About
About White Mountain Valley Scenic Air Tours
More than just a flight
Whatever your motivation is for a scenic flight, the goal of White Mountain Valley Scenic Air Tours is to make it memorable. Our passengers may be seasonal visitors who want to experience the year round beauty of the White Mountains and Mount Washington Valley, past or present residents of the area who want to see their house from above, want to fly over their old high school, or are celebrating a special birthday, anniversary, or honeymoon. Operating out of the prettiest airport in the Northeast, we tour passengers over the Mount Washington Valley of New Hampshire, North Conway, Fryeburg Maine, and local lakes of western Maine.
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.
Favorite place to fly to: Nantucket, Mass.
Favorite airplane: De Havilland Beaver (seaplane)
A flight bag must have: Current paper charts, handheld GPS, a flashlight, extras batteries!
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.
