know you had a great experience. Thanks for sharing!

12 March 2025

The number one experience on Redballoon!

Steve 8 March 2024

Having bought experiences through Redballoon since its inception all those years ago, there has never been a more exhilarating or thrilling experience. This is a must! Upon arriving you are debriefed by Ray, your anything but average former RAAF pilot. His job, scare you into understanding the risks of what you are signing up for. This sounds harsh, but we soon learn that 1/5 people they take up do experience the various effects of extra G force and the rushing of blood around the body. He is one of the best instructors I've seen and gets you understanding the ejection process in about 30 minutes, with a touch of humour thrown in for good measure. Into flight gear and the thrill and excitement is at peak level! Unbeknown to us during the flight, it is Ray's son who is the pilot for the flight. What an experience. Over 4G of force, barrel rolls, loops and various dives, climbs and bombing runs, this experience is one you will never forget. I can not clearly express how incredible this experience is. The Monday after our flight was, in comparison, the most mundane of my life. As someone who has experienced many of the great experiences on Redballoon, this was the absolute pinnacle. My mate and I will be gearing up for the dog fight experience in Sydney in the not too distant future. Can't rave about this experience enough - a must for any Top Gun fan, aviation fan, thrill seeker or anyone who wants to experience anything other than the mundane.

Mya

Hi Steve, it is always great to hear about the wonderful experiences our customers have, thank you for sharing!

11 March 2024

Air Combat Australia jet fighter close air support

Craig 29 October 2018

It was an exhilarating high speed maneuvers. totally recommend, A once in a life time experience

Incredible experience

Steve 30 April 2018

I've never had so much fun with my clothes on!!! We went up, we went down, we went round and round!!! I'd recommend this to anyone.

title explained the activity adequately.

Anthony 2 July 2017

The flight experience was amazing. It was more than I expected, the view was so clear and the capabilities of the jet incredible. The pilot was excellent, friendly and informative.

A must do

Jason 24 February 2016

An amazing experience Have wanted to do this for a while and it was all that i hoped it would be

Exhilarating and exciting!

Guy 2 June 2015

Getting to Wangaratta Airport was problematic. Redballoon booking details provided no actual address. For those of you going, the airport is on Greta Street. Pre flight briefing was interesting and detailed. The flight was a complete hoot. My 20 minutes went by in a flash. Great looking jet!