Travelogue: Angeles City Flying Club

Surprise! Today, we are going to fly!

Rain has been pouring hard for the past few days, but God is good, and on the day I set to surprise my boyfriend, it was pretty sunny. His childhood dream was to become a pilot, so I got us a reservation for two at Angeles City Flying Club (ACFC).

ACFC is a flying club, which happens to be a flying school too. It promotes ultralight flying in the country. The place is a bit far from the city proper but worry not if you don’t have a car because they have a shuttle that can pick you up at KFC Dau. Just inform the contact person ahead of time. Hence, commuting is actually a good alternative.

Our day started early. I reserved us a 10:30 AM “flight.” My boyfriend, Neil, and I met at 5 o’clock in the morning. We took a Five Star bus heading to Dau. After an hour and a half of travel, we were already at Dau Bus Terminal. We were still able to have breakfast while waiting for the shuttle. At exactly 7 AM, a white L300 van with the ACFC logo fetched us. It took us 30 minutes before we finally reached our destination. Excitement kicked in when we saw a plane taxiing the grassy runway. 

This was just parked here. I guess it was really for photo ops. LOL!

We availed of the 10-minute Ultralight Introductory Flight which cost us 1,848 PhP per person. Only two are allowed in the plane – the pilot and yourself – so the others have to wait for their turn. Hence, no tandem flying with boyfie. *sad face*

What a great view! Hello, Pampanga, we are 500 ft. above you!

Hoorawr! (That's like hooray with a rawr! LOL)

During the course of my flight, I was lucky enough to experience being covered with clouds – yes, in an open cockpit plane – it was really cool. I don't care if I looked stupid (which was captured on video, by the way), while I was trying to hold the clouds that basically felt like fog. Haha! (No judging, please. I bet you’d do the same. LOL!) After a few minutes of cruising 500 ft. above the ground, the pilot, Capt. Max Guevarra, taught me how to maneuver the plane. Then, he let me put my feet on the pedals and hold the controller. I felt like a real lady pilot!

But first, here's Neil on the controller!

Then, meee! Don't worry Capt. Guevarra, I got this!

The Introductory Flight fee also comes with a one day membership at their club which gives you the opportunity to use their pool and cottages. On our part though, we didn’t avail of that, and left the place past 10 AM. They just radioed the guard to get a tricycle that will bring us to the place where the jeepneys heading back to Dau Bus Terminal pass. From there, we rode a bus back to Manila.

If you’re curious and you want to try this fun activity, you can check their website for more information.

Website: http://angelesflying.com/

Contact numbers: (+63) 916 456 8588/ (+63) 918 920 3039

Address: Woodland Airpark Talimundok, Sta. Maria Magalang, Pampanga Philippines
Opens daily (except Wednesdays) between 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Member's Trial Introductory Flights:
10 minutes - 1,484 PhP
20 minutes - 3,684 PhP
30 minutes - 4,469 PhP
45 minutes - 6,552 PhP
60 minutes - 7,392 PhP

The happy couple!

Thanks for dropping by! What other fun/ extreme activities are good to try? Any suggestions? We would love experience them, too!