“Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.”—Helen Keller
TakeWING’s FirstStep™ flight programs make unique gifts. We offer a secure, quick and easy simple checkout system here if you are in a hurry. A printable gift certificate (pdf) will be Emailed to you within 24 hours of your purchase. It will include a description of the gift and how to contact us to make an appointment.
The Private Pilot FirstStep™
From start, taxi, takeoff to landing this is a full two-hour program (one-hour aircraft time). Your flight is taken in one of our high-wing, 4-place Cessna Skyhawks.
Private Pilot FirstStep™ includes:
- Pre-flight ground session and hands-on aircraft preflight orientation.
- A guided explanation of how to start, taxi, and takeoff.
- Flying the airplane! While under the guidance of your instructor, you’ll hold the controls (yes, there are two sets of controls) and fly the airplane, while enjoying the view of our region's beautiful valleys, mountains, rivers, and farm lands.
Your experience doesn’t stop after landing!
Receive a sparkling cider reception after the flight, a complimentary issue of Flight Training magazine, a beautiful First Flight Certificate (suitable for framing), and a photo of you while flying in the air!
The Private Pilot Price: $250.00 Gift Certificate
When you purchase this gift certificate we will include a coupon good for 10% OFF the purchase of our Cessna Sport/Private Pilot Training System.
The Sport Pilot FirstStep™
From start, taxi, takeoff, to landing this is a full one-hour program (one-half hour of aircraft time). Your flight is taken in one of our high-wing, FAA certified 2-seat Light Sport Aircraft.
Sport Pilot FirstStep™ includes:
- Pre-flight ground session and hands-on aircraft preflight orientation.
- A guided explanation of how to start, taxi, and takeoff.
- Flying the airplane! — While under the guidance of your instructor, you’ll hold the controls (yes, there are two sets of controls) and fly the airplane, while enjoying the view from 3000 feet of our region's beautiful valleys, mountains, rivers, and farm lands.
Your experience doesn’t stop after landing!
Receive a sparkling cider reception after the flight, a complimentary issue of Sport Pilot magazine, a beautiful First Flight Certificate, suitable for framing, and a photo of you while flying in the air!
The Sport Pilot Price: $175.00 Gift Certificate
When you purchase this gift certificate we will include a coupon good for 10% OFF the purchase of our Cessna Sport/Private Pilot Training System.
KidFLIGHT™
(A FirstStep™ flight tailored especially for young people ages 7 to 13).
Give the gift they will never forget — a flying and learning adventure we’ve designed just for kids. TakeWING's KidFLIGHT™ is exactly what young minds dream of — a FUN, hands-on, flight that engages our young pilots’ minds, encourages them to dream BIG, and fills them with a new self-confidence. (Up to two additional kids or one adult may ride along for the same price).
From start, taxi, takeoff, to landing this is a full one-hour program (one-half hour of aircraft time).
This flight is taken in one of our high-wing, 4-place, Cessna Skyhawks
KidFLIGHT™ includes:
- A kid-oriented, hands-on aircraft preflight educational lesson. They’ll learn about the aviation alphabet, why runways have numbers, and how wings create lift too! Guided by an experienced flight instructor, our young guest will learn how an airplane is started, get to actually taxi (drive it on the ground), and share in the other pre-takeoff pilot duties.
- Flying the airplane! While under the guidance of the instructor, she/he holds the controls (all of our aircraft have two sets of controls) and flies the airplane. And, we throw in a little geography lesson too!
- Pictures? You bet! We take digital pictures while she/he is flying and the experience doesn’t stop after landing!
- We return for a sparkling cider reception and presentation of their first KidFlight™ pilot license, First Flight Certificate, (suitable for framing), and first pilot logbook!
KidFLIGHT™ $175.00. Up to two additional kids or one adult may ride along for the same price — but only one gets to sit up front and fly! Please contact us if you have any questions.