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Pitts Special Aerobatics Blackpool

Blackpool Airport, Lancashire
REF: AERB20
Rated Based On 3 Reviews

  • 20 & 30-min flights in a Pitts Special S2a
  • Flying out of Blackpool Airport 
  • Do aerobatics over the Fylde coast
  • Your chance to take the controls
 
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What's Included

  • Pitts Special S2a aerobatics experience
  • Welcome, introduction and safety briefing
  • Introduction to the aeroplane and its controls
  • 20 or 30-minute flight duration
  • Experience aerobatic manoeuvres with the opportunity to take the controls during your flight
  • Communicate with your instructor via the intercom system during your flight
  • De-brief and opportunity for photographs
  • Personalised flight certificate

What Can I Expect

Make a beeline to Hangar 2 East at Blackpool Airport, where you'll find a glorious Pitts Special ready and waiting for some aerobatic fun on the Fylde!

We are offering 20 and 30-minute flights in this very lovely Aerotek S2a Pitts Special. Flying under the registration G-TIII, this powerful aerobatic biplane is an absolute classic of the world of aviation and air shows. It's going to be one heck of a ride…

There's no denying this Pitts looks the part. With that very snazzy- jazzy paintwork, you can't miss this brightly-coloured plane with its distinctive wheel spats and tail wheel design amongst all the usual light aircraft taxiing around Blackpool Airport.

Once airborne, you'll head out of Blackpool north to the un-restricted airspace of the Lancashire countryside and the Lake District. (Head south and you're in the controlled airspace of Manchester and Liverpool where it's too busy to do any aerobatics).

This quiet air space is where you'll get a first taste of the sheer power of the Pitts. A nice little loop or a roll to start off with. If your stomach can handle it, your pilot instructor will ramp it up and do some crowd-pleaser moves worthy of any air display show slot.

Thanks to it's unbeatable power to weight ratio, the Pitts is easily capable of 6G moves in the skies above and beyond Blackpool. Because of this, the requirements to fly in a Pitts are quite strict. You'll need to be between 140 and 195cm tall and weigh no more than 90kg, with a minimum age of 14 years.

If you meet the criteria and you're up for some aerial fun in the one of the most entertaining and exciting aerobatic planes ever built, these Pitts Special flights out of Blackpool Airport are definitely for you. And what's more, if you want to, you can even have a go at the controls too!

Availability

  • Selected weekdays and weekends throughout the year
  • Flights are subject to availability and weather conditions

Location

  • Blackpool Airport, Lancashire

Suitable For

  • Minimum age 14
  • Under 18s must be accompanied on the airfield by an adult
  • Maximum weight 90kg
  • Height restrictions: minimum 140cms, maximum 195cms
  • Participants must be physically fit and in good health
  • If you have any concerns please discuss with your GP before undertaking this activity

Spectators

  • Spectators are welcome

Anything Else

  • Flight durations include taxi, take off and landing

Reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars

Average Rating: 4.6
Total Reviews: 3

Find out what other customers think of the experience

Reviews

  based on 3 reviews

Rating: 4 stars
Mark Weir
5 Months ago
Didn't get to do it in the Pitts Special, due to high winds but went in the ex-RAF trainer, the Bul...
Rating: 5 stars
Jane
Great experience for thrill seekers.
Rating: 5 stars
Dan
Great experience!