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OPEN
COCKPIT BIPLANE
&
TEXAN RIDES
Take a trip back
in time in our restored vintage airplanes!
Enjoy panoramic views of the world famous
Wine Country!
The magesty of the Pacific coastline!
San
Francisco skyline and the Golden Gate! |
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WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY!
Did you like your
ride?
Share your story! Share your pics and videos!
Email us and let us know all about it!
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"All good!
Philip enjoyed his ride over Sonoma."
Steven Rennick
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"Here
is the photo of our family after our fun afternoon of
flying with you on the 4th!"
Cindy Sultz
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"Thanks
for the great flight Saturday! Nothing compares. And it
was great to initiate Jennifer and turn her upside down
a few times!"
Ganesha Das
"Thank
You Thank You! The joy goes beyond words."
Jennifer Brown
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"What
a way to celebrate a 21st Birthday. Thanks Chris for a
great ride. Mason LOVED it."
Wendy Williamson
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"My
husband surprised me with this for my 51st birthday.
This was by far the coolest thing I have ever done.
Every time I think of it I start to smile. I loved the
ride, I loved the 'barrel roll', and I loved the 'hammer
head'. This was truly the experience of a life time.
Thank you. I can't wait to ride again!!!!"
MaryAnn Williams
Beringer Vineyards
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"I
treated my son and myself to flights on 7/17/2010. We
took the 40 min flight over the Napa Valley with each of
us in a separate plane. I have been taking my sons to
warbird air shows since they where old enough to
appreciate these wonderful aircraft. The flight was
fantastic and gave us an opportunity to get photos of
each other enjoying the experience. This is truly what
flying should be like. I am looking forward to doing
this again."
Nelson Howard
District Manager California Ltl And
Wine Program
Keasbey, NJ
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"There are
absolutely no words that can
fully express the exhilaration
and rush of adrenalin that I
felt during my biplane ride with
Chris. A definite "must-do" for
anyone visiting the Sonoma
Valley!"
John Ickes
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"Been wanting to do this for an awfully long time. Finally walked in, signed up, put on my flying helmet, and mounted up in a biplane that was born one year before I was. The Wright Brothers only started flying 30 years before this plane was built."
"AWESOME! AWESOME! AWESOME! OK, It didn't have a bathroom, or cocktail service, but CAN you feel the wind in your face or fly upside down in a boring 747? I'M STILL SMILING A WEEK LATER AND COMING BACK TO FLY AGAIN! THANK YOU FOR ONE OF THE BEST EXPERIENCES EVER."
Alan Packman
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"Dear
Vintage Aircraft,
Max and I haven't stopped talking about our biplane flight last
month! It was the coolest thing we have ever done and certainly
the highlight of Max's birthday weekend in wine country. Thanks so
much for making it happen and for taking his birthday to new
heights! Thanks again! Greg and Max"
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"Haven’t
we all read the Peanuts books or watched the television specials
that showed Snoopy fearlessly flying across the fields into enemy
territory? I for one recall sitting in my bunk bed when my
grandmother would babysit, and pretend I was Snoopy chasing the
Red Baron across France. Ra-ta-ta-ta-tat!"
Sharon
Rides In BIG RED!
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link above to read more...) |
Ward takes his Dad on a
biplane ride for his birthday.
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"Sonoma
Valley Airport is located at 23982 Arnold Drive in Sonoma,
California. My wife and I visited this airport on our 10th anniversary. We
were here to ride in the green and yellow open air biplane. We had
a wonderful ride capped off with a few loops and
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"We
looked up things to do in Sonoma and this Vintage Aircraft Company
caught our eye. We still had some cash from our wedding in the
sock drawer and decided to take one of their flights. Originally
we thought that we were going to be flying over the Golden Gate
Bridge, but due to heavy fog in the Bay Area, our 45 minute flight
flew over the vineyards of Sonoma and Napa Valley. Our pilot was
the best ever, and gave us such a smooth ride."
Ryan & Mindy, Utah |
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SOOO
Great !!!
"I was able to get the excitement of flying in a 1940 Stearman
Bi-Plane. Taking off with the fragrence of exhaust and the wind in your
face... The roar of the engine, and incredible view of the region as we
climbed for altitude.
The feel of the G's as we executed Square rolls, Loops...
fulfilled my dreams of living experiences I'd only imagined
after seeing all those movies about flight. It left me
reflecting about those eager pilots in WWI who flew in aircraft
such as these, with no protection except their
determination and courage. The pilot touched down so cleanly
...you wouldn't know we had landed except you could feel the runway under the
wheels...excellent
pilot and very SUPER value !"
-- Bill S -- |
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"I had the luck
of taking a vacation with my wife to San Francisco and Sonoma. We
actually took an open cockpit biplane ride! I highly recommend it -
anyone coming that way in Sonoma and planning to take plane ride should
go there: Vintage Aircraft (http://www.vintageaircraft.com).
I highly recommend these folks!"
Yevgeny Ioffe, Boston,
MA
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PROVIDING
SAFE, EXCITING FLYING EXPERIENCES SINCE 1975
23982 Arnold
Drive, Sonoma, CA 95476
707-938-2444
Come Fly With Us!
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