CQ Adventure Flights is Airlie Beach’s fastest and most exciting tour operator.
With so many brilliant things to do in the Whitsundays, CQ Adventure Flights is unlike anything else on offer.
Operating a Yak52, a Soviet Air Force Training aeroplane built in 1990, they take tourists across every demographic on the Flight Of Their Life!
The Yakovlev Yak52 is a Soviet primary trainer aircraft which first flew in 1976.
At 998 kg empty weight, the Yak52 is responsive and very capable as an aerobatic aircraft. Yet it is also easy to fly and land. It has been used in international aerobatic competition up to the Advanced level. It is stressed to +7 and –5 Gs, rolls (to the right) at 180 degrees/second and is capable of every manoeuvre in the Aresti catalog.
The Yak-52, like most Soviet military aircraft, was designed to operate in rugged environments with minimal maintenance. One of its key features, unusual in western aircraft, is its extensive pneumatic system.
Engine starting, landing gear, flaps, and wheel brakes are all pneumatically actuated. Spherical storage bottles for air, replenished by an engine driven compressor, are situated behind the rear cockpit and contents displayed on the instrument panels.
Additionally both main and reserve bottles can be charged from a port on the ground with compressed air, usually from a Scuba type air bottle.
The ground steering/braking arrangement, especially, takes some adjustment for flyers accustomed to hydraulics, because the aircraft uses differential braking controlled by rudder pedals and a hand operated lever on the control stick.
Because the aeroplane only seats a Pilot and Instructor/Passenger the flights are fully catered to the passengers wants, without having to share their experience with anybody else.
The performance characteristics means that it is easy to give the passenger a gentle cruise with stunning views, or a mental aerobatic session, of an intensity that they choose.
With 3 different experiences on offer, CQ Adventure Flights has a flight for everybody!
Have a crack in the Yak – $250
A not-so-basic introduction to the world of aerobatics, with a 3-4min aerobatic routine over water in front of stunning Airlie Beach
Climb up, strap in and take off, as we rocket to altitude and put the aeroplane through its paces in a way that has been described as “performing ballet with a dump truck”
Will you yell меньше!
Or больше!
(We’ll tell you the difference)
Double or Nothing $350
Double the aerobatics, Double the fun!
Half n’ Half $350
Half Scenic, Half Aerobatic
Take a tour around some of the Whitsunday islands, as we track around the Molle Group of islands, including Daydream Island and showcase the flying characteristics of the aeroplane, to show you how stable and fun it is.
And then, as we make our way back towards Airlie Beach, we climb up and perform our adrenaline pumping aerobatics over the water in front of the town before we come back and land.
The perfect ride for the passenger who wants to get a feel for the aerodynamic sensations, before we throw you upside down into it!
Beach and Screech – $650
Take to the skies over World Famous Whitehaven Beach!
Combining the majestic views of Australia’s Most Photographed Beach, with the adrenaline rush of our Mental Aerobatic Flight, this mission will literally turn your world upside down!
Your highly skilled pilot will show you the true meaning of flying, in a dance, 4000’ above the iconic Hill Inlet, before returning to Airlie Beach for the most adrenaline pumping ride you can experience in the Whitsundays.
This 30 minute aerobatic mission is the ultimate Warbird Experience!
This Aircraft is operated under CASR Part 132, and is designed for special operations.
The design, manufacture and airworthiness of this aircraft is not required to meet the same safety standards as a normal commercial passenger flight
Passengers fly in this aircraft at their own risk
Passengers set the intensity of their aerobatic experience to their comfort level
Because the aeroplane only seats a Pilot and Instructor/Passenger the flights are fully catered to the passengers wants, without having to share their experience with anybody else.
From a Gentle Cruise with Stunning Views, to a Mental Aerobatic Session – YOU choose!
CQ Adventure Flights has a Flight For Everybody! Book yours now!
It’ll be the most fun you’ll have in Airlie Beach with clothes on!
