What Can I Expect

Wing walking days in Shropshire! The AeroSuperBatics team takes their show on the road to offer exclusive wing walking dates at Sleap Airfield near Shrewsbury. So, if you’re daredevil enough, you can fly on the wing!

Sleap Airfield is small and friendly, yet with great facilities for pilots, planes, wing walkers and spectators alike. The AeroSuperBatics crew and pilots love Sleap too. As well as a great cuppa at the airfield cafe, the Sleap team is giving a wing walking a very warm welcome, so it’s chocks away for some brilliant flying!

You will be standing atop a vintage Boeing Stearman. These wonderful biplanes date back to the 1940s and they are just as agile and fun to fly as they’ve always been. Taking it all in from the wing is the most adrenaline-filled way to experience these delightful aeroplanes.

Strapped safely into the harness, your professional wingwalking display pilot will start the engine and begin taxiing. Within moments, you’ll feel the wheels lift off the ground - and you’re away, soaring in open airspace, with views of the Welsh hills as your backdrop.

As you zoom past friends and family who have gathered in the garden of the Airfield Cafe to watch, give them a wave and a big smile. For your next pass, try stretching those arms and waving - it’s not as easy as the pro wing walkers make it look!

Every flight is adapted to the wing walker. So if you want to up the thrills, your pilot will perform an aerobatic routine (and yes, with you still up there!) or the flight can be a more gentle affair - whichever you prefer when you go wing walking from Shropshire’s Sleap Airfield!

When Is It Available

• For the safety of passengers, flights are subject to suitable weather conditions
• Participants will be contacted after 3pm the day before their flight if the weather is unsuitable
• The pilot will continue to assess conditions prior to the flight and should they consider the weather not to be suitable, flights will be postponed or re-scheduled

Current Scheduled Dates

• 3rd & 4th April 2026
• 19th, 20th, & 21st June 2026
• 25th, 26th & 27th September 2026

Suitable For

• Minimum age 18 (no maximum age)
• Maximum height 6ft 2ins (188cms)
• Maximum weight 14 stone (89kgs)
• Maximum waist measurement (including layers of clothing and a jacket 40 inches (102 cms)
• Participants must be able to climb up and down from the top of the wing on the bi-plane (steep climb of approximately 10ft/3m)
• Wingwalkers must not have suffered from any of the following conditions: Epilepsy, fits, severe head injury, recurrent blackouts, fainting fits or giddiness, disease of the brain or nervous system, heart or lung disease, recurrent weakness or dislocation of any limb, mental illness, drug or alcohol addiction

Spectators

• Spectators are welcome to watch your wingwalking experience
• Guests are welcome to bring snacks/picnic
• Hot beverages are available to purchase on site
• Guests must remain within the designated spectator area at all times
• Young children must be under constant supervision by an adult
• Dogs are welcome but must remain on a lead
• To avoid missing the wingwalkers experience, spectators should arrive at the same time as the participant

Anything Else

• You may use your wingwalking experience to raise money for charity and video footage can be provided upon request to assist with your campaign
• Participants should wear tight clothing. Warm layers are recommended and a coat without a hood
• Hand held cameras are not permitted due to the strong winds
• Trainers or soft grippy soled secure shoes should be worn
• Some body mounted cameras are not suitable (including helmets and head-cams) however participants are welcome to bring along any cameras and mounts/harnesses for the pilot to assess the suitability
• Most types of glasses can be worn underneath the wingwalking goggles
• Contact lenses can be worn, but occasionally they can become dislodged so do bring a spare pair of glasses
• You will be secured to the wingwalking rig by a CAA approved safety harness by a professional wingwalker
• Aerobatic manoeuvres (loop-the-loop and barrel rolls are not available for first time wingwalkers. If high adrenaline rides are required the pilot will tailor the flight and can include steep dips and dives, wing overs and banked turns. Alternatively more sedate flights are available too!