‘BARNSTORMERS FLYING CIRCUS’ LANDS IN DEKALB
OFFERING BIPLANE FLIGHTS FOR THE DEKALB CORN FEST
Vintage biplane flights in both a 1941 New Standard D-25 biplane and a PT-17 Boeing Stearman—a World War II primary trainer biplane, will be available at Dekalb Airport for Corn Fest. Flights are available daily, weather permitting, Friday from 1 pm to Dusk, Saturday 10 am to Dusk, and Sunday from 10 am until 6 pm.
The New Standard D-25 can hold up to four passengers (plus the pilot) and is perfect for a family flying adventure—there is no age limit for flying. Flights are $60.00 for each person and will allow passengers a bird’s-eye view of the local area on their 15 minute flight.
The Stearman flight is for the adventurous… for 30 minutes the PASSENGER will be flying the plane. No prior flying experience is necessary to enjoy this adventure. Hands-on flights in the Stearman are $200 (one passenger at a time). While no acrobatics will be performed, passenger-pilots will be given the opportunity to perform some of the same maneuvers the cadets flew in World War II: shallow and steep bank turns,,lazy eights, chandelles and stalls; after which they will fly back to the home field and shoot the pattern to land. Passenger-pilots must be at least 10 years old and weigh 250 pounds or less for the Stearman flight.
For more information about these flights, which are great gifts, please call 863-899-4322 or visit our websites at www.StearmanFlights.com and http://www.planrerides.net
Ride Info:
The plane can hold up to four passengers.
* Prices per seat are as follows:
$60 each for 4 passengers
$70 each for 3 passengers
$80 each for 2 passengers
(*total combined weight of four passengers is 800 lbs. Individual weight of passenger cannot exceed 270 lbs.)
