Flying the Stearman is one of those rare privileges in aviation. It’s more than just an open-cockpit biplane — it’s a living piece of history. Thousands of young pilots learned to fly in these during World War II. For many, the Stearman was their very first airplane, the stepping stone before moving on to fighters and bombers that helped win the war. Today, only a fraction of those trainers are still flying, and every time you take one up, you’re sitting where those cadets once sat — wind in you