Tour & Train — V1 Flight | Guided European Flying Adventures

What is Tour & Train?

Real flying.
Real destinations.

Tour & Train is V1 Flight's guided adventure programme for licensed pilots who want more than circuits and local area solos. An experienced V1 instructor sits with you throughout — handling ATC liaison, customs procedures, and emergency contingencies — while you fly the aircraft and build the hours.

Routes are planned progressively, day by day, adapting to weather windows and your preferences. No two trips are the same.

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Dynamic Routing

Routes adapt daily to weather and NOTAM changes. Your instructor handles the planning so you focus on flying.

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Full Pre-flight Prep

Every leg begins with a thorough brief — weather, NOTAMs, alternates, customs, and emergency gear confirmed onboard.

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Customs & Borders

Your instructor manages all international customs clearance paperwork and designated entry/exit airports.

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Loggable Hours

Every hour flown counts toward your logbook as dual instruction — ideal for building cross-country and IMC experience.

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Overnight Adventures

Multiple overnight stays at destinations chosen for their airfield character, local food, and scenery.

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Slots Are Limited

Tour & Train trips run in small groups or one-to-one. Contact us early to secure your preferred window.

Example Trip

UK to Italy
and back.

This 7-day European tour covered 1,323 miles across the UK, France, and Italy — showcasing the kind of adventure a Tour & Train slot can deliver.

Oxfordshire, UK EGTK

The plane is thoroughly prepped, emergency gear is confirmed onboard and fully functional. Flight plan, weather, and NOTAMs are reviewed.

Calais, France LFAC

Two hours across the UK, to Lydd and then across the water to Calais in order to clear European customs.

158 mi · 2 hrs

Troyes, France LFFN

Refuel stop with a bit of planning as to where our final stop of the evening would be based on the weather, and how long we wanted to fly for.

187 mi · 2 hrs

Annecy, France LFLP

Flying into the beautiful French town of Annecy with Lake Annecy right on the approach. Some amazing scenery with a really laid back vibe in the town. Overnight stay at an Airbnb right in the centre.

173 mi · 1.8 hrs

Casale Monferrato, Italy LILM

Refuel stop at another amazing airfield with a very friendly flying school who were happy to help out. The joys of flying a plane where you can get fuel from the station over the road!

119 mi · 1.4 hrs

Venice, Italy LIPV

Overnight stay in Venice, staying right in the heart of the action. Landed at an airfield just outside of the city and then caught the water taxis into Venice itself.

179 mi · 2 hrs

Bolzano, Italy LIPB

Refuel stop at Bolzano airfield in amongst the commercial airliners. Located within the mountains, the approach and departure made for some great photos.

113 mi · 1.4 hrs

Montbéliard, France LFSM

Camping overnight at another amazing airfield complete with flying club and skydiving centre. A friendly local drove us to get some food amongst lots of amazed questions from the whole airfield about the plane and the trip.

209 mi · 2.5 hrs

Paris, France LFPL

Flight over to Paris, landing just outside of the city with the Eiffel Tower clearly visible on the downwind leg. A great night out in Paris, doing something other than flying and making the most of being away.

195 mi · 2 hrs

Disneyland Paris

You can't fly past Disneyland Paris without at least taking a look. What a sight from the air! No stop this time unfortunately, but maybe next time.

Le Touquet, France LFAT

Stop off at Le Touquet to get our passport stamped and clear customs. Made very welcome, and even met the resident hawk and its handler, being used to keep the birds at bay.

127 mi · 1.5 hrs

Oxfordshire, UK EGTK

Back over the water to the more familiar scenery of the UK. Once over the water, the distance back to our home airfield felt short after covering so many miles in the last few days.

150 mi · 1.6 hrs

Tour
& Train

Real flying.
Real destinations.

1,323 miles across
three countries.

UK to Italy
and back.

Slots are
limited.

Tour& Train

Real flying.Real destinations.

1,323 miles acrossthree countries.

UK to Italyand back.

Slots arelimited.

Tour
& Train

Real flying.
Real destinations.

1,323 miles across
three countries.

UK to Italy
and back.

Slots are
limited.