Decription Experience:

Your party of (1) will experience the thrill and excitement of being a fighter pilot in a light attack fighter in air-to-air combat. This basic air combat maneuvers program (phase I) is totally unique. This is not an air combat simulator and you don't need a pilot's license! One additional combat flight certificate can be purchased upon request.

Introduction to Fighter Pilot Training: Participants use the actual skills taught to current military fighter pilots. After being fitted with a full flight suit and completing the air combat briefings you'll climb into the fighter aircraft alongside your instructor. With your hands on the controls you will engage in a minimum of six combat engagements. Your flight will be recorded on video-tape and reviewed in a flight debriefing and we'll even give you a copy to take home at the end of your amazing day.

The instructors, both military and civilian, have enviable credentials. Most are former military fighter pilots from the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps, and several are graduates of Red Flag and the Navy Fighter Weapons School. This fighter pilot experience features Marchetti SF260 planes as these are the planes used by the military in training their fighter pilots and so it will give you the best experience. They are capable of 260mph, +6 G-forces and are highly maneuverable giving you the most realistic air combat and fighter pilot experience available.

Restrictions: Pilots must weigh less than 250 pounds and stand no taller than 6' 7". Valid one year from event date and subject to availability.

Things to know: There are just two participants in each class. Since you will be suited up in a flight suit for this activity, you may wear whatever is comfortable for the air temperature. We suggest rubber-soled shoes (i.e. tennis shoes work well). Get a good night's sleep and avoid an overabundance of alcohol the night before your flight. Guests may sit in on the briefing and watch as you take off and land. Missions are conducted approximately 25 miles from the airfield so guests will be unable to view the actual flight. The instructor will fly the plane during take-off and landing.
 

Select from the following dates & locations:

Atlantic City, NJ  (2009: May 8-10, Aug 22-24)
[Hyatt Place Mt. Laurel; Summerfield Suites Mt. Laurel]

Boston, MA  (2009: Jun 13-15, Sep 26-28)
[Summerfield Suites Boston/Burlington]

Charlotte, NC (2009: Mar 7-9)  
[Hyatt Place Charlotte Airport/Tyvola Rd; Hyatt Place Charlotte City Park; Hyatt Place Charlotte/Arrowood; Summerfield Suites Charlotte]

Chicago, IL  (2009: Jun 17-19, Oct 9-11)  
[Hyatt Regency O’Hare; Hyatt Place Chicago/Hoffman Estates; Hyatt Place Chicago/Itasca; Hyatt Place Chicago/Lombard-Oak Brook; Hyatt Regency Woodfield; The Hyatt Lodge at McDonalds Campus; Hyatt Rosemont; Hyatt Deerfield; Hyatt Lisle]

Cincinnati, OH  (2009: Aug 8-10)
(Hyatt Regency Cincinnati; Hyatt Place Cincinnati/Blue Ash; Hyatt Place Cincinnati/Mason)

Cleveland, OH  (2009: Jun 26-28)
[Hyatt Regency Cleveland at The Arcade; Hyatt Place Cleveland/Independence]

Dallas/Fort Worth, TX  (2009: Apr 3-5, Oct 23-25)      
[Hyatt Regency DFW Airport; Hyatt Regency Dallas; Hyatt Regency North Dallas; Hyatt Summerfield Suites Dallas-Uptown; Summerfield Suites Addison/North Dallas; Hyatt Place-ALL locations (9)] 

Detroit, MI  (2009: Jun 11-13, Oct 3-5)
[Hyatt Place Detroit/Auburn Hills; Hyatt Place Detroit/Livonia; Hyatt Place Detroit/Utica; Hyatt Regency Dearborn]

Fullerton, CA  (2008: Nov 1-23, Dec 5-21; 2009: Jan 5–8, 13–21, 28–31; Feb 3–5, 11–18, 24-25; Mar 3–5, Mar 25-Apr 1, Apr 6–9, 14–16, 22–30; May 5–7, 12–21, 26–31; Sep-Dec TBD)
[Hyatt Regency Orange County]
  
Houston, TX  (2009: Mar 21-23, Oct 31-Nov 2)
[Hyatt Regency Houston; Hyatt Place Houston Int’l Airport-SW; Hyatt Summerfield Suites Houston-West/Energy Corridor]

Kansas City, MO (2009: Jul 31-Aug 2)
[Hyatt Regency Crown Center; Hyatt Place Kansas City/Airport]

Kissimmee/Orlando, FL  (2008: Dec 5-7; 2009: Jan 10–12, Feb 13–15, Dec 11-13)
[Hyatt Place Orlando/Convention Center; Hyatt Place Orlando/Universal]

Lancaster, PA  (2009: May 2-4, Aug 14-16)
[Hyatt Regency Philadelphia Penns Landing]

Las Vegas, NV (2008: Dec 6-8, 12-14; 2009: Jan 9–11, 23–25; Feb 6–8, Feb 27-Mar 1; Mar 20-22, Apr 3–5, 17–19; May 2-4, 8–9; Oct 9–11, 23–25; Nov 6-8)
[Hyatt Place Las Vegas]

Livermore, CA  (2009: Mar 13–15, Jun 6–8, Jul 24–26, Sep 18-20)   
[Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport; Hyatt Place Fremont/Silicon Valley; Summerfield Suites Pleasant Hill; Summerfield Suites Pleasanton]

Miami, FL  (2008:Dec 12-14; 2009: Feb 7-9, Dec 18-20)
[Hyatt Regency Miami; Hyatt Place Miami Airport-West/Doral; Hyatt Place Ft. Lauderdale Airport-North; Hyatt Place Ft. Lauderdale/Plantation]

Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN  (2009: Jul 25-27)
[Hyatt Regency Minneapolis; Hyatt Place Minneapolis Airport-South; Hyatt Place Minneapolis/Eden Prairie]

Monterey, CA (2009: Mar 7–9, Jun 12–14, Jul 18-20)
[Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport; Hyatt Place Fremont/Silicon Valley; Summerfield Suites Pleasant Hill; Summerfield Suites Pleasanton; Summerfield Suites Belmont/Redwood Shores]

Long Island, NY  (2009: Jun 5–7, Sept 12-14)
[Hyatt Regency Long Island at Wind Watch Golf Club]

New York/New Jersey  (2009: May 16–18, Aug 28-30)          
[Hyatt Regency Long Island at Wind Watch Golf Club; Summerfield Suites Westchester/White Plains; Summerfield Suites Bridgewater-NJ]

Norfolk/Virginia Beach, VA (2009: Apr 24-26, Nov 20-22)
[Hyatt Place Richmond-West/Innsbrook; Hyatt Place Richmond/Arboretum; Hyatt Place Richmond/Chester]

Pittsburgh, PA  (2009: Jun 19-21)
[Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh International Airport; Hyatt Place Pittsburgh Airport; Hyatt Place Pittsburgh/Cranberry]

San Antonio, TX  (2009: Mar 27-29)
[Hyatt Place San Antonio-Northwest; Hyatt Place San Antonio Airport-South]

St. Louis, MO  (2009: Oct 16-18)
[Hyatt Regency St. Louis]

Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL  (2009: Jan 23-25)
[Hyatt Regency Tampa; Hyatt Place Tampa Airport/Westshore; Hyatt Place Tampa/Busch Gardens; Hyatt Place Lakeland]

Winston-Salem, NC (2009: Apr 18-20, Nov 14-16)
[Hyatt Place Greensboro]