Experience the thrill and romance of open cockpit flight and go barnstorming in a beautifully restored Travel Air, New Standard, or Stearman vintage biplane. Fun for the whole family and no reservations needed. Biplane flights available daily weather permitting.
Travel Air or New Standard Biplane Ride
15 min Flight Experience - $60.00* per person
Stearman "Hands-on" Flight
30 min Flight Instruction - $200.00* per person
* Prices subject to change. Age and weight restrictions apply.
Biplane Ride Pilots
Clay "Pork Chop" Adams
Possessing movie star good looks, this “captivating” airline
Captain spends his summers barnstorming the upper Midwest in
his brilliant blue 1929 Curtis Wright Travel Air 4000. With over
25,000 hours in more than 100 different airplanes, Captain Clay
has flown just about everything since his first solo at the age
of 16, making him a seasoned veteran as well as a superstar aviator.
Ted "Scooter" Davis
As “America’s Wizard of the Air,” Ted’s life and livelihood is restoring and flying vintage aircraft. Busy running Davis Flying Service in the winter months, Scooter returns to barnstorming each spring in his 4 passenger 1929 New Standard D25. With thousands of hours in vintage aircraft, Ted is sought out by aircraft owners from all across the globe to restore and test fly their valuable planes, but don’t let his laid-back Midwestern charm fool you because behind those brilliant blue eyes lies a modern day "Air Devil."
"Diamond Bob" Berwick
Flying the one and only 1926 Travel Air, dashing “Diamond Bob” Berwick began his love affair with airplanes in school; hanging out at airports and doing odd jobs for flight time. Over 40 years later, Bob has more hours and type ratings than he can recall, having flown everything from DC3‘s to 767‘s. Combining his passion for air and water Bob is owner of Coastal Air Tours, giving flights over San Francisco Bay. Due in part to his calm, quiet demeanor blended with a smooth seductive baritone, Diamond Bob is known far and wide as the California Captain who captivates his passengers with his tales of adventure and unsurpassed flying skill.
Bernie "Wrong Way" Harrigan
Irresistible Irish eyes and a dazzling smile make this Barnstormer an all-time favorite with the ladies and the envy of his fellow fliers. Beneath all that boyish charm beats the heart of a seriously talented aviator. With more than 20,000 hours in the air, this affable Airline Captain and Flight Instructor has been flying vintage aircraft for 34 years and spends his summers barnstorming the Midwest with his partners in Davis Flying Service.
Gary "Pops" Lust
With over 30 years and 15,000 hours in aircraft Gary “Pops” Lust
is the senior barnstormer on the tour. Tracking grizzly bears
and wolves through the wilderness of the northern Rockies as
a wildlife research pilot for decades gave “Pops” his
gray whiskers and superior flying skills. Piloting the “Flying
Aces” 1929 Travel Air 4000, “pops” is no gambling
man. The winning hand on the side of his plane pays tribute to
the longest operating flying circus in the US.
David "Candy Man" Mars
A large measure of Southern charm, expertly blended with 40 years of flying vintage aircraft, makes a perfect recipe for this Mississippi barnstormer’s sweet success as owner/operator of Vintage Air Tours. Rumored to have soloed a Piper Cub at the age of two, the “Candy Man” is a legendary mixture of incomparable skill, implausible stories, and unparalleled wit. His passion for the early years of aviation extends far beyond the wings of his 1929 Travel Air. Noted Charles Lindbergh historian, David has one of the largest collections of authentic Lindbergh artifacts outside of the Lindbergh family.
Chris "Diavolo" Price
Dashing "Daredevil of the Sky" Chris "Diavolo" Price cuts a handsome figure behind the controls of his New Standard D-25. Rumored to have descended from Romanian royalty, this mysterious aerial acrobat is both Barnstormer and Gentleman Farmer, spending his days restoring vintage aircraft and designing horticultural wonderlands. Astounding audiences with the most amazing skill and finesse "The Great Diavolo" is Wisconsin's most notorious aviator and World's Master Pilot.
Sarah "Pancho" Wilson
One of only a handful of women barnstormers, this blonde biplane beauty is not just another "plane Jane." Equipped with a dazzling smile and calm light-hearted demeanor in the cockpit, Sarah makes even the most novice flyer feel at ease. With 15 plus years experience as an instructor and corporate pilot, Sarah owns and operates her own tailwheel training business in Florida. Her skill and daring is unparalleled, possessing the courage to let all passengers actually take the controls and try their hand at flying the legendary Stearman PT-17.