Author Topic: Open cockpit month at an air museum in Michigan (Read 299 times)

Benny Moore · « **on:** February 04, 2007, 09:05:42 PM »

The Kalamazoo Air Zoo in Kalamazoo, Michigan, is having an open cockpit month. I'm pretty sure this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for many of us. For the first two weeks you get to sit in a Stearman PT-17 and a few other trainers (no T-6/SNJ Texan, unfortunately). For the second week, you get to sit in a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, a Hispano Buchon (one of the Spanish license-built Messerschmitt Me-109s used in the movie Battle of Britain), and a Bell P-39 Airacobra.

I'm so excited I can think about little else. I'm going to get to sit in a Juggernaut and an Me-109 (even if it's got an Allison instead of a BMW)! The P-39 is a bonus. Nothing short of an act of God is going to keep me away from that museum, I think. The Air Zoo also has all of the usual goodies found in an air museum. Here's the internet site for those of you who can make the drive.
http://www.airzoo.org/news/open-cockpit-month/

Masherbrum · « **Reply #1 on:** February 04, 2007, 09:21:18 PM »

I'll be going on the last Saturday of Feb. My Uncle will be coming from Indianapolis and my brother and his daughter. I'll be bringing my 5 year old.

I cannot wait.

rod367th · « **Reply #2 on:** February 05, 2007, 07:07:18 AM »

Member Of airzoo SO BEEN THERE DONE THAT. If you really want to help airzoo buy RAFFLE TICKETS WHILE THERE. and if there on a tuesday Ask for Bill curry RAF hurri pilot youngest allied with kill 15 1/2 years old first kill. He is tour guide and most at airzoo ww2 korea or viet nam pilots.

JTs · « **Reply #3 on:** February 06, 2007, 08:01:05 AM »

any where to park an eighteen at the airport

Masherbrum · « **Reply #4 on:** February 06, 2007, 08:34:09 AM »

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Originally posted by JTs
any where to park an eighteen at the airport

There's room.

Benny Moore · « **Reply #5 on:** February 17, 2007, 12:42:35 AM »

I'm ecstatic right now. I feel as if I have spent a wonderful day with a lovely lady - no, I feel even better than that.

Since I got hardly sleep at the inn, I'm going to crash now and post pictures and enthusiastic monologues tomorrow. I already talked my family's ears off.