Explore San Diego like our aviation pioneers! Fly in an open cockpit biplane with San Diego Sky Tours. You will fly in a Great Lakes biplane from Montgomery field, 5 -10 minutes from downtown San Diego, and experience a vintage adventure in a comfortable and capable biplane..
Read moreWhat does an Captain John say about the need for Stick and Rudder skills?
Now all that said about the wonderful advances technology has made to enhance safety and create a clear pathway to a career in aviation comes with a price. Students starting out in a modern trainer and being fast tracked into the cockpit of a sophisticated turbine powered aircraft often miss out on an ample exposure to basic stick and rudder flying..
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Top of a loop over San Diego
The first time a person goes up in a biplane, they really don't know what to expect from the experience. I didn't really know either on my first flight. Quickly I realized in flight that this biplane flight was magic.
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Great Lakes Biplane with Tour Pilot Col. Earl "the Pearl" Wederbrook
This aviators paradise we enjoy in San Diego is something many aviators appreciate but do not appreciate its fleeting existence. At Sky Tours, we realize the freedom may only last another decade because of drones, flying cars and taxi's causing new rules and congestion.
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