Fly A Jet Fighter: A unique experience as business incentive or reward

Many companies search for new motivation programs and incentives to reward top employees as well as key clients. Common incentive programs, however, suffer from a "been there, done that" phenomenon. Let's face it: Would you be excited about an invitation to go go-karting, maybe for the tenth time in your life?

To fly a jet fighter, however, is something truly unique and exciting. As of yet, only a handful of people know that it's legally possible in many countries to fly a fighter jet - and that there's not even a pilot's license needed to fly a jet fighter. To fly a fighter jet is a one-day package that doesn't need further preparation. How is that?

Just like a combat pilot rookie, clients of FlyFighterJet.com, an agency specialized in representing military and warbird jet operators, enter a two-seater jet fighter which is usually used for training. Such fighters are equipped with two similar cockpits - one for the pilot/instructor and one for the trainee. When you fly fighter as a non-pilot, crucial events of the flight - such as take-off, landing and complex maneuvers - are being carried out by instructors who fly fighters every day. For these instructors, often combat veterans themselves, to fly a jet fighter is as easy as driving a car.



Before clients take off to fly a jet fighter, flight preparation in theory and practice is on the schedule. They'll get acquainted to the pilot who will fly the fighter, get theoretical explanations about flying jet, flight program instruction as well as a safety training. Also, the instruments of the cockpit will be explained to the client to make sure he or she knows what's going on while flying jet.

Even though to fly a fighter jet needs a lot of skill and expertise, fly fighters in good weather and at high altitude gives possibility for some stick time even to clients without prior flight experience. Soon after take-off, the pilot will perform some barrel rolls, loops and more complex maneuvers. As control sticks in both cockpits are connected, clients can follow what the pilot does and eventually fly the fighter themselves for some rolls and a loop or two.

So we see that everyone can fly a fighter jet. But how is such fighter jet flights perceived as corporate incentive? Judie H., account manager at a leading bank, has only positive experience. "In times like these, keeping key clients is important, especially in the banking industry. That's why we were looking for a possibility to reward our top clients who have kept loyal to us over the last decade. Since we know our key clients personally, it was easy to see to whom the idea of flying jet, flight experiences and the like would fit. I can say that we've only got absolutely positive feedback, most of our clients were unaware of the possibility to fly fighters. That's why both the surprise and also the effect of the "fly a jet fighter" reward programme was fantastic. I'm convinced that this project could set a precedent and more and more of our clients will enjoy flying a jet fighter as a reward and incentive for working with us."