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Old Aug 23, 2007 | 09:34 AM
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Whilst we're on the subject of experience days. I'd like to book something up for my 21st birthday. What I would like is a flight in a proper Jet, ex military, none of this watered down crap.

I once found a site that offered a flight in an Aggressor in Las Vegas but to be honest the site looked proper pony and the thought of losing £2500 to some monkey on the net wasn't on the cards.

So does anyone else know some sites like that? Failing that I've seen flights with the RAF, I guess that is for VIP's or something?

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Old Aug 23, 2007 | 09:52 AM
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i hope you got alot of money
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Old Aug 23, 2007 | 10:41 AM
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http://experiences.us.lastminute.com...hp?giftId=2034

Some thing like that?

Seems expensive for a 15 minute ride!! plus youd have to get to miami aswell and hotels etc. so would be cheap!!

What about some sort of formula one experience?
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Old Aug 23, 2007 | 10:44 AM
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USSR is THE place to go, you will even get to FLY IT YOURSELF!!
Cheaper than the US as well.
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Old Aug 23, 2007 | 10:45 AM
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Was going to say the same as Tabetha - if you do a search on the net, there are quite a few co's that offer such expiriences!
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Old Aug 24, 2007 | 07:24 AM
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Theres a place at Kemble in Glos that does this kind of thing, think they have a JP, Knat etc.

Always fancied a high altitude trip myself, 60-80,000ft, they do them in South Africa in Mig 31s.



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Old Aug 24, 2007 | 07:28 AM
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Originally Posted by PhilM
Always fancied a high altitude trip myself, 60-80,000ft
Oh yeah - count me in too nearest I'd get to space and it's one of my ambitions to look back at the earth from space........how cool would that be
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Old Aug 24, 2007 | 08:03 AM
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http://www.flymig.com/packages/

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Old Aug 24, 2007 | 11:16 AM
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Was going to do this one a few years ago but I lost my job. If you go to Russia you will have to be careful due to are current political standing!

http://www.daystoamaze.co.uk/pages/product658.tpl
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Old Aug 24, 2007 | 12:56 PM
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This is what you want.

http://www.thundercity.com/
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Old Aug 24, 2007 | 02:10 PM
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how much would these things cost for one flight/ride or whatever they are called
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Old Aug 24, 2007 | 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by nitelife
how much would these things cost for one flight/ride or whatever they are called
$1200 for 15mins http://experiences.us.lastminute.com...hp?giftId=2034

$1800 for 30mins http://experiences.us.lastminute.com...hp?giftId=2035

both in miami...

if i had the money it would be a flight in a mig25 on the edge of space
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Old Aug 24, 2007 | 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Matt J
Get yourself to SA and thunder city, lightnings
As above though I dont think it will be cheap,
http://www.incredible-adventures.com/capetown2.html

$ 17,175

if you really want a flight to remember i deffo agree with a lightning...
you will not find a more exciting aircraft to be in ...

rate of climb is awesome.. down the runway and then basically straight up..
still remember my flight years ago in one .. flat out over the north sea with no reference points seems slow untill you see land again

wish i had a few million spare .. would be in south africa myself
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