Video: Father & Son Air Combat Adventure

This father-son team showed up to take on a different twist in family adventure. Dale, the son, is a recent graduate of the F-16 school at Luke Air Force Base in Phoenix, Arizona USA. These guys had a great time and both flew the Advanced Air Combat Mission at Fighter Combat International. We hope you enjoy their comments. Here’s what they had to say …

Video Transcript:

JOHN: Hi! My name is John Weller. I’m from Grand Rapids, Michigan. I just finished 2 days of flying here at Fighter Combat International. I did aerobatics yesterday and air combat today.

I started this journey 2 years ago. It was gift and took some time to get out here and get it done. I got a gift for me and a gift for my son so we could fly against each other in air combat.

I’ve got to say this is the coolest thing we’ve ever done. Go ahead Dale …

DALE: My name is Dale, his son, and hail from Chicago but right now I’m out here at the air force base (Luke Air Force Base, Phoenix Arizona) that’s in town. I just finished up doing some F-16 training and this is a blast! It (Air Combat at Fighter Combat International) is the closest you can come to actually taking the time to get in a fighter jet. These are fighter-like aircraft with real fighter pilots and it’s awesome! I watched him (John) do aerobatics yesterday and today we did some air combat. We beat up on each other … it was blast. Really a great time!

JOHN: You don’t have to be a pilot. They teach you everything. It’s the safest environment I’ve ever been in. Great bunch of people. We had some issues that they (Fighter Combat support staff) really were helpful with. Great on the phone, great with all the arrangements … couldn’t ask for a better experience.

It’s an investment but it’s an investment that you’ll hold for the rest of your life. The best money I’ve ever spent.

DALE: Yeah. I can’t say enough about the staff and everything. They really take care of you and the experience is really all about you and you having fun so don’t be intimidated by it. So go out and have a good time and these memories will last forever.

JOHN: Yep! Super!

- John and Dale Weller