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450 hp Beech G-17S Staggerwing and C-17L with the small
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Bucker Jungmann (Czech)
Bucker Jungmiester
The Bucker Jungmiester has a legendary reputation and
I, for one, think it desserves it. It is still among the top ten
of the 250 different types I've flown. Incredibly predictable
snapping airplane, it has practically no vertical performance,
but is tremendous fun to fly.
     
1929 CommandAire. Big and lazy flier 
Fairchild 71
The Fairchild 71 is practically unknown today but it
was a real hauler in her day. This one still does sight seeing
tours out of Lodi, California and the surrounding area. She was
banged up a year or so ago and I'm not sure if she's back up again
or not.
          
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome
Old Rhinebeck flies hundreds of passengers each year
in their 1928 New Standard. Their passenger hoping season starts
before their airshow season and lasts longer. If you've never
been to Old Rhinebeck, it is worth a trip from anywhere in the
world to experience the airplanes and the incredible atmosphere
they've created.
 
Rhinebeck's Nieuport 11 (Bebe) uses an original rotary
engine as do the rest of their WWI fighters. It's a real kick
to hear one of those things run and know the pilot is flying without
benefit of a throttle. It's either all the way on or off.
   
There is nothing louder than Rhinebeck's Camel with
it's rotary engine
Last flying original Curtiss Jenny with a Hispano-Suiza
engine. Part of the Old Rhinebeck airshow troupe.
 
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