About the Machines

There was a time when flying meant an open cockpit airplane. Pilots and passengers alike were in intimate contact with the airplane and the air it flew through. It was a magical time, accented by an equally magical experience. For the most part those days are gone....

Originally built for the World War II Civilian Pilot Training Program, this 1940 Waco VPF-7 was delivered to Airways Inc. in Waterville, Maine, where it was operated by Wesley Marden to train pilots preparing for wartime service. More than 80 years later—long after...

Originally designed and produced by Champion Aircraft in 1965, then acquired by Bellanca in 1970, this class act is packing 150 horses under the cowl and can carry a 225 pound passenger for that special woopie-skippie ride. Available for rides, instruction, tail wheel...

Do you want your Glider to follow a class act? Would you like to be a part of film fantasy? Sir Launch-A-Lot has arrived! Also known as Sir-Lands-A-Lot, or "Lusty", as the pilots that fly "Him"... not her in this case..., can vouch that this machine has a lust, a...

Every child knows the famous "Cub" and every real pilot learned to fly in one. This beauty got a new engine in 2013 and is ready for instruction, solo & rental.

Since 1929, C. G. Taylor Constantly fought to keep the Taylor brothers dream alive. We know how he felt and that's why we now offer a ride in this wonderful side-by-side cockpit with its big steering wheel and you can talk to your passenger while they fly with no...

Flying with us you will experience the thrill of open cockpit flying in an authentic Stearman biplane the same as when the cadets flew these planes during WWII. The Stearman is truly one of the most classic biplanes and most famous training aircraft of time. This...