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Scenic Flights:
Where every seat is a window seat
Aerial Tour, Scenic Flight, Sight Seeing Flight,
It's all the same thing.
Scenic Adventures / Sight Seeing
Island Tour
Piper Cub Rides
Corporate Incentives
Custom tours
Cost
Visualize this: yourself and two of your closest friends on a
breathtaking sightseeing flight above beautiful Puget Sound. We
can even customize your flight to see what you want to see.
Here are some samples:
Spectacular Cascade Mountains
Romantic Olympics at Sunset
Scenic
Adventures / Sight Seeing
Leaving the Arlington Airport in the Piper Arrow II, we will fly southbound toward Mount Rainier,
gliding over lakes and rivers beneath and in front of us. On the
left is the Cascade mountain range where you may see such peaks
as Mount Pilchuck, Mount Index, and if we have been very good
people, just maybe Mount Rainier will “be out” as we say here.
 To the west is beautiful Puget Sound, including the Kitsap
Peninsula and several of the southern islands, backed by the
Olympic mountain range. As we gently bank toward the west the
skyline of Seattle will be off in the distance on the left side
of the plane.
The Island tour
As we depart you will soon feel a gentle bank to the
west where you may see off to the left the Seattle Skyline in
the distance, and if you are lucky, Mount Rainier. It is a great
day in the Pacific Northwest when “The Mountain is out.” In
front of the airplane you will see Whidbey Island, Camano
Island and maybe Mount Baker off to the right.
As we gain altitude and are a bit further west you will see the
Olympic Mountain range on the left front of the airplane, and on
the right front more of the San Juan Islands.
As we come to the east edge of Whidbey Island we will start a
gentle bank to the north and on a clear day you can see out the
left side of the airplane the Strait of Juan de Fuca, with
Victoria, Canada on the north side of the strait. The right side
now has the Cascade mountain range clearly in view with the
major landmarks of Mt. Baker, Mt. Shucksan, Three Sisters,
Glacier Peak, and on down the line of mountain peaks. We will
get a closer look later.
As we level off at our cruising altitude of 4,500 feet and start
a turn eastward we can clearly see more of the San Juan Islands
out the left side of the airplane. As we near the Cascade Range, we
turn southwest and start a gentle descent toward the Arlington
Airport for
our approach and landing.
Now, the folks on the left side can see Bellevue, Lake
Washington, and again the Seattle skyline, and the right side
the San Juan Islands.
The flying time is approximately 30 minutes. Total time in the
airplane with taxi and system checks is approximately 45
minutes.
We hope you will enjoy your aerial tour as much as we enjoy
bringing the beauty and magnificence of the Puget Sound to you.
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Exciting Piper Cub rides!
The Piper Cub has been the hallmark of aviation nostalgia. Piper
produced Cubs from 1937 to 1946. Ours is one of the newest Cubs,
being built in 1946. She has led a life of excitement and
training. If only she could tell us some of her stories. Now you
can become a new chapter in her life. Here she is, waiting for
you to take a ride into history.
A Cub Pilot's story
The drops of dew still sit on the blades of grass as the sun
starts to peek its way between the buildings. Walking into the
dark hangar an outline of the antique airplane sits nose high,
looking skyward as if it were begging to fly. The shadows
almost seem to hold a story, countless stories that only the
airplane could tell. As the door opens, the silhouette of the
Piper Cub gradually turns from a mysterious gray to a more
familiar bright yellow.
The crisp morning air fills the hangar, and it seems both of us
smile knowing we will no longer be earthbound. It only takes a
 few turns of the propeller before the engine comes to life.
There is no deafening noise from the Cub, and even through the
open airplane door the sound is welcome. Just long enough for my
nose to capture it, the sweet scent of the engine start-up hints
its way into the airplane cabin.
On takeoff the calm morning air causes me to wonder if I really
did anything to get the airplane off the ground. Barely having
to move the stick, the airplane seems to be doing the job of
flying itself. Today it seems I’m only along for the ride.
Heading eastbound in the valley, the sun continues to creep up
over the mountains. With the Cub door open, unobstructed views
of farm fields and pastures add to the peacefulness of the
morning.
All too soon I find myself returning to the airport. As the
runway comes into view I wonder how the same picture can take on
a different character every time. With reluctance, I find my way
back to the hanger and put the Cub away for another day. Today
I walk away with one story that not only the airplane can tell.
Written by Ryan Schable - Flight Instructor (CUB) at Northwest
School of Aviation
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Corporate Incentives
Business Owners. Are you looking for a special way to reward
your exceptional performers? What about an incredible scenic
flight over their neighborhood? Or a spectacular flight to the
San Juan Islands for some whale watching. We can give your
"Employee of the Month" the flight of a lifetime.
What about that top performer, reward that employee with
something more than a dinner at that 5 star restaurant.
This image will be remembered long after the taste of that
dinner has faded.
Custom Tours
We can take you where you want to go, with a few exceptions.
Look at your house or property, check on that building site, or
look over that parcel you have been eyeing.
Cost
The flight is $250,.00 for three people, $199.00 for two
people, and 129.00 for one person, plus Washington State Sales
Tax. The tours are approximately one half hour in length.
This may seem short, but we cover a lot of real estate.
You may see as far as Victoria BC Canada, San Juan, Orcas, and
Lopez Islands, and the Cascade and Olympic Mountains, rivers,
lakes, and of course the beautiful Puget Sound.
The Piper J-3 Cub is $190.00 for a one half hour flight, again
plus tax..
From
time to time we offer a special pricing call or
email for current rates.
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E-mail for reservations, or:
call for more
information - (360) 435-3337
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