
Biplane pilot Mike Creato takes off from Katama Airfield.
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Creato airborn.
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Rides begin at the Katama Airfield, pass over downtown Edgartown (here), and can span as far as the Gay Head Cliffs in Aquinnah.
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Creato’s fleet, consisting of two scarlet Waco UPF-7s, dates back to the 1940s when they were first used for military flight training.
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“It’s the quietest, most peaceful place there is,” Creato said of his daily trips to the clouds. “Every time you fly there’s something different about it...no two flights are alike.”
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