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In this week’s Outside section, the Source covered the Fly The Ford tour that is currently making a pit stop in Bend.

I got the chance to fly in the Tri-Motor on Thursday, and when I say it was an awesome experience – that might be underselling it.  

While the “Tin Goose” was a giant leap forward for the world of aviation and travel, it’s a very far out feeling from the aircrafts we know today. The flight offered an opportunity to see Bend from a totally different perspective and it was hard not to appreciate this piece of history soaring through the skies.

Take a look at our slideshow to see some of the sights from above Bend. The Tri-Motor flights run until May 12.

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This article appears in May 8-15, 2019.

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Sights From Above Bend

by Isaac Biehl, The Source - Bend, Oregon
May 14, 2019

<h1>Sights From Above Bend</h1> <p class="byline">by Isaac Biehl, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />May 14, 2019</p> <p><span class="fdnDropCap">I</span>n this week's Outside section, the <i>Source</i> covered the <a href="https://www.eaa.org/shop/Flights/FlyTheFord.aspx" target="_blank">Fly The Ford</a> tour that is currently making a pit stop in Bend.</p> <p>I got the chance to fly in the Tri-Motor on Thursday, and when I say it was an awesome experience – that might be underselling it.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full aligncenter aligncenter"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_0114-2-scaled.webp"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_0114-2-scaled.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-39812" /></a></figure> <p> While the "Tin Goose" was a giant leap forward for the world of aviation and travel, it's a very far out feeling from the aircrafts we know today. The flight offered an opportunity to see Bend from a totally different perspective and it was hard not to appreciate this piece of history soaring through the skies.</p> <p>Take a look at our slideshow to see some of the sights from above Bend. The Tri-Motor flights run until May 12.</p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/outside/sights-from-above-bend-10304720/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=39805&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/outside/sights-from-above-bend-10304720/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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