| Tiger Moth Flying Experiences | |
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Chocks away! You're about to take a flight in a genuine de Havilland Tiger Moth, the quintessential English bi-plane. You'll experience open cockpit flying and relive the golden era of aviation when flying was all about adventure, freedom and fun. All flights are flown as a trial flying lesson with a qualified flying instructor as your pilot who will give you the opportunity to take control of this beautiful aircraft.
“…I had the most exhilarating experience of my life in your Tiger
Moth at Sywell. If I won the lottery I would take flying lessons.
Chris (pilot) made it seem so easy.” Teresa, Leicester | |
| The Experience | |
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You will receive a briefing before your flight during which time
experience is ascertained and the flight tailored to suit. You will
be loaned a helmet, headset and leather flying jacket to make your
flight comfortable. When airborne, your instructor will invite you
to handle the controls of the Tiger Moth if desired and experience
the thrill of flying one of these beautiful vintage flying machines.
A Tiger Moth Trial Lesson Flight Certificate will be awarded
afterwards with photo opportunities for guest | |
| The Aircraft | |
| The de Havilland Tiger Moth dates back to the golden age of flying - the 1930s. The Royal Air Force (RAF) used the Tiger Moth as a training aircraft from 1932 until 1951 and was used to train almost all of their pilots during World War Two including those who went on to fly Spitfires and Hurricanes. The power unit was the widely used Gypsy Major engine supplied with fuel from the 19 gallon tank in the centre of the upper wing. These machines combined considerable agility in the air with a maximum spees of over 100mph. Although initially used for training, in 1940 a number were fitter with bomb racks for anti-submarine operations; some were used for pohotgraphic reconnaissance, with a few converted for use as air ambulances in Burma. After the war, many ex-RAF aircraft became civilian trainers, while others were used for crop spraying and even air racing. Although over 4,200 Tiger Moths were originally produced in Britain, today few people have the opportunity to go back to the nostalgic days of flying in one of this country's most famous aircraft. | |
| The Delta Aviation Tiger Moths you will fly in have been renovated mechanically and structureally to pristing flying condition to conform to the public transport airworthiness requirements of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). | |
| When you put on the leather flying jacket and helment and fly high above the bustle of modern life it is easy to imagine it is 1934 again |
