Fasten your seatbelt, stow your bags, lock your tray table in the upright position and prepare yourself for an astonishing collection of vintage aircraft. Just outside Madras, north of Bend in Jefferson County, the Erickson Aircraft Collection houses examples of early aeronautics and aviation history and offers a living history flight experience. Explore the sky and high desert landscape from above with the “Soaring with the Warbirds'' program. Take a ride in a real, working World War II aircraft. Do a fly-by over Lake Billy Chinook, Mount Jefferson, Haystack Reservoir, Lake Simtustus, Smith Rock or anywhere within a 20-minute radius. After an inspiring flight, discover up close planes with names like P-47D Thunderbolt, T-6 Texan, FM-2 Wildcat, Skyraider, P-40E Kittyhawk, and F6F Hellcat.