Take to the skies vintage style with these biplane flights in Gloucestershire! The Stampe, (or to give it its proper name the Stampe et Vertongen SV.4) is a very rare biplane dating back to the 1930s and 40s. Only 940 were produced, originally designed in Belgium and built under licence in France and Algeria too.

These magnificent flying machines were used at training planes and one was even adopted by the RAF after being 'liberated' by Belgian pilots who flew their Stampe over the Channel to land in Britain. With a maximum speed of 101 knots and a range of 260 miles, these Belgium biplanes were nifty little aircraft that still fly beautifully today.

Flying from this historic airport in Gloucestershire, which was a strategic RAF Training Base in the second world war, you may well be taken up in the Stampe by the one and only Tizi Hodson who is the inimitable Chief Pilot and Chief Flying Instructor. Tizi is one of the most experienced female pilots in the UK and has flown big jets, aerobatic planes and in numerous flying displays. Don't forget to visit our main biplanes home page for more memorable, nostalgic, vintage flights in legendary WWII biplane aircraft. 

All flights are with an experienced instructor and include a comprehensive preflight briefing. Once airborne your instructor will demonstrate manoeuvres and give you the chance to fly the biplane yourself. On flights of 30 minutes or more you can experience a taste of aerobatics (if you wish). After the flight you will be presented with a personalised certificate fo flight, a photograph and flight notes. Flights take place in genuine a 1930's Stampe SV4 vintage biplane and quoted times are chock to chock including taxi time. 
Ancient and Modern Flights provide a 30 minute flight in a vintage biplane and a 30 minute flight in a modern 2 seater aircraft.


Flights take place on weekends and weekdays throughout the year. All flights are weather dependent.


Gloucestershire (Staverton) Airport is halfway between Cheltenham and Gloucester with easy access from J11 of the M5.


You need to be aged over 14, be under 6'6" tall and weigh less than 110kgs.


Spectators are very welcome to come and watch, the Aviator Cafe onsite offers hot and cold food throughout the day.