Romance in an L-39: A True Hollywood Top Gun Love Story

Wayne knew his girlfriend Robi had a life long dream to fly in a fighter jet, so he arranged a Hollywood Top Gun Dogfight Adventure for the two of them on her birthday. 

That's not all he arranged.

As the two flew 13,500 feet high before a backdrop of snow-capped mountains, Robi's pilot asked her to look for a piece of paper he thought was somewhere near her seat.  Just as she looked down and spotted the engagement ring Wayne had hidden in the jet, Robi's pilot gave the signal and Wayne proposed to her over the radio.

The world's first ever "fighter jet to fighter jet" marriage proposal was captured on video, of course. We think it's going to make a great movie the two will watch over and over.

If you'd like to make your own movie in an L-39, send us an email or give us a call. Pricing starts at $2950.

(Thanks to photographer Bruce Hershey for the great photos. See more of Bruce's pictures of Robi and Wayne here.)

Good-Bye Galina, Hello Lena

Those of you who have flown a MiG in Moscow should remember Galina well. After over a dozen years with our company and over a decade as General Manager of our Moscow office, Galina has decided to retire. She'll be moving to Canada to be near her son. We're going to be sad to see her leave, but we know she'll be leaving our Moscow office in good hands.  Those of you who know Galina and would like to send her a wish for a happy retirement can email her at galina@incredible-adventures.com.

If you fly a MiG in Russia with us this year, you'll meet our new General Manager, Lena.  Last season, Lena was in charge of taking IA customers to Vyazma Air Base to fly the L-39 and she's worked as a part-time guide for us for several years.  She's a graduate of Moscow Linguistic University and she completed training at the International Institute of Tourism and Management in Austria. We first met Lena while she was working for one of Moscow's top travel agencies. 

More Changes Planned in Moscow

We've learned that commercial airlines aren't always reliable. They can cancel flights, change schedules, have mechanical problems or experience weather delays.  (OK...so we were a little slow to catch on.)

That's why we're putting together new Moscow itineraries recommending customers go by train from Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod, where our MiG flights take place. Making it to your MiG flight on time is right up there with making it to your wedding on time and when it comes to schedule reliability, trains beat planes every time. Weather permitting, customers will continue to return to Moscow by plane.

It should be noted that all MiG itineraries include a disclaimer. We just can't control the weather. Fortunately, our Moscow staff is great at flipping things around and doing whatever is necessary to make sure you get the adventure of your dreams. 

ZERO-G Corp Awarded NASA Contract

When our US zero-gravity plane isn't flying customers like you weightless over Florida or Las Vegas, it will now be flying personnel and experiments for NASA out of NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston and Glenn Research Center in Cleveland.  NASA and ZERO-G Corp signed a renewable one-year contract earlier this month.

If you'd like to join a zero-g flight and experience the weightlessness of space, give us a call at 800-644-7382. You can find a list of upcoming flight dates on our website.

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Tim Taylor to Be Honored at Explorers Club Dinner

Our very own Tim Taylor will be awarded the Explorers Club's Citation of Merit at the organization's 104th Annual Dinner, taking place March 15 in New York. The Citation of Merit is awarded in recognition of an outstanding feat of exploration and/or service to the Club.  Previous winners include fellow ocean explorers Dr Sylvia Earle and Dr Robert Ballard.  The theme of this year's dinner is, appropriately enough, "Exploring Planet Ocean". When he's not discovering new coral reefs or leading Explorers Club Flag expeditions aboard his boat the RV Tiburon, Tim helps to oversee the operation of IA's great white shark adventures in San Francisco and tiger shark adventures in the Bahamas. You can read more about Tim Taylor and other members of our Incredible Adventures family here. For more information on the prestigious Explorers Club, visit their website: www.explorers.org

Skydive Everest - Things People Ask

Why can't I jump right onto Everest?  Because there is no suitable place to land. We'll get you as close as possible and the view of Everest on the way down will be incredible. What are the age restrictions? There aren't any, really.  Health is the main concern.  We have a 72-year-old signed up. How much hiking will we need to do? You should be prepared to hike about six miles a day at an altitude of over 9000 ft to get acclimatized to the environment. Is space still available? Yes.  If you'd like to book an incredible Everest Skydive adventure, email us today.

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