Booked a helicopter ride for my boyfriends birthday. So disappointed. An hour late and the…read moreexperience lasted under 5 mins. "Bubbly" included was given after and told they don't have a license so to take mini bottle home. Everything was really rushed with loads of people waiting and there was no information given while in the helicopter about places we were flying over...like it was advertised to give. When I complained to them I got a snooty unhelpful response from a guy called "Dom".

At £200 per person you really need to love helicopter rides to find this worth while. Luckily my bf…read morereceived this as a work perk but we still had to pay £30 each to sit at the front to experience the panoramic views (worth it), AND they were charging £10 per picture taken of us. It's advertised as a 30min plane ride around London but you only pass through central London once following along the Thames. This means you spend 28mins looking at residential houses and the countryside and 2 minutes quickly passing through the landmark sights of London which is all I really care about ha. The helicopter carries a max 6 passengers. 2 seats at the front and 4 at the back. If you get stuck at the middle 2 seats at the back your view is very restricted. The window seats at the back mean that you can only see on side of London. If you've already spent £200 it's worth paying the extra £30 to secure the best views at the front. If we paid full price I would have been disappointed but I understand that helicopters are crazy expensive (I think ours was £3 mil!!!) so that's the standard rate.

What an amazing experience. We were a bit nervous due to the price and not really knowing what to…read moreexpect but the flight simulator experience was so worth it. Booking online is very easy and any inquiries are responded to quickly as well. We arrived a tad early but our pilot/instructor had no problem starting upon arrival and providing us a nice tour of all of the simulators they have on site. Each simulator is approximately 10,000 GBP and they have 15 at this location for the various Boeing and Airbus models. Unfortunately the A380 and 787 are not at this location. Public use of the flight simulators did not open to the public until three years ago. On to the actual flying... The simulators have hydraulics so it really as if you are taking off, landing, or just flying through the air. Our instructor Stuart Slater explained every detail of the plane and walked through all of the knobs and switches of the control panel...and there are a lot! He then proceeded to step by step walk through how to steer the plane and how to complete a take-off and landing. You could tell that he really loved his job and loved flying! The planes have various airports loaded in them and so we tried out NY JFK as well as LHR. We got to fly ridiculously low and see all of the computer generated images of the cities. The images are very realistic and even show moving traffic on the appropriate side of the road respective to each country. Great once in a lifetime experience and worth the price.

Had a 747 flight simulator experience with the most excellent Stuart Slater. The ultimate buzz -…read moreloved every minute of it!

Booked a lesson for my aviation enthusiast boyfriend with Flight Training London based at Elstree…read moreAirfield. I was surprised at how much you were allowed to take control of on your first lesson. My boyfriend was able to take off, fly and land the plane with just instructions from our instructor. He has had quite a lot of experience with simulators though. The best bit was that I was allowed to tag along for free at the back of the 4 seater plane! Much better than watching from the ground. The school itself has a real sense of community with everyone we passed saying hello, waving and making chit chat. I believe they also have a social club which is nice.

I can not recommend Boultbee highly enough. I spent a considerable amount of money to fly in a…read moreSpitfire for my 50th birthday. Their customer service is amazing, and after switching to Duxford because of a maintenance issue, they continued to provide a wonderful day out for me and my family. If you want to fly this iconic airplane, then definitely go these guys without a shadow of a doubt.

From the owner: We are the world's only training school for Spitfire pilots! But you don't need to be a pilot to…read morefly with us, we offer anyone the chance to fly in Britain's most iconic aircraft, with flight experiences in our two-seat Spitfire TR9.

Prices starting from £45 for a 5 minute flight makes this an experience that will set you back a…read morefew bob. It is an experience but for anything over 15 minutes costing a cool £100 quid means that maybe you should think of something else. However, to run these things is well expensive so there are no other companies that do this in Brighton. A great way of making an entrance or a good way to pop the question, their idea!

From the owner: - Helicopter Pleasure Flights - Helicopter Lunches &…read moreAfternoon Teas - Helicopter Charters - Trial Lessons & Flight Tuition

Went for a trial flight with Dave and it was amazing.He was so calm that it allayed my worries and…read moreI really enjoyed the experience.Great treat for anyone young or old.