Is it worth $430 to take a 25 min flight on the Liberty Belle??

[TwinEng]

The restored B-17 the Liberty Belle will be coming to town soon.   I was thinking that I should go visit it and check it out, and take some pics.

But what about actually going up in a flight on it?   Has anyone here ever flown on the Liberty Belle?   If so, did you consider your $430 well spent??

I would be interested in your opinions.







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[xNOVAx]

If it were my money, I'd spend it in a fighter where I could go upside-down and potentially get my hands on the controls.. 

[skribetm]

from everyone who has posted their experiences here, the answer has been an overwhelming yes.
i hope you have fun and share your experience here with us too.

 

[Grayeagle]

I had a good friend boggle that I paid ~2k for an hour in 'Crazy Horse' .. I told him it was worth *every* penny.
Like most of you, I had dreamed of flying a Mustang since I was a kid.

The fact that Lee let me fly it .. and go thru the flight envelope, exploring the low speed/stall and accelerated stall performance with combat flaps and without .. the aerobatics .. the low alt hi-speed pass over the gunnery range with 'simulated' ground attack runs . . ooo yaa .. it makes me smile every single time I think of that hour over Florida so long ago.

I would do it again in a *heart beat* .. all it takes is money.

So ya .. if you have dreamed of what it would actually be like ..if it is something that draws you,
..GO for it. Life is for the living of it.

I have ridden in a B-17G .. they are rather 'spry' for a bomber when lightly loaded
I highly recommend it for anyone who is an aviation nut, like we all are

Unlike the B-25, you can actually carry on a conversation in a B-17, albeit loudly
The B-25 is so loud inside you cannot hear the guy next to you even if he screams.
Gotta have headsets

-GE aka Frank

[Kazaa]

Only if they let you fly.

[uptown]

  430 bucks! Suckers born every minute.  

[skribetm]

430 bucks! Suckers born every minute.  

paying for a b-17 ride, which in turn will help them maintain the airplane among other costs, is hardly "for suckers."

must be too early, gotta have your coffee first.

 

[RichardDarkwood]

The restored B-17 the Liberty Belle will be coming to town soon.   I was thinking that I should go visit it and check it out, and take some pics.

But what about actually going up in a flight on it?   Has anyone here ever flown on the Liberty Belle?   If so, did you consider your $430 well spent??

I would be interested in your opinions.


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That is a fair price.


When you consider how much MONEY and work went into that plane for you to have that opportunity.



Todd



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[Spikes]

Yes! I'd take any chance I could get to ride along in a WWII plane.

[TUK]

I went to the Air show with a b17, and a b24... I didnt have enough money to take a ride....  When the b17 came in and stopped,, they wheeled about 10 wheelchairs to the back.. 10 old timers got out and wheeled by me and one said "Best money I ever spent".. He had obviously been in a air crew in WW2... Was pretty cool.. 

[redwing7]

For most of us the chance to actually take a ride in warbird for most do not come around very often. The sad reality is that in the years to come those chances will become exceedingly rare. When is the last time you had this chance? If the answer is never than that should be an easy choice. I had the chance about 15 years ago for $270 and missed it because of work, I have regretted that ever since.

 

[ElGuapo1]

Overwhelmingy..yes do it..Besides its tax deductable.

[SFRT - Frenchy]

No it is not. I'd definitly not, As of today I have a better use of those $400 than going for a B17 ride. I'm not the type to wet my pants for maning a 50 cal, or wowing in admiration to some guys maning the controls.

If I had the extra $400 bucks, I'll give it to them only as a charity act to help keepping them in flying condition, much more than the thrill of riding in one ... because the'll be "no thrill" to me.

[TwinEng]

I will definitely go see the old warbird when she comes.   And I will be sure to post some photos of her.

I'm on the fence about taking the flight.   But I have plenty of time to make my mind up about that.

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[gpwurzel]

Personally I'd take the flight. Took a flight at Duxford last year in a Tiger Moth, got to take the wheel as it were. Given the chance to go up in a Spit/Mustang, I'd be in there like snot out of a sick childs nose.


Wurzel