"Gift" flights
Help !
As usual we've left it too late, but appreciate help from anyone in the know. A Pprune search was fruitless, and is this a question or a wannabe topic...?
For my nephew's 18th birthday we'd like to get him one of these "gift flights" where a non-pilot gets to go up in a light aircraft, do a circuit or short scenic tour, perhaps have a feel of the controls, then down again.
We need an airfield/port in the vicinity of Portsmouth (Hants, UK) say up to an hour away by car.
Internet searches for this type of thing yield lots of results, but clearly this isn't something to be undertaken lightly or on the cheap. Grateful for any suggestions and experiences of this type of thing. Not looking for the dearest price tag, but neither the cheapest. A good all round "deal" with a good reputation.
At the same time a brief poll of sorts : Powered flight or gliding for the treat? I know I'd prefer a glide...but at 18 do they want engines...?
Thanks muchly for any suggestions!