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Barnstorming Adventures


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #187 of 274 attractions in San Diego
Traveler Description: Airplane adventures.
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Attraction type: Tour, Other, Educational site
Activities: Group tours/air tour, Whale watching
Address: 3750 John J. Montgomery Drive
Suite D San Diego, CA 92123
Tel: 800-759-5667
Fax: 619-334-8440

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5 of 5 stars
dodge5   8 contributions
Livingston, United Kingdom
Nov 16, 2009

Just back from San Diego where we went on the Bi Plane, an absolutely fantastic flight. The wife wasn't too keen on the idea as she doesn't like fairground rides etc but this was as smooth as silk. Pilot gave us a fantastic commentary, would recommend to anyone. more

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1 of 5 stars
Cinbel   1 contribution
Carlsbad, CA
Jun 4, 2008
2
people found this review helpful

I bought my husband for his 67th birthday a bi-plane ride at the cost of over $500.00. in November of 2007. After many months of waiting for better weather, we looked at the ticket and saw it had expired 2 weeks ago. I called the company to inquire and Bonnie "one of the owners" who needs to learn, in an... more

Management response from
Biplanerides, Owner

This customer paid the extension fee for the expired ticket, and the ride was given on 7/8/08. We do have time limits on tickets. It is best to contact us before a ticket expires if there is an issue that prevents use of a ticket before the expiration date. We always work with customers to make sure everyone has a...

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5 of 5 stars
ChristyM113   25 contributions
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
May 13, 2008
1
person found this review helpful

A 40 minute flight in a 1920's bi-plane was my anniversary surprise for my husband, and it was the biggest hoot! Our pilot, Eric, pointed out places of interest from a perspective we never imagined, and even gave us some anti-gravity thrills. Seeing the Pacific and the coast from on-high was just plain cool. more

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5 of 5 stars
Hairloos30   19 contributions
UK
Nov 1, 2006
3
people found this review helpful

my wife and I took a 1 hour flight La Jolla Coaster flight early October and had a great time. Get the gripe out of the way first - getting through to them on the phone is difficult even on the morning of the flight to check the weather. When we arrived at the airfield it became clearer as to... more

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5 of 5 stars
JellyBeanCounter   1 contribution
Riverside CA
Apr 10, 2006
1
person found this review helpful

I brought my boys out last Saturday for Discovery flights with Brandon and Dave, aka GED and Hobbs :) They had a great time. It was one of the few days that week with no clouds or rain so they said the views were great. Thank you especially for the hands on stick time. My youngest has a dream of... more

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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Lakewood, CA
Oct 28, 2005

Tom I just got home from a flight with Vintage Vic and want to tell you how much I enjoyed the trip. I hadn't been at the controls for twenty years and it felt SOOO GOOD! Vick allowed me to do some flying and then showed me a coup[le of maneuvers that I didn't have the courage to try myself.... more

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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Redondo Beach, CA
Oct 17, 2005
2
people found this review helpful

I was a fighter pilot geek growing up, and devoured everything I could get my hands on that talked about aerial combat. But no amount of book reading or looking at tape diagrams can prepare you for the thrill of the Top Dog Air Combat flight. The crew were professional, courteous, engaging and funny. But the kicker was that they... more

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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Poway, California
Oct 5, 2005
1
person found this review helpful

Hi Gang! I just can't put into words how wonderful my flight was with Vic in the SNJ, but I will try. The first thing was thinking of the brave pilots who fought in WW II and who may have actually trained in the very same aircraft I was riding in. So much history. This was especially poignant as I... more

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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Salt Lake City
Jul 11, 2005
2
people found this review helpful

Just this past weekend, myself and three friends were fortunate enough to get to go up and have aerial dog fights- just like what you see on Top Gun. We flew over the San Diego/Carlsbad coast in Varga VG-21s. Brandon and Chuck were great pilots and instructors and allow a lot of room for you to "play" and "dogfight". We... more

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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Detroit, Michigan
Jun 18, 2005
1
person found this review helpful

Something I thought I would never do - go up in a biplane with my husband over the Pacific Ocean and clearly see a 'mommy' whale swimming with her baby down below in the blue water. The people at this company make it so much fun, it was such a glorious experience, one that I will treasure my whole life... more

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Barnstorming Adventures Address

3750 John J. Montgomery Drive, Suite D, San Diego, CA 92123
Tel: 800-759-5667 Fax: 619-334-8440