Reviews The Pad

So I went to an elite event here with cars, helicopters, planes, merchandise, food and so much more! Great location, great event! I had so much fun!

The annual family bbq is always a special day in the year. Many thanks to all the wonderful staff at Heliair for an outstanding event where we were so well looked after, got to catch up with old friends and met some more wonderful people. Go fly people👏

I had an amazing experience on my first - and hopefully not last - trial flight. The staff were all very friendly. I would highly recommend Wycombe Air Park.

An outstanding place that is under the usual threats, from locals complaining about noise, to the council hiking up the rent in recent years. I trained here with the excellent Wycombe Air Centre, long before it was sold to the Cabair Group. I have full confidence WAC will have maintained its super-high standards. If it can get ME through a PPL in relatively short order, you will do just fine! It's still a busy training airfield, with tug-launched gliders thrown in for good measure and helicopters charging about frightening everybody as well. I remember going to my car after a busy day training and it was dusk, the last few gliders just coming into land. I went to watch by the fence near the coffee shop, The Pad, as the last one was on finals. It was actually pretty dark and I was surprised it hadn't landed already. There was little light left as it came in, but - as it was what seemed like just about 50 feet above the runway - it climbed quickly, did a loop and came down and then landed. I couldn't believe what I had seen, I looked round to see if anyone else had and through the window of The Pad, there was a rather beautiful girl also watching and clearly equally astonished. Just for a moment we were both looking at each other open-mouthed, sharing the amazement. It really had happened. Time and money have conspired against me visiting much, I dropped in about two years ago to experience the usual busy airspace and super-professional ATC. I recommend a visit by air, or by car. 5 stars given to help counter the silly one star given by a reviewer who thinks this place exists to get him a cup of coffee. Note: the original control tower - the one that saw me safely from my first solo through to general flight test - is now an exhibit at the remarkable Brooklands Museum. However, it's just sat on a roof there, decaying, which is a shame. It would make a good greenhouse. Excellent work and any neighbours reading, please don't complain about any noise, or low-flying aircraft. It's the sound and sight of the future of flight, of air travel, which is one of our greatest achievements as a civilisation. It's unfolding in front of you. Celebrate it.

Great location just off the M40. Near to high Wycombe

Nice for a beer to watch the helicopters take off and land. Can recommend

Visited the Aero expo at Wycombe air park and was not dissapointed, friendly enviroment with lots of staff available at any given time. Highly recommended.

Nice bar and restaurant where you can watch the helicopters, gliders and aeroplanes.