点评:This must rate as one of the best experiences of my life, and well worthy of infinite stars rather than just five. The Spitfire flight itself was just magic and with my incredible luck ( and a bit of tinkering from Aerial Collective) we were able to fly in formation with a Hurricane just to put the icing on a very sweet cake.
The whole experience was superb and the entire Aerial Collective staff went out of their way to look after us. The flight had to be reorganised a couple of times because of weather (it is December/January after all), but plenty of notice and alternatives were offered, and I could have stuck on the original day if that had been significant.
On the day of the flight we were warmly greeted at reception, expertly briefed and strapped in by Beth and brilliantly piloted by Jon. I even got to handle the controls for a while, and then Jon performed some aerobatics before landing back at Duxford.
My wife and brother-in-law were well looked after with coffee and cake in the viewing area/building and they both commented how superbly they were entertained by Beth during my flight.
I am writing this review 5 days after my flight, and I am still buzzing from it. The videos provided at the end of the flight immediately put me back in the Spitfire. Life at the moment is a permanent high.
Huge thanks to Jack McBride and the whole team at Aerial Collective for creating such a magical and never to be forgotten experience.
翻译:这绝对是我人生中最棒的体验之一,值得五星好评,而不是五星。乘坐喷火战斗机本身就是一种奇妙的体验,再加上我惊人的运气(以及Aerial Collective的巧妙安排),我们还能与飓风战斗机编队飞行,简直是锦上添花。
整个体验都非常棒,Aerial Collective的全体员工都尽心尽力地照顾我们。由于天气原因(毕竟是十二月/一月),飞行计划不得不改期几次,但他们提前通知并提供了很多替代方案,如果天气真的那么糟糕,我完全可以坚持原定的日期。
飞行当天,我们在接待处受到了热情的迎接,Beth为我们进行了专业的讲解并帮我们系好安全带,Jon则驾驶着飞机,技艺精湛。我甚至还亲自操控了一会儿,之后Jon还表演了一些特技飞行,最后才降落在达克斯福德机场。
我的妻子和姐夫在观景台/观景楼里享用了咖啡和蛋糕,受到了很好的照顾。他们都说,在我飞行期间,贝丝的讲解非常精彩,让他们玩得不亦乐乎。
我写这篇评论时距离飞行已经过去了5天,但我仍然兴奋不已。飞行结束后提供的视频让我仿佛又回到了驾驶喷火战斗机的那一刻。此刻,我的生活充满了无限的喜悦。
非常感谢杰克·麦克布莱德和Aerial Collective的全体成员,他们创造了如此神奇且令人难忘的体验。