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OLDE THYME AVIATION is a private collection of a historic biplanes that are shared with the public from the 1920s, 30s and 40’s including a 1929 Travel Air, 1933, 34, 35, 37 Cabin Wacos, 1940 and 1942 Waco UPF-7s (open cockpit) and several World War II Stearman Kaydet Trainers from 1941 and 1942. We also have a 1941 North American T-6 “Warbird.” Our mission is to share the experience of what it was like to fly a state of the art personal airplane or World War II “primary trainer” from these periods rather than simply offer and fly an “airplane ride.”
Flights are offered at Bremerton National Airport. We operate under an FAA Part 91 Regulation and do NOT offer airport to airport flights. We take off and land at the same airport under our FAA Letter of Operating Authority. Rides are flown within a 25 mile radius in daylight hours only.
Rides are available by appointment 7 days a week unless we are out of town or attending fly-ins, Reno Air Races, etc. We place special emphasis on Wednesdays for Aerobatic high energy rides, but they can also be arranged on other days. Scenic flights in biplanes on weekdays are generally available after 2:00 PM as we have to get home from regular jobs over in Seattle where we make a living. Weekend flights can start as early as 10:00 AM by appointment.
If you “friend us” at our Facebook page, you’ll find that we post an update every Thursday as to whether we intend to fly that weekend (for short notice interest for people whom have not made reservations). We do this because weather can change quickly in the northwest and we cannot fly with severe cross winds on a single direction runway. Be sure to use the proper spelling of our company name to find the Facebook page: Olde Thyme Aviation.
IF you want to make a reservation, contact us by TEXT at 206-730-1412 or 206-730-1064. Because we’ve had the same phone number for over 25 years, our voice mail is “clogged daily” by robo-calls and non-solicited messages. It makes it impossible to manage any voice mail messages and we are jammed with an hour of garbage recordings we simply cannot wade through. So please communicate with us by text. If we fail to answer the phone, its because we’re flying and can’t pick up in an airplane. Thanks.
Weight limits are strictly enforced for your safety and ours. The open cockpit airplanes (two seat) have a maximum passenger load of 350 lbs for two passengers; the Cabin Biplane can carry 550 lbs of passenger weight and the single passenger Stearman carries one passenger up to 215 pounds. We cannot load any single passenger whom weighs more than 275 lbs on any model airplane. Prices are based on the “flight” and not by the number of passengers as each plane has a different passenger configuration. See our rides/prices by clicking on the menu button to the left.
We are a year around operation however the open cockpit models are really a “seasonal operation” due to temperatures, generally flying the Open Cockpit Airplanes during Daylight Savings months (7 months a year) when daytime temperatures are close to or above 60 degrees. In the winter, we fly rides in our Cabin Wacos on good weather VFR days when crosswinds are not a problem. Some of our most enjoyable flying in the heated Cabin Wacos are after the first of the year when we often get very cold high pressure calm air weather patterns. Absolutely magic! Also, the Cabin Waco carries three passengers instead of two for the same pricing as the open cockpit airplanes. Aerobatic flights in the North American T-6 Warbird are available year round as long as it is flyable weather. See Warbird Rides menu tab for details.
(The Bremerton Airport offers a wonderful Airport Diner with famous halibut Fish and Chips that hundreds of pilots fly to each month. You can easily make a day of it by coming over for a flight plus a lunch or dinner!)
Olde Thyme Aviation is now offering “aerobatic” rides in two models of Stearman “Kaydet” biplanes. We also added the famous North American T-6 Advanced Warbird Trainer back into our program both for flat scenic flights and/or aerobatic flights. See menu bar for further information.
The physical location for company office is: Olde Thyme Aviation, Bremerton Airport Terminal Building, 8850 SW State Hwy 3, Bremerton, WA 98312
Flying Schedule:
206-730-1412 (recording for days of operation.) 206-730-1064 (Live Person)
LET’S GO FLYING
VFR Flight Conditions permit*. We require a ceiling of 2000 feet and winds that are down the runway within 45 degrees. We cannot operate with a 90 degree crosswind of or over 10 mph. Aerobatic flights require a ceiling of 3,000′ so that the “recovery” after each maneuver is no lower than 1500.
Watch a short clip of our rides CLICK HERE 
Experience a free ride in the 1935 Waco via YouTube
- Take off from Boeing Field Seattle WA (KBFI)
- Twilight Landing at Boeing Field Seattle WA
- “Big Tamale I: 1 1/2 hours “
Rides are priced based on the length of flight and time only and not by the number of passengers. Capacity will vary from plane to plane depending upon their configuration. The Stearman carries a single passenger as it is a narrow open cockpit airplane; the Waco UPF-7 open cockpit airplanes carry two passengers up to a maximum weight limit of 350 lbs and the Cabin Waco carries three passengers up to 550 pounds of passenger weight. ALL FLIGHTS ARE PRICED THE SAME BASED ON LENGTH AND TIME as they use the same amount of fuel consumption regardless of the number of passengers carried.
Passengers are “dressed” in old time barnstorming regalia from the leather jacket to goggles and cloth helmet. You need not worry about wearing extra clothing. Regular outdoor clothing of the type you’d go to a ball game is suitable plus soft soled shoes like sneakers.
At the end of each ride, passengers are given a “certificate” showing the type of aircraft they have flown in with hits history on the back. For our own enjoyment, we often “rotate” the planes each weekend so that sometimes we’ll have one Waco on site; other times we have one Waco UPF-7 and one Stearman. In the fall and winter, we start to phase in our closed Cabin Waco YKS-7 to provide wonderful flights in brisk fall weather when the leaves are turning. However, the Cabin Waco is a rare treat in that it can accommodate larger families who want to fly with three at a time instead of one or two at the same price.
What happens when it gets cold or winter comes? We simply switch to the use of our 1937 Cabin Waco (See Airplanes) which give you all the same excitement of the historic biplane ride but keeps the elements off of you in the rain or icy chill. Plus, they carry one more extra passenger at no extra charge!
The name “Olde Thyme Aviation” is a registered trademark of Olde Thyme Aviation Inc.
