Biplane ride!!!

[mudkow60]

Just had a flight in an open cockpit Stearman biplane over New Orleans. Probably the best 1/2 hour of my flying history. Highly recommended! I have lots of pics for anyone intreasted.

Just wanted to share with everyone the joy I had flying!!

 

[empenage]

Open cockpit flying is great. I'll look at some pictures.

I took my first ride in a Waco UPF7. Later in life I got to help restore it. Before we covered the top wing we all lined up and mooned the camera.

If anyone is restoring a Waco and finds a picture in the top wing stapled to a rib of 6 guys with vertical smiles....I'm the one second from the right.

 

[SteveR]

In 2002 I was lucky enough to hitch a ride in a Stearman from OshKosh to Oklahoma City. THAT was awesome. I love those things. I actually got about 5.5 hours of stick time, during a 10.5 hour trip. Stearmans are just awesome...hard to belive guys used to solo in those things after just a few hours!

http://www.wotelectronics.com/stearman.htm
More Pictures:
http://www.wotelectronics.com/stearman/stearman2.htm

 

[AK737FO]

Wind through the wires

Glad to hear you enjoyed your Stearman flight! It is an awesome airplane, that is best shared with pilots like you who appreciate it.

 

[bart]

Took my first flying lesson in a Stearman at Dauster Field (creve Coeur) in St Louis, MO. Hooked me good...

 

[mudkow60]

Nice pics!

I have been flying for the Navy for over 6 years, and civil on and off for about 10 years, and this was the most fun I have had.

Here are some of my pictures:

http://www.udkow.com/modules.php?fu...ame=Gallery&file=index&include=view_photo.php

http://www.udkow.com/modules.php?se...ame=Gallery&file=index&include=view_photo.php

Here is the line to see others:

http://www.udkow.com/modules.php?se...ame=Gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php

 

[T-Gates]

A friend of a friend owned a Stearman back around '96. That was one of the best moments of my life. Got to fly around for an hour or so in a beatiful PT-17 over Atlanta. I didn't come down for days after that!

 

[mudkow60]

Sounds like fun. The only problem is that without a heater, my head got pretty cold bobbing up and down in the wind. I had a bit of freezer burn on my cheeks (face cheeks that is) when I was done, but my smile went from ear to ear. Gives a new perspective to the folks that flew the mail in all kinds of weather using open cockpit birds!