A unique opportunity to take a step back in time. Experience what it was like flying during the 1930′s and 1940′s; the classic age of flight. Kitted out with your flight suit, leather flying helmet and goggles your pilot will take you on an adventure that will be long remembered.

Unlike any other aircraft, the open cockpit allows a view that is breathtaking.

For the more adventurous, there is also the option of aerobatic flight as well. You have not lived until you have experienced the thrill of aerobatics in an open cockpit aircraft. This will be an adventure that will be long remembered.

The standard routine starts with some gentle wing overs, followed by a loop, a barrel roll, then finished off with a two turn spin. This routine is ideal as it is gentle enough not to make people sick, but is exciting enough to get the adrenalin flowing. If you would like to do something different then feel free to ask when you book. You can organise anything from mild to wild.

If this is your first aerobatic experience then the Tiger Moth is one of the best aircraft around to introduce you to aerobatic flight. The manoeuvres are smooth, gentle and comfortable.

Some tour operators will have access to a second Tiger Moth which enables them to offer you a chance to fly side by side with a friend. Flying together in formation is not only exciting; it makes for a great photo opportunity.

Generally, formation flights cost no extra, simply request that your flights be flown in formation when booking. The only requirement is that you must have two people to fly!

The Tiger Moth was used by many air forces throughout the world as the primary ab-initio trainer from around the time of world war two to many years after. In fact ask any RAAF pilot who joined up around this time and they will tell many a story of the humble Tiger.

The DeHavilland Tiger Moth has been continually in service since the 1930′s and is still going strong today. During the fifties, the RAAF started to replace the Tigers with the Winjeel. Many surplus Tigers were sold and used for just about anything imaginable including agricultural work and civilian flight training. Over time the Tigers were gradually retired tending to sit in the back of hangers, gathering dust.

The seventies and eighties saw the birth of the old aeroplane movement in Australia and the old Tigers took on yet another role. Tigers started to become popular with enthusiasts who began to seek them out in hangers and barns to restore them to flying status and their former glory. The Tigers started to be flown by pilots who wanted to experience the thrill of a time gone by. Joy flight operators soon caught on to the charm of the Tiger with many operators using them to offer the public the same chance to experience that golden age of flight.

Today we have around two hundred Tigers still on the register in this part of the world, a testament to the types popularity and charm. Thankfully we can expect the humble Tiger to be around for many years to come.