The Flight Aviator Galaxy PP CE is a slimline, electro tenor ukulele made with a solid poplar top, and solid back and sides. It has a passive pickup, wider 38mm nut and is supplied with Aquila B-Black strings with a low G already fitted.

The Aviator caused a bit of a buzz/fuss when it first came out as a result of its similarity to Kala’s Revelator Night Owl model. That similiarity is undeniable and while the buzz came from fans of flight, the fuss came from fans of Kala. I opted not to go for the standard mango model when it came out simply as I didn’t want to get bogged down in the ‘fuss’ side of the argument. However, I did get some Aviator baritones when they came out (when an equivalent Kala wasn’t available). They’re really good and they’ve been popular too. Ultimately, I need to pay the bills, pay the team and keep the lights on… so it’s become more difficult to stay out of things when people keep asking me for a product. So here we are.

With it’s low G, there’s plenty of depth, despite the thin body, with the poplar top giving some nice rounded tones, and the solid mango back and sides giving some sweetness - with the strings having a decent, articulate brightness to them as well. The volume for a thin body uke is impressive as well. All in all a good all rounder I’d say. Is it better than the regular mango one, or the quilted maple one? Well… hard to say. They sound like Aviators to me and the wood isn’t having a massive impact/difference on the sound. To be honest, if you’re lookig at this alongside the other wood options Flight do… pick the one you like the look of is my advice!

This uke comes with a nice fitted padded gig bag and it’s jack socket doubles as a strap button.