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Phil Ulrich (Rear seat) takes Kassie Wood of Conway for a thrill ride aboard his 1940 Waco UPF-7 open cockpit biplane in the skies above North Myrtle Beach, S.C. Ulrich's business, Classic Air Ventures, operates from the Grand Strand Airport in North Myrtle Beach from May through October and gives rides starting from $50. Although the tourist industry in the Grand Strand area was slower this summer, Ulrich claims to have had a banner year. Only 600 of the UPF-7 planes were built between 1939-42. According to Ulrich, the planes were used as the primary trainer for the US military during WWII.

Phil Ulrich (Rear seat) takes Kassie Wood of Conway for a thrill ride aboard his 1940 Waco UPF-7 open cockpit biplane in the skies above North Myrtle Beach, S.C. Ulrich's business, Classic Air Ventures, operates from the Grand Strand Airport in North Myrtle Beach from May through October and gives rides starting from $50. Although the tourist industry in the Grand Strand area was slower this summer, Ulrich claims to have had a banner year. Only 600 of the UPF-7 planes were built between 1939-42. According to Ulrich, the planes were used as the primary trainer for the US military during WWII.