Wing Walking

Absolutely, but all accompanying friends and family must enter the Imperial War museum to watch the flights but will be entitled to 50% discount on the usual admission fee. You can book your tickets in advance or pay on the door.

Let us know you’d like to Wing Walk for us on an alternative date and we can get that arrange for you.

Participants must not exceed the weight limit of 14.28 stone (90.7 kg). Including your clothing worn on the day.

All participants must be aged 18 years or over. (There is  no maximum age)

Participants must be no taller than 6ft 2” (188 cm) or shorter than 4ft 2” (127 cm). (Exceptions may be possible on a case-by-case basis - please contact [email protected] before booking)

If you would like to take part in Dare 2 or 3 options, you’ll need to have done option 1 first. If you have done option 1 and would like to do the others, please contact us first.

For your comfort and protection please wear tight-fitting clothing – anything loose or baggy will tend to flap in the slipstream and be distracting and uncomfortable. The wind chill factor can be quite high even on a hot day and it is important that you stay warm. We suggest you bring several thin warm layers with a hoodless jacket with you, so layers can be removed or added too if needed at the time of your flight.

Yes, you can, but you will require to wear goggles over the top.

Wearing contact lenses is permitted during your flight. However, due to vented safety goggles, some eye watering may occur at higher speeds causing the loss of a lens, so we recommend bringing along spare contact lenses if possible or spectacles just in case.

Travel or motion sickness is often brought on in enclosed spaces where there is a lack of fresh air and disorientation results from a lack of forward visibility. During a wing walk you can see the horizon and there is plenty of fresh air, so people rarely suffer from motion sickness.

15 minutes from take-off to landing.

The aeroplane will fly at between 80mph up to 130mph.

Yes, this is an option which can be purchased from the venue on the day.

All wing walkers will need to be able to climb unassisted onto the wing of the aeroplane, which will require a level of flexibility. A member of our crew will help you climb up.

In the interest of your safety and ours, a prospective Wing Walker will not be permitted to fly if they are experiencing or suffer from any of the following:

• Alcohol or drug addiction
• Blackouts
• Disease of the brain or nervous system
• Epilepsy
• Fainting, giddiness or fitting
• Mental illness, depression, anxiety or panic attacks
• Recurrent dislocations or weakness of joints or limbs
• Severe head injuries
• Pregnancy
• A prospective participant experiencing any of the following may be able to fly, but must first seek qualified medical advice:
• Diabetes (all types)
• Heart disease — past or present (including stenting, bypasses, valve replacement, pacemakers)
• High blood pressure
• Lung disease / reduced lung capacity

By signing up to Wing Walking in aid of East Anglian Air Ambulance, you pledge to raise a minimum of £500. If you are unable to raise £500 prior to the date of your Wing Walk, you have a few options to choose from:  Defer your Wing Walk to another day to give you more time to fundraise or self-fund the cost of your place and pay the balance of your Wing Walk on the day. Please let us know at least 6 weeks prior to event day if you feel that you will be unable to raise the £500 target and we will help you to decide how you would like to proceed.