Amelia & Lucky Lindy Fly Again

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Since we didn't get to fly in the seaplane, Jan wanted to do a bi-plane ride from the Marathon Airport. We've seen the sign several times in our travels. We booked a 45 minute flight that would show us several keys, the 7 Mile Bridge and the reef about 5 miles off shore. The airplane is a Waco with tandem seats in the front and a pilot's seat in the rear. It was pretty cool flying in an open cockpit airplane. These Wacos are aerobatic capable and were built in the 1930's in Battle Creek, MI.

The weather was really nice for flying. Our pilot, Mark has about 3,000 hours flying time and is in a 2 year process of doing a rebuild on an old Waco he found. The Waco cruised along at about 110mph and we flew most of the time at around 800 feet. It was a super smooth flight, proof that it was another beautiful day. What a great way to enjoy the afternoon and get a chance to fly in a vintage open cockpit airplane!

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Photos

Lindy & Amelia
Flying Tandem

Pre-Flight
Our Waco Bi-Plane

Tiny Island
Don't ask me a name

The Intrepid Co-Pilot
She was ready to take the stick at any time!!

Comments

[Joan Snyder]

Looks like fun
Looks like you are both having a fantastic time! No way I could do that! Did he do any flips with you?

[Snowhawg]

Looks Like Fun
It was a lot of fun. No flips or rolls, just straight & level, but a lot of cool views of the Keys. It was hard to get good photos, though, because of the struts and wings.