Customized Scenic Flight

Choose you own adventure!

Meet Your Pilot

Michael Maciak is an experienced commercial pilot with over 50 years of experience and a long time love of the White Mountains. He first started flying at the age of 14 in Haverill, MA, earning his private license by washing and fueling airplanes on the weekends, then later obtaining Commercial SEL, Multi, and Seaplane ratings. At 18 he was flying scenic flights in Wacos and cabin aircraft for the late Wiley Apte at the White Mountain Airport, which was then located in North Conway, New Hampshire. Michael continued his career in aviation flying business aircraft around the US. Currently retired from corporate life, Michael enjoys promoting aviation for young kids, flying his Cessna 172 to airports around New England, hiking the White Mountains with his wife Kim, and has recently taken up learning to play the guitar.

About The Plane

All of our White Mountain Valley Scenic Air Tours are conducted in a Cessna 172, one of the most reliable and dependable aircraft that is the most-produced aircraft (well over 43,000 built since 1956), and is still in demand more than sixty years after it first came on the market. Our Cessna 172 can cover a maximum range of 640 nm (1185.28 km), seats up 4 occupants, and has a cruising speed of 126 knots. With the high wing design and rear omni-vision window, the Cessna 172 is an ideal aircraft for sightseeing trips.

What to Expect

• Our standard scenic flight features 30 minutes of flight time and an air tour over the White Mountains of New Hampshire, the Mount Washington Valley, Fryeburg, and over nearby western Maine lakes and ponds, in a Cessna 172 that seats up to 3 passengers.

• Michael Maciak will be your pilot, flying tours over his favorite locations in the surrounding area. Have a special place in mind you would like to see from above, such as your house, high school, favorite ski mountain or the Fryeburg Fairgrounds? Let Michael know in advance, and bring a camera!

• You should be ambulatory enough able to get into the plane with some assistance. There is a weight limit of 235 lbs per passenger, and a maximum passenger total of 450 lbs. Children under the age of 12 years are not allowed to fly without an adult accompanying them.

• Reservations are booked in one hour increments to allow time for pre-boarding instructions.

• You will receive an email notification confirming your reservation, and a reminder email before the flight.

• All flights are weather dependent. If conditions are not favorable, you will be contacted by email or phone in advance to decide when the flight will be rescheduled.

Please see our FAQ page for any questions.