Author Topic: P-51D Joyflight- Video and Photos (Read 999 times)

Uncle · « **on:** January 07, 2003, 11:40:40 PM »

G'day folks:
Was fortunate to score a 1 hour flight in a 51 over x-mas of which around 25 minutes was stick time. Was great fun doing rolls, wingovers and just generally flying the plane. Better than sex? The jury is still out on that one:)
Go http://www.kscoms.com.au./images/ww2/ to check out photos and video. If any of you are ever in Perth, Western Australia this http://www.wylliemustang.com.au/ the company to see about getting up in the air. They also have a T-6 for flights plus a L-38 ?? jet trainer which should be available soon.
Instead of doing a long AAR if anyone has any questions please do so and I'll answer to the best of my ability.

Cheers,
Uncle.

steely07 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 08, 2003, 01:32:52 AM »

Very Cool

brendo · « **Reply #2 on:** January 08, 2003, 04:47:57 AM »

Are you a pilot, what did it feel like compared to your regular ride?

How much... serious question. I live in Sydney.

How are the control forces.

What does she smell like in flight?

What were the Gforces like at cruising speed in normal manouvering?

What manifold pressure does she take off at? 50?

F4UDOA · « **Reply #3 on:** January 08, 2003, 07:22:30 AM »

Is this Fester?

How did it compare with the AH FM?

How did stalls compare?

How was the climb rate?

How was accleration?

How was manueverabilty hirzontal? Virtical?

Did you dive the A/C? Was it controllable?

How was visabilty?

Lucky Bastard!!

mipoikel · « **Reply #4 on:** January 08, 2003, 08:08:45 AM »

How many kills did you get in that sortie?

jonnyb · « **Reply #5 on:** January 08, 2003, 11:41:57 AM »

Uncle.....way too cool. I was fortunate enough to sit in the cockpit of a p51d this past September. Even though I wasn't moving, I felt to be the luckiest guy on the planet. You actually got to drive one. Wow. Please tell us about it. I'd much rather you wasted the bandwidth spitting out an AAR then dealing with some of the other ridiculous wastes of bandwidth seen on this BBS lately.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #6 on:** January 08, 2003, 12:11:21 PM »

Oh my! What I would do for a flight in a P51...I bow to you!

Wlfgng · « **Reply #7 on:** January 08, 2003, 12:40:02 PM »

especially with stick time..! drool

Max · « **Reply #8 on:** January 08, 2003, 12:48:19 PM »

did shane call you a slobberdonkey?

Gixer · « **Reply #9 on:** January 08, 2003, 04:59:10 PM »

That plane has dual controls? Or are you rated in Mustangs? If not how much real stick time do you have and what in? How did it compare etc.

Sorry but as a helo pilot and where insurance clauses means you have to take out the dual controls in expensive machines to void the risk of fools doing something stupid. I would of thought the same would go for a rare mustang.

Just curious thats all.

~~...-Gixer~~

Wlfgng · « **Reply #10 on:** January 08, 2003, 05:42:16 PM »

dual controls I'm sure

WldThing · « **Reply #11 on:** January 08, 2003, 05:53:13 PM »

Very cool Fes!

Suave · « **Reply #12 on:** January 08, 2003, 06:04:30 PM »

Pancho you lucky bastage ! That's awesome man, you'll have to tell me all about it . Shoot me an email .

BGBMAW · « **Reply #13 on:** January 08, 2003, 07:47:23 PM »

Uncle is not fester....hes in the MAW..and lives in Aussie land...

Ive talked to fester on vox,..and uncle..def . diffrent people..

AND DAMMIT I WANT A MUSTANG!!..Willing to do bad thing for it..

I flew in a B-17G 2 summers ago...the"909"...

BEST 350$ i ever spent....didnt get to fly it..but i did sit in chin gunners seat and straffed the studmuffins sitting on the beach as we buzzed Folsom lake...

OMG I love those planes!!!

Salute uncle...u bastard:)

Love BiGB
xoxo

PS..took great digital video of my flight.in the b-17.but i was luky enuff to hit the zoom button after the first ten minuters..and all my footage is close up of rivets and cables (great Close up of Rivets in a b-17)...ARGHHHHHHHHHHH...

sniffle sniffle:(

BGBMAW · « **Reply #14 on:** January 08, 2003, 07:57:54 PM »

crap.im trying to wacth films..says cant decopress..any1 else have problems??