San Diego Sky Tours was lucky enough to fly with Aubry Marie for a Sunset Biplane tour. We have followed Aubry for a couple years on her amazing Instagram "AubryMarie", what a talented and inspiring woman.
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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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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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Read moreNaval Aviation and our North Island, by Phil Kendro
Many current residents or visitors to San Diego don’t realize that it is where naval aviation began. Navy Lieutenant Theodore Ellyson arrived to deserted sand flats known as the North Island area of San Diego in 1911. While part of modern day Coronado, this land mass was actually separated during the high tide portion of the day. Glenn Curtiss, a competitor to the Wright Brothers leased the property and set up shop teaching flying to Army and Navy pilots. This lasted until 1917, the beginning of the American entry into World War I, when the military assumed the area.
While the Navy initially set up a camp in the same area in 1912, the Army later took control in 1913 until the area was split into camps for both the Navy and Army. Initially known as “Camp Trouble” for the Navy, North Island was finally commissioned a Naval Air Station in 1917, and called Naval Air Station San Diego until 1955. On August 15, 1963, the station was granted official recognition as the "Birthplace of Naval Aviation" by resolution of the House Armed Services Committee.
Today, you can experience flight over and around the Birthplace of Aviation similar to planes that flew during World War I. Join us at www.sandiegoskytours.com and learn more.