Step back in time with Wausau Flying Service's Boeing Stearman, lovingly known as Orange Roughy! Available for tailwheel instruction and flight experiences like Air Cadet for a Day, you can get hands-on with a WWII training aircraft and experience flight in an open cockpit biplane.  Flights are offered throughout the flying season of May - October (weather dependent). You don't ride in Orange Roughy...you will fly!

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Flight Experiences

Biplane Experience Flight (30 minutes) - $275

Stearman Familiarization Flight (60 minutes) - $450

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To schedule a flight or purchase a gift certificate, contact us at 715.848.6000 or wfskauw@gmail.com. 

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Air Cadet for a Day

As an Air Cadet for a Day, you will be taken back to 1941 and get hands-on with our Stearman biplane "Orange Roughy". Training includes the following:

• First you’ll attend ground school explaining the cadet flight training experience during WWII.

• Second you’ll be briefed regarding our 1941 Boeing Stearman, the primary trainer flown by cadets.

• Third, you’ll be shown how to control and fly the airplane. Briefings last about 30-45 minutes with breaks in between to tour the airplane and answer questions.

• Finally you will take the controls of our open cockpit biplane for a 30 or 60 minute flight experience, depending on how much flying you want to do. You will not ride...you WILL fly!

 

You do not need to be a pilot to participate in Air Cadet for a Day and anyone ages 13 and up can take part. Pricing ranges between $299 - $475 depending on flight time and gift certificates are available. Also included in the experience is an "Orange Roughy" t-shirt.