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Subject: Re: [OM] Up In The Air [was Doom-laden . . .]
From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2016 00:00:43 -0500
Thanks for reviving memories. I lived near Orlando for the last half of 1966, and rented a plane at Herndon Airport a few times to get in some local flying. On one occasion, while I was on the ramp, a P-51 taxied in and parked. A young gent crawled out, followed by a slim young girl in hip-huggers who had been riding in a jump seat. At the time, it seemed like nice way for the idle rich to spend their extra cash.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 8/28/2016 11:45 PM, Moose wrote:
On 8/28/2016 4:48 AM, Bob Whitmire wrote:
Oh, I dunno. If the pilot realized his passenger was an old poop and adjusted his aerobatics accordingly... ;-)

I know there's a two-seat Spitfire, but I'm sure the cost of the ride would leave me destitute.

How about a P-51 with passenger jump seat? <http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=20680>

30 minutes ~ $1699
60 minutes ~ $2950

I'm betting 30 min. is enough, especially if you request the no extra charge aerobatics. :-)

Or your own, dual control cockpit, in a P40 with Flying Tigers eye and teeth, even cheaper? <http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=20678>

20 minutes ~ $949
40 minutes ~ $1799

The legs you see below the fuselage are those of a couple getting ready for their rides. We saw the plane in the air over us as we wandered at the art and gardens place just up the road.

For the economy minded, an AT-6 trainer. <http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=20676>

Only $399 for 20 minutes!

This is at the Sonoma Co. Airport, which we drive by occasionally, and I stopped to take pics over the fence on a day when all three planes were out and one about to go up. Of course, they have their own pics and info. :-) <http://www.vintageaircraft.com/vap40.htm>

Click through "/*P-40 Warhawk and P-51 Mustang <http://www.northbayairmuseum.org/NBAM/Take_A_Flight.html>" */**to see them, but I wanted to be sure you see the North Bay Air Museum logo. ;-) If you encounter her up there, you'll be writing lyric poetry, too.

Power Dive Moosie


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