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From the list of adrenaline activities I've done this was possibly my favourite. The shear volume of adrenaline that pumps through your veins could stun a fully grown bull elephant.

The plane itself was a "Pitts Special" which is a very pretty little biplane about the size of a Ford Mondeo, but which only weighs as much as its spare tire.

It does 0-60 in the time it takes you to say "Holy Shi…" and can pull aerobatic moves that would squish you into a chunky salsa if you let it. I can't think of a more efficient way of getting adrenaline into your heart than having a ride on the ActionFlite biplane (bar that overdose scene in Pulp Fiction).

Just amazing.
Actually, I Photoshopped this…
Not my photo - stolen from here
 

The fun starts when the plane roars off the runway and climbs up to cruising altitude so fast that you'll have no time to worry about that second helping of pancakes you had for breakfast.

Then the pilot pulls all manner of moves from barrel rolls and loop-the-loops, to a myriad of twists and turns in between.

I had about 20 minutes in the air built up of two stunt runs, but I don't think I could have physically dealt with any more. Heaven!

Nothing's cheap in Queenstown, but when you think that the cost of a Bungy jump only buys you around 8 seconds of adrenaline (and sometime some extra jeweler) you'll realise that this activity is worth every single penny.

 
Flash:
You should treat your aircraft like you treat your woman.
Blackadder:
So you should take your plane out to dinner and a movie?
Flash:
No, get in her 5 times a day and take her to heaven and back!
   
   


Word up G!

Now one "G" is equal to normal gravity, but during these stunt runs I pulled over 5 positive G and negative 3 G.

Negative G
is like going over a hill in a car where the seatbelt pulls your shoulders down into your chair and your guts squish into your head, whilst with Positive G it's the opposite as you're pressed into your chair and your guts try to burrow into your legs.

All this gut migration can really hurt, but it's such a laugh! Afterwards I was exhausted, but grinning like a manic. My hands clenched up and I couldn't open them for about half an hour (I've had it happen before in extreme adrenaline situations, but never for so long - you gotta love those neurotransmitters).

You must have a go, really, it's amazing!

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Huuurrgghhh…


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…oooaaaughhh…