This is the perfect opportunity to check flying a plane off their bucket list!
Climb into in the co-pilot’s seat and practice the basic maneuvers and techniques of flight with guidance from your professional pilot instructor.
Your flying lesson begins with a safety briefing and introduction to the plane you'll be flying. Your instructor will taxi the aircraft into position, and head down the run. Up and away you go!
Once airborne, the fun part of learning to fly really begins as you'll get the chance to actually take control of the aircraft!
As you learn to fly, you’ll be the one in control and you’ll see firsthand why British Columbia’s Sea to Sky country is one of the most amazing places to fly in the world.
During your introductory flying lesson, you will:
- Get in the driver’s seat and handle the controls of the aircraft.
- Fly over Tantalus Provincial park, filled with glaciers and alpine lakes.
- Learn the fundamentals of aviation in a detailed ground briefing.
- Learn the basics of banking and turning.
No previous experience required!
Each "Pilot" can bring up to 2 additional passengers for an additional cost. (Only one "Pilot" per flight). While you are at the controls, they can enjoy a nearly 360° degree view.
The Ground Briefing: Before taking to the skies there are a few fundamentals that any want-to-be pilot needs to know including: the theory of lift, visual flight rules, how to read and understand the cockpit instrumentation, how flaps help generate lift at slower speeds, and what on Earth ailerons are! By the end of the briefing, you'll know all you need to know to fly a plane.
The Flight: Once you’re in the air, this will be your chance to put all the expertly shared knowledge you learned from our pilots into action in the skies above Squamish, British Columbia. There is no set route on this flight, so you will get the opportunity to carve your own journey through the Coast Mountains under the watchful guide of your pilot.
Share the Experience: The plan has four seats. One for you, one for your pilot, and up to two in the back. Each "Pilot" can bring up to 2 additional passengers for an additional cost. (Only one "Pilot" per flight). While you are at the controls, they can enjoy a nearly 360° degree view.
When:
- Available year-round with lessons daily*
*Subject to availability.
What’s included:
- 60 minute flight = 30 minute flight time + 30-minute ground briefing
- 80 minute flight = 50 minute flight time + 30 minute ground briefing
- 100 minute flight = 70 minute flight time + 30 minute ground briefing
Need to know:
- Maximum number of passengers per flight is 3 (including student “pilot”). The planes have four seats. One for you, one for the pilot and two in the back for passengers.
- Maximum weight of combined passengers is 600 lbs.
- All ages can be passengers in a flight. Children 2 years or older must have their own seat in the aircraft.
- Dress for the season. Sunglasses are recommended.
- All flights are subject to weather conditions.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to take the controls of an aircraft? Do you know someone who's dream it is to learn to fly a plane? If so then this introductory flying lesson in Squamish, British Columbia is the perfect gift idea for Christmas, their birthday or graduation.
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