101 Things To Do in Hawai‘i

Take an Open-Cockpit FlightO‘ahu

Don a cloth helmet, goggles and a white silk scarf, and step back in time in the open cockpit of a fully restored 1941 Boeing Stearman bi-plane. A romantically reminiscent flight, tours can be designed to meet the imagination and desires of passengers.

Biplanes carry only one passenger, who will sit in the front cockpit with the pilot in the rear. The open cockpit assures riders a window seat perfect for cameras and camcorders, and the staggerwing design allows an unobstructed view of the wonders below.

A biplane is a perfect aircraft for aerobatics. The

adventurous can try loops, rolls, figure eights, split S’s and more, and will find these maneuvers amazingly smooth and gentle in a Stearman.

Stearman Biplane Rides has two Boeing planes that offer stunning aerial tours of the North Shore coastline. Take a 20-minute tour above sites like Waimea Bay and Sacred Falls. Or, come within miles of historic battleships and take the 1-hour combo tour that follows the route the Japanese took to Pearl Harbor on that fateful day in history. All flights leave from Dillingham Airfield.

• Stearman Biplane Rides (808) 637-4461