If we hadn’t overheard two gated-community moms discussing windy, open-cockpit plane rides over the coast while their children were in swim lessons, we probably would have missed this story on a business at the Carlsbadistan Airport.
In addition to biplanes, Barnstorming Adventures (800/759-5667 or barnstorming.com) offers aerobatic rides in a WWII war-bird plane. Or, thrillseekers can play out a dogfight in two Varga air-combat planes. Biplane flights start at $199 for one or two people; war-bird and dogfight flights cost more. . . The company’s Sunset Special Fly/Dine package for two ($569) includes a 60-minute sunset flight, followed by a three-course meal at the nearby Four Seasons Aviara Vivace restaurant.
As one woman said, “The only thing we kept thinking about while on the flight is that we don’t have wills.” Point taken.
[Link: Coastal Living]
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Nice header!
Glad ya caught this one. How great is a birds-eye view of the coast from a biplane?! I don’t know a single kid that grew up in Carlsbad who didn’t spend at least one day out at Palomar watching airplanes. This was a typical winter Saturday with dad for us three girls – Tip Top for breakfast and then airplanes.
I really miss the old airport cafe they tore down last year (year before last?) for nouveau-riche hangar space. Any new one just wont be the same.
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