On Feb.16 I will be a real Fighter Pilot

[F4UDOA]

Yes indeed gents,

I have just signed up here

 http://www.aircombatusa.com/  

for my once in a life time adventure.

Has anyone else done this? I hope I don't yak all over the console.

[Ripsnort]

Eat banana's for breakfast, they go down easy, they come up easy...don't make the mistake of NOT eating, or you'll really be in trouble.

[straffo]

 

Originally posted by Ripsnort:
Eat banana's for breakfast, they go down easy, they come up easy...don't make the mistake of NOT eating, or you'll really be in trouble.

good remark rip  
And the taste rest in the mouth after the come up  

[F4UDOA]

You done it before Rip?

I can't wait, but I don't want to loose. I think I'll have a light breakfast and some strong coffee and half a dozen motion sickness pills.

I've got 16 hours in logged in single engine A/C and one aerobatics ride in a glider. But this will be over the top.

I will probably keep trying to twist the control stick(yoke) with my hands to use the rudder, hehe. Where's my hat switch? Is this a C-hog or a D-hog? Rip, Vosper, Blitz, SAW? help, check 6!!!!

[Ripsnort]

Haven't done it with AircombatUSA, but have had many hours in aerobatics with my dad...he used to get a kick outta making me sick.  

[Saintaw]

@ work so, I can't read it all !

3 Question

-how mucho $ ??

-How can someone who has never flown before(as it is said on the site), err. fly a plane , let alone play with it ?

-Do you still have room in your suitcase ???  

I want I want I want .... !!!

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[This message has been edited by Saintaw (edited 01-24-2001).]

[Eagler]

be sure to take pictures, yak and all..

you lucky dog  

Eagler

[BigGun]

I haven't done it yet, but is something I am telling my wife I want for B-Day this summer. On discovery channel the did a special once on "top 100 wild rides". Most of them were roller coasters, but the number one wildest ride they covered was this aircombatusa. Ever since I saw the show I have wanted to do it, and I even live in CA

[hitech]

Have about 12 hours with FP USA, It is the most fun ive ever had in a airplane. You will love it.

On the eating subject I always got some greasy MacDonalds stuff . And if you know the guy your going to fight, ill show you how to do a 12 hour lead turn.


HiTech

[Ripsnort]

 

Originally posted by hitech:

On the eating subject I always got some greasy MacDonalds stuff .
HiTech

This made me laugh, I once ate (2) Egg McMuffins with extra cheese, and 2 cans of Mountain Dew prior to a day with with my step-father, who was a flying game warden with the D.N.R. of Minnesota...we dropped into a lake to do alittle fishing (Pontoon 182) but hit some turbulance prior to landing...after landing I ralphed up all my breakfast, it soon became 'chum' as the fish were all over the area of the floats where I puked, fishing was good needless to say!

[Torgo]

 

Originally posted by F4UDOA:


I can't wait, but I don't want to loose. I think I'll have a light breakfast and some strong coffee and half a dozen motion sickness pills.

I've never done the plane ride thing but I do a lot of ocean fishing.

Trust me: DO NOT TAKE MORE THAN THE RECOMMENDED DOSE OF MOTION SICKNESS PILLS!

If it's the regular Dramamine, that many will simply cause you to pass out asleep..I'm not kidding; even with coffeee and excitement, you'll simply fall asleep in the cockpit...the drowsiness power of those things are beyond comprehension; they mainly work by making you so tired you don't notice you're nauseous.

If you take the Bonine (the stuff that lasts 24 hours) anything more than 1-2 pills is going to basically make you insane. I was incredibly irritable and had severe visual blurriness, almost hallucinations, after I took 2 and then another 1 4-5 hours later on an especially rough day.

And my understanding is that with them even limited overdosing quickly gets to dangerous levels with any motion sickness medication.

Just take 1-2 of whatever form of pill you get, just like it says on the package.

[tshred]

ROFLMAO Rip! I'll remember that this summer, when I go fishing in my floatplane <evil grin>. I'll take my passenger to breakfast at the local 'greasy spoon', hit an unsuspected 'sinker' on final hehe, and see if these Alaskan fish 'take the bait'....damn that was funny Rip!


Someday I'm gonna do one of those combat places, but would like to get some actual aerobatic training first......someday   Good Luck F4UDOA!! And don't forget the pics.

ts

[Voss]

If you;re really rich they have a fantasy vacation in Moscow. Anyway, I think it was:
 http://www.incredible-adventures.com

I think the Chino offering is a great buy, too! They let you trade flights for rides in WWII types like the F4U. Check it out!

Voss 13th T.A.S.

[Dux]

You guys kill me    

Have lotsa fun. Just don't HO.

[miko2d]

 If you are the one doing the flying, you should not suffer from motion-sickness at all. Just do not let the instructor show you the maneuvers. That is where you get really sick.

 Post you impressions later.

 Visibility vs PC (how close do you estimate the distance, far can you discern attitude, etc.)

 G-effects - how easy could you function, communicate and control the plane while completely blacked out (at least you should). How quick does vision come back after complete blackout for a couple of seconds.

 miko