In olden times, climbing into the sky was only attainable by finding magic beans and then selling them to buy a blimp. Write your own airy tale with today's Groupon to Harford Air Services in Churchville. Choose between the following options:

• For $35, you get a 30-minute flight lesson (a $79.95 value) that includes the following items:

  • A 15- to 30-minute preflight presentation
  • A 30-minute flight with instructor
  • A 15-minute postflight ground evaluation

• For $99, you get a 90-minute flight lesson package (a $274.45 total value) that includes the following items:

  • A 30-minute preflight ground presentation
  • A 90-minute flight with instructor
  • A 15-minute postflight ground evaluation
  • A pilot logbook (a $13.95 value)
  • A pilot handbook (a $19.95 value)

The fully licensed instructors at Harford Air Services escort students into the sky during one-on-one flight lessons. To begin each session, the instructor conducts a preflight presentation, introducing pilot protégés to the mechanics of their winged chariot. Pairs then board the aircraft and launch into the sun-splashed azure for either a 30- or 90-minute flight, which affords instructors enough time to demonstrate specific controls, point out landmarks, and cool freshly baked pies duct-taped to the wings. Back on flatland, a thorough ground evaluation assesses the plane's postflight status. Additionally, aviators-in-training who opt for the 90-minute lesson will receive a pilot handbook and logbook, where empty pages keep track of notes and phone numbers of flirtatious clouds.