Alan Shimer’s Waco VPF-7, flown from the owner’s 1,200ft strip at Gettysburg.

The front cockpit of James Buchwald’s VPF-7. The instrumentation of the front cockpit is sparse by comparison with that of the IFR-equipped rear. The three instruments in the picture are the airspeed indicator, turn-and-bank indicator and the altimeter.

The rear cockpit of James Buchwald’s VPF-7. The instrumentation of the front cockpit is sparse by comparison with that of the IFR-equipped rear.