http://www.cloud9living.com/experience-gifts/rss Experience Gifts provided by Cloud 9 Living en-us http://www.cloud9living.com/chicago/aerobatic-thrill-ride Your aircraft is the Extra 300, choice of many of the top aerobatic performers and competitors around the world. Built in Germany, this aircraft is the perfect blend of substantial power, with its 300 hp engine and sleek lines formed in its all carbon fiber construction.The Extra is fast and possesses superb handling characteristics in all phases of flight. It's like a Ferrari with wings!Upon arrival at the Aurora Municipal Airport, you will be greeted by your expert instructor pilot. After being fully briefed and properly attired in a flight suit, helmet and parachute, you will step into the aircraft and strap in for an electrifying experience.Your mission profile begins with advanced handling and warm-ups, then progresses through aerobatic maneuvers from basic to advanced. Your instructor will demonstrate how to fly each maneuver and then you take the controls to try the maneuver yourself.From mild to wild, you decide how far you want to go. Returning to the airport, you will fly the overhead approach favored by fighter pilots. en-us