I went flying today on a beautiful fall day in Northern California. Temperature 70F. Winds 10@340, runway 31. Greased a dozen landings, 3 point and wheel, short approach and long behind a bunch of Cessna traffic flying patterns big enough for the space shuttle. Amazing day. God, I love my Waco. Thanks for making a great aircraft. How do I explain my elation to my partners in my King Air? They just don’t get it.
-Doug

I have really been enjoying FC084. I now have about 40 hours on the aircraft. It is, without a doubt, the most enjoyable aircraft I have ever flown. The flying qualities are nice, but the open cockpit experience on a clear, sunny, late spring day is like no other. Yesterday, I flew up the Mississippi River about 50 miles or so. Visibility was about 30+ miles. I don't think I have ever enjoyed a flight more.
-J

I still feel priviledged to be flying an aircraft of this caliber (not bored yet). You and your staff build a beautiful bird. Keep it up.
-Mike

I have three aircraft in my fleet, but I am enjoying this one more than any of the others. Your company produces a great aircraft and it is appreciated by all that fly in it and most that see it.
-Jim

I've been flying a YMF-5 for (a ride operator) and having a really fun time with it. I have days where I can't believe I actually get paid to fly it.
-Marc

How did we go from twin wings, big thumping radial engines, cloth helmets, goggles,wind in our hair and huge grins on our face to flying while staring at these?


I'm not buying it! I just spent an amazing day flying and most of the radio "work" was answering the questions about what we were flying...from controllers! Thanks Peter and all the gang at Waco....you guys build dreams!
-Tiff

Please pass on to all those who crafted this beautiful aircraft what a fine job they did. It is flawless and an impressive display of their skill and ability. It is apparent that your employees take real pride in their work and the quality really shows. Thanks again for producing such a fine aircraft.
-JNV AVIATION

Read what a customer said about his training through WACO Classic:

"As you are aware I felt I could use some recurrent flight training in my WACO and called Carl Dye who friends had used in the past. He informed me that he was working at headquarters and his past duties in this area had been assumed by BOB WAGNER, whose phone number he provided. I called BOB, who I had never met, and we set a plan for training here at my home airport and surrounding airports.

It was a fantastic experience - grueling and exhausting the first day ... but definitely productive and definitely beneficial by the end of Day 2. BOB was excellent with me, and provided much appreciated tips that I will find useful throughout my tail wheel flying.

While at AOPA I was required by insurance to do recurrent training at least annually at FLIGHTSAFETY, flying our association owned turbo- prop and pure jet aircraft. My retirement gift to myself, as you know, was a fairly new A-36 BONANZA, and in spite of 3,000 hours in Bonanza and Barons (without an insurance requirement) I have attended the BONANZA PILOT PROFICIENCY PROGRAM twice in the last 18 months.

Yet, other than the 10-12 hours initial instruction in the WACO and a couple of hours over the last few years, I had done nothing to improve my skills. When I came to this realization, and was losing interest in my WACO, it was a pleasure to meet and fly with BOB.

Instructing in an airplane where the PILOT has no forward view, and the CFI in the front seat has even less visibility, is a very special skill. BOB has an even more important attribute that lets the student go to the limit before he takes any corrective action. In training in these airplanes that is truly an asset, since much of a WACO pilot's prowess is the ability to take positive and immediate corrective steps, not IF but WHEN things go wrong. WAGNER allowed that to happen in the training scenarios.

Thanks to you and WACO CLASSIC for offering his flight instruction services and I hope others gain from my sudden awareness that continued, periodic flight training in these planes is available and valuable, perhaps even more important than in higher end equipment.

Phil Boyer
Former President, AOPA

P.S. - A couple pictures attached - the 300hp YMF made a hit on the airport, even though you were here for the fly-in, and a crowd gathered each day as it was parked on our front lawn.
P.P.S. - Feel free to use any of my email with prospects and customers.