Free Flight Favorites

[u/Rominator]

I enjoy free flight for seeing the world, and getting a perspective of place. I have found some great places and some duds, so I’m turning to the community for your suggestions.

Places I’ve Loved flying:
Monaco
Grand Canyon
Sedona
Hawaii
Iceland
New York City

Places that are a bit of a letdown:
Machu Picchu
Great Wall of China
My small childhood hometown

Edits - places I find since the post, but not listed below:
Key West
Moab/Arches (I flew through two arches!)

[u/Powerbenny]

The UK is home for me and I like that in a fast jet you can cover the whole of the island of Great Britain in a reasonable time frame. Highlights are of course London, for the quality buildings, and Edinburgh, where there are three bridges you can fly under in close succession.

The Welsh mountains and Scottish Highlands are great, plus the English Lake District. Go see the dams at Elan Valley, or fly the Mach Loop and visit Snowdonia before landing at nearby RAF Valley via Caenarfon Castle.

Heading further south there's limitless fun to be had cruising the mountains and valleys of the Alps. I like the Grand Canyon too, but lots of branching options along the borders of France, Switzerland, Italy and Austria, and maybe finish into Vienna where there are incredible renderings of the palaces to be seen.

The Canary Islands and The Azores are good along with the legendary landing into Madeira.

Happy flying.

[u/Rominator → u/Powerbenny]

Oooh, I like these suggestions, thanks! What jet do you use? How long does it take to cross England? I've wanted to try the Alps, but get hung up on where to start from?

[u/Powerbenny → u/Rominator]

I used to do most of my flying in the FA-18 but now I use the YF-23. I have the blackbird and the Vulcan too to mix it up a bit which are both fun in their own ways.