Sydney Harbour Scenic Joy Flight + Aerobatics

Highlights

Duration: 90 mins (approx.)

Location: Bankstown Aerodrome, NSW

A Sydney Harbour Scenic Joy Flight and Aerobatics experience is a must-do Aussie Bucket List tour when visiting Sydney, Australia.

See Sydney Harbour from the best seat in the house and experience mild aerobatics over the Northern Beaches! Do and see it all in The Red Baron Open Cockpit Biplane, the Pitts Special.

The Red Baron open-cockpit Biplane is a real experience, this super-responsive aerobatic aircraft lets you feel the wind in your hair as you fly several thousand feet above the ground above the most beautiful harbour in the world.

What is included:

• All equipment required for the flight is supplied
• Access to the Red Baron Flight lounge
• Free tea and coffee are available for you and accompanying Family/Friends.
• Get suited up in a Pilots Flight uniform (flight suit)
• One-on-one flight briefing with your pilot
• Photo opportunities with the aircraft & friends/family
• Unrivalled views of Sydney and the Northern Beaches
• Optional Aerobatics at Long Reef (experience manoeuvres like Loop the loops, Barrel rolls, wingovers, hammerheads and more)
• Experience time: 1 hour 30 minutes
• Flight time: 50 Minutes

Upon your arrival at Red Baron Hangar, you will be checked in by one of our friendly flight hosts. While you are getting ready any accompanying friends and family will relax in our comfortable flight lounge, enjoying complimentary tea & coffee. When ready for departure you will climb into a pilot's flight-suit and prepare to board. Once you complete your one-on-one pre-flight briefing your pilot will strap you securely into the cockpit and fasten your headset.

There will be plenty of time for your family and friends to take photographs of you as you prepare for your flight. When you are secure, your pilot will prepare the plane for take-off. You'll be able to hear all the calls to air traffic control and speak to your pilot through the intercom.

You will take off from Bankstown Airport and climb over the outer suburbs of Sydney to reach a cruising altitude of 1500ft. You'll soar over the sprawling Olympic site at Homebush Bay then circle the north-western suburbs of Hornsby and St Ives. Once granted clearance to Sydney Harbour you'll tour the harbour, taking in a bird's eye view of iconic landmarks like the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge. You can wave at the Prime Minister at Kirribilli, fly higher than the eagles at Taronga Park Zoo and salute the sailors on Garden Island. It's the best seat in the house for the best view in the world!

You might also get a chance to check out Rose Bay and the world-famous Bondi Beach, before heading north over Middle Harbour, the Spit Bridge and Manly as you follow the coastline to Long Reef.

This is where things get exciting as you pull out all stops with some optional, adrenaline-inducing aerobatics; try a loop and a roll to give you a view of the world from a completely different perspective. This is what the Pitts is made for and your pilot will give you a taste of the G-Forces the Red Baron, Manfred Von Richthofen himself may have experienced during air combat. Once complete You'll head back home over Mona Vale where you may catch a glimpse of the spectacular Baha'i temple.

Landing back at Red Baron HQ you'll be hard-pressed to stop smiling for the rest of the day and we hope it is an experience you will remember for the rest of your life.