"What an incredible flight"

What an incredible flight, I am still a little speechless. Thank you Barry for all the victory rolls and for how attuned you are at creating space for your passenger. I didn’t know if I would sob for the entire flight, or want to ask a thousand questions. You left space for for me to be however I wanted. It was absolutely perfect. I appreciated the call to suggest I came a day early because of the weather. The ground facilities are lovely an evocative of the era, I only wish my guests could have joined us a day early - but you were spot on about the weather. All the staff were fabulous, friendly and informative. I really enjoyed seeing the pristine workshop and the level of dedication devoted to the aircraft. Might have to do it again...

"Fly A Spitfire (MJ627 Spitfire)"

On the 24th August 2024 my four friends and I had the pleasure of the "Fly A Spitfire" Experience. Well, I flew in the Spitfire and my four friends flew in the chaser plane beside it taking picture and videos with the many backgrounds of outstanding natural beauty in the forms of Newhaven Harbour, Seaford Head and town, The Cuckmere Valley and it's Oxbow Lakes, Splash Point, Hope Gap, The Seven Sisters Cliffs, Belle Tout and Beachy Head Lighthouses, Birling Gap and Beachy Head Cliffs to name, but a few of the wonderful sights and not necessarily in that order.

The experience was amazing as were everyone involved from Commander Barrie of the MJ627 Spitfire, the pilot of the chaser plane, sorry I didn't get your name, all of the ground crew and all of the customer liaison team in the office. Everyone was so professional and made the experience for us all a magical one indeed. I apologies for taking so long to write this review.

I would recommend that anyone thinking about doing it or how lovely it looks from the ground, should actually go and do it from the air as for me it was well worth every penny. This was done for my "Bucket List" and was made even more special for me when Commander Barrie asked me about the significance of the "Fly A Spitfire" Experience was for me. Which I told him was to fly over my old beloved stomping ground and where I went to my favourite school back in the days was called East Quinton School as an eight-year-old and knowing a lot of the WWII history of the area. With that he said: "Then we will make it an extra special experience for you." Not only did we fly over all of the mentioned areas, plus others, we did "7 Victory Rolls" and flying to and from the South Coast I was given a number of opportunities to take control and actually fly the MJ627 Spitfire. I actually plan to do it again one day.

Thank you to everyone involved in the "Fly A Spitfire" Experience, you have made my year!

"Superb experience"

Superb experience - Friendly staff - Great flight and pictures afterwards plus a tour of the museum / restoration area. A memorable day that left all my family smiling - I would recommend the chase plane option as this gave additional family guests the chance to experience the flight and also take some fantastic pictures which again add another dimension to the go - pro footage.

"Had a long wait due to weather…"

Had a long wait due to weather conditions. When we finally got airborne the experience proved to be everything it promised.
Obviously not cheap and most people going up were celebrating some life milestone.
Would highly recommend this experience,

"A Spitfire flight from Blackpool"

To fly in a Spitfire was a dream come true. To be able to do it from a local airport even better. The “Fly a Spitfire” team were great, the aircraft, pilot and flight brilliant. Waiting on the ground members of my family were duly entertained and informed and photo’s taken on my return. A memorable experience for all. Many thanks.

"What an absolutely awesome experience"

What an absolutely awesome experience.
This was an experience I never thought would come true.
My wife, son and daughter had planned this as a surprise for me 60th for 2 years, how they kept it a secret I have no idea.
From the moment we arrived we were made to feel very welcome.
All the ground staff and my pilot Jon Cooke were so friendly but at the same time very professional.
My son,daughter and grandson went up 1st in the chase plane and were able to get some fabulous pictures and videos when we caught them in Spitfire MJ627.
We then headed to Leeds castle and enroute I was able to take control and actually fly the plane.
On the way back Jon performed a victory roll to make the experience complete.
Once back on the ground we were given a tour of the museum and workshop.
If you ever get the chance to have this experience don’t think twice.

"Another great Warbird flight with Fly a…"

Another great Warbird flight with Fly a Spitfire. As always everyone was friendly and helpful and worked hard to make the whole experience great. My pilot this time was Isobel Rutland, who gave an excellent briefing pre-flight and piloted 'Sharkie' (Spitfire TE308) superbly.

"A truly outstanding memorable experience."

I would like to thank the Fly A Spitfire team at Biggin Hill for a wonderful flight. The organisation and helpfulness of the staff was outstanding from start to finish. The flight exceeded all expectations, as did the Pilot Richard Verrall who answered my many questions, gave an excellent pre-flight briefing and was very informative throughout the whole flight. The opportunity to take the controls of a spitfire and experience barrel rolls is a lifelong dream fulfilled. The Heritage Hanger tour with Del was again superb and all my many questions were answered in a tour where I learnt a great deal. I would highly recommend this experience. Thank you to all the staff at Fly A Spitfire at Biggin Hill, a truly outstanding memorable experience.

"The most wonderful experience 5 star all the way "

We had the most wonderful day with you. My husband had the most amazing experience flying in a spitfire with Richard at the controls. The family in the chaser plane also felt part of the experience and I would strongly recommend this as an add on as it really enhanced the whole experience. The staff were so helpful , engaging and professional throughout and couldn’t have been more pleasant and encouraging. What a wonderful day out .. one to remember for a long time. Thank you

"A Life Time Experience"

Just had a fantastic experience flying in a Spitfire from Biggin Hill. All the team were great and made sure you were at ease to ensure you enjoyed this once in a lifetime experience.
You even get an opportunity to fly the plane as well.