Riding a classic biplane over Oregon

While visiting the Tillamook Air Museum in Oregon, there were flights available in a 1929 Travel Air biplane.

Flight cost $180 US for approx 20 minutes.

Myself and mate Trevor went on the flight.

Aircraft is a 1929 Travel Air N13907. First open cockpit aircraft for me as I was always worried about ending up like Humpty Dumpty. Also first US registered aircraft and on US soil too.

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Getting into the cockpit was not as hard as I thought, but once Trevor squeezed in, it was a bit squeezy. He was sat in the best position for photos, so I will be using his photos for this report.

Headphones were a must as it was quite noisy once the engine was started and quite a bit of vibration too.

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Takeoff was nice and steady and very little turbulence, the occasional bump here and there.

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While it was warm and humid on the ground, cruising at about 1500-2000 feet was quite pleasant.

The flight took us over the town of Tillamook, the coast and over the local cheese factory before over flying the museum and landing.

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Landing was quite unusual in that we side slipped onto a grass airstrip. Followed by a short taxi back to out the front of the museum.

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