A Decade Later, Another Dream Flight

In 1999, Simon Wells traveled to Cape Town, South Africa to fly to the edge of space in the English Electric Lightning. He is quoted in an article about our Cape Town Jets that appeared in the May 2000 issue of Air & Space Magazine. (We love the internet. You can read the decade-old article online with just a click of your mouse.)

Fast forward to 2009. Almost 10 years to the day later, Simon will be in Russia, flying to the edge of space in the MiG-29.

We hope you learn two things from this story. The first, is that we've been around a really long time. That means we have lots of experience arranging flying adventures. The second is that people who fly with us have such a great time, they want to fly again.

But whatever you do, please don't get the idea you should wait 10 years between incredible adventures. We offer flying adventures in 28 different aircraft, shark dives in four countries, driving adventures, military programs and more. If you wait too long between adventures, you might not have time to experience them all.

New Space Training Adventure Earns "The Greg Claxton Seal of Approval"

Earlier this month, IA Director of Sales Greg Claxton visited the Aurora Aerospace Center in St Petersburg, Florida to personally "test" our newest space training adventure. He experienced zero-gravity in the Rockwell Commander, tested his endurance in the "space ball" and took a tour of the flight simulator command central. (Greg has already flown an L-39 in Russia, so he skipped the optional g-force training in the L-39.)

A complete, two-day space training adventure, including both a zero-gravity flight and an L-39 flight, hypoxia training and simulator time is $8000. The training segments can also be purchased separately with pricing starting at $2500.

Aurora Aerospace Center is located at St Petersburg / Clearwater International Airport, just a short drive from Tampa, Florida and less than two hours from Orlando. For more information, visit our website or email us today.

Make The Ultimate Aerial Action Flick

Imagine actor friends George Clooney and Brad Pitt starring as ace fighter pilots in a modern-day version of the classic movie "Top Gun". They each strap into high-performance fighter jets behind top Hollywood stunt pilots and take to the skies to engage in an aerial dogfight worthy of the big screen.

Now, imagine you're George Clooney and your best pal is Brad Pitt and you're the two making the movie. We can't make you into two of People Magazine's Sexiest Men, but we can help you make a movie in fighter jets.

Our friends at Mach 1 Aviation are professionals when it comes to making movies featuring top of the line fighters. For $15,000, you and a friend (or foe) can fly and film over the scenic California desert. The price includes three flights per person, in order to capture enough footage to be edited into a short production. (Additional flight time and production services are available for an additional fee.)

For more information, please give us a call or send us an email.

We Just Got Around to Counting

We know we're repeating ourselves, but we can't help but brag a little. You probably didn't realize that we offer flying adventures in 28 different types of aircraft. We ourselves didn't know until about a week ago when someone finally found the time to count.

To make it easy to "shop" for your favorite plane, our incredible webmaster Nancy has created a new website map that lists all of our flying programs in one place. The list separates the planes by "props" and "jets". Access the new list by clicking here.

First Firefighter Adventure Set for September

Get real training from real firefighters at a real firefighting academy. Enter a burning building. Rapel down a three-story building. Crawl through smoke-filled darkness. Fight live fires. Be one of the first to experience our new Firefighter for a Day Adventure in Orlando, Florida. The action happens Saturday, September 26 and the cost is $995. Read all about it on our website, then call to reserve your spot on the squad.

Email Problem Discovered

If you requested info and it hasn't arrived, please contact us again. We recently discovered a problem with our internet DSL service. It seems some of your emails weren't coming in and some of our emails weren't going out.  The sad thing is that we don't know who did and who didn't receive our emails.

A Lesson Learned the Hard Way

Unfortunately, in today's world, you can't just register the website address you want to use for your business. You must also register every conceivable version of your company name in order to keep some unscrupulous character from buying a version of it, posting an objectionable website and then trying to get you to pay them to take it down.

We know that stuff now and own a zillion domains as a result, but back in 1996 when we first registered www.incredible-adventures.com, we weren't that smart.

We didn't realize we'd never gone back and registered the ".net" version of our name until a competitor bought it and posted a website that looks enough like ours to confuse visitors into thinking they're our Russian office. (They even copied the little icons we use to show who in the office is logged on to Skype and available to chat.)

Sergey ignored a letter from our attorney, but he did tell us he'll take it down, IF we give him $5000. 

If you own a small business and have a website, please don't make the same mistake we did.  Registering extra domains is a whole lot cheaper than hiring a lawyer and filing a domain registration dispute.

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Skydive Everest - The Sequel

Last year, an international group of adventurers gathered in Nepal to become the first to Skydive Everest. This year, the adventure returns, under new management, but with most of the same great team that helped to make the inaugural event a success. A limited number of spots are still available for adventures beginning in late September and early October. An overview of the itinerary is as follows: Day 01. Arrive Kathmandu Day 02. Sightseeing and familiarization in Kathmandu Day 03. Fly to Lukla/ Trek to Phakding Day 04. Trek to Namche Day 05. Rest day in Namche Day 06. Trek to Thame Day 07. Rest day in Thame Day 08. Trek to Syangboche Day 09. Test Jump Day 10. Jump Day Day 11. Jump Day Day 12. Jump Day Day 13. Jump Day, fly to Kathmandu Day 14. Depart Kathmandu Based on today's currency exchange rates, the cost is $33,000 for tandem jumpers and $25,000 for highly experienced solo jumpers. Airfare to Nepal is not included. Visit our website to see video from last year's incredible high-altitude skydive in front of Everest. For more information on this year's adventure, call or email us today.

Tune in to Shark Week on DISCOVERY, Beginning Aug 2nd

Every year, TV's Discovery Channel devotes an entire week to shark programming. Some of the shows are well-done and serve to educate the public about sharks.  Others are not so well done and aim to make people afraid of sharks. You can find a list of scheduled programs, as well as some fun online "shark games" on the network's website. We might be prejudiced, but we think the best way to learn about sharks is not from your TV, but from a first-hand encounter with one of the ocean's most amazing predators. We're now booking one, two and five-day great white shark expeditions originating in California and one-day tiger shark adventures in Grand Bahama. (We can also send you shark diving with great whites in South Africa.) For more information, visit our website or contact our office shark expert, Jane. Note, no dive certification is necessary. Our programs are designed to allow both divers and non-divers the chance to cage dive with big sharks.

Formula Racing Comes to Florida

Canadians have been crossing the border to spend winters in Florida for generations. This year though, there will be a new group of "snowbirds" on the scene.  Promosport Canada is leasing track space at the European Rally & Performance Driving School in Starke, Florida and bringing open wheel formula racing to the sunshine state (The facility is near Gainesville and is the year-round home of our rally driving school and ATV course.) Packages start at $1295 and custom group or corporate packages are available. For more information, email or call 800-644-7382.

Adventures in Nepal

For years, we've offered a "Big Adrenaline Rush" adventure in Costa Rica, featuring white water rafting, canyoning, bungee jumping and more. Now, a somewhat similar program is available in Nepal, through our friends at Explore Himalaya. (Explore Himalaya is the company behind this year's Everest Skydive and was actively involved in planning the inaugural Everest Skydive last year.) Explore Himalaya's 11 day "Wet & Wild" Adventure includes kayaking, river rafting, bungee jumping, biking, a jungle safari at Chitwan National Park and more. The cost depends on the time of year booked, but averages around $2400 for a party of two ($1200 each). Trekking fans will love the 15 day "Everest Experience" that features stops in Lukla, Namche, Pangboche and Chumoa. Lots of options are available. Pricing depends on time of year and group size, but typically ranges from $2400 to $3600 for a group of two. If you'd like us to send you a sample itinerary, please let us know.

Hollywood Top Gun Pilots Team with Executive Producer of Survivor to Make Ace

Doug McCallie, an Executive Producer of the hit television show Survivor, is teaming up with our Hollywood Top Gun pilots to produce a new reality-based TV series called Ace. The show will take real people from all walks of life and put them through fighter pilot training. In order to bring real-life experience to the show, McCallie himself has started training in the L-39. Video of his training will be incorporated into the new series. For more information on our Hollywood Top Gun adventure, visit our website.

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Life is either an incredible adventure or nothing at all.