The UAE’s aviation adventurers will soon have more options to fulfill their aspirations and passions. In the first quarter of 2022, Actionflight Aviation, an aviation adventure tourism company, will offer hot air balloon, skydiving, and aerobatic flight experiences to aviation enthusiasts. The company has teamed up with Ras Al Khaimah International Airport to set up a base for the adventures’ operations. “At first, we’ll be giving a passenger aerobatic ride in one of the world’s most high-performance aerobatic aircraft, with a pilot and a passenger because these are really high-performance aerobatic airplanes.” It’ll be a very, very interesting trip because aerobatic planes are quite powerful and capable,” said Wayne Jack, Actionflight Aviation’s COO and director of flight operations.
An aerobatic flight from Ras Al Khaimah International Airport will take about 20 minutes to complete. Furthermore, for the first time, hot air balloon rides will be offered in Ras Al Khaimah, with a one-hour trip duration. “Passengers would be picked up early in the morning for a hot air balloon ride because balloon flights normally take off in the morning when the weather is pleasant and calm, and the flight will take around an hour to complete.” They’ll return to the Tower Links Golf Club’s base for a gourmet breakfast once they’ve landed,” Jack told Khaleej Times in a recent interview. The drop zone for the skydiving is in the airspace above the Tower Links Golf Club. “The difference between our drop zone and others is that we have beautiful views of the mountains, mangroves on the coast, green manicured golf club and a lot of lovely wildlife.” Due to the availability of airspace, we have a 15,000-foot view right across the Straits of Hormuz, which is something unique to have,” he noted.