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Title: So you want to fly a P51 by yourself?
Post by: Quah! on October 02, 2006, 12:19:12 PM

Those days are over!  But there was a day, back in the 70s where $1800 bucks could get it done.

I was sitting on the edge of my seat the whole time I was reading this, as every one of Bud's pireps sucks you in.  A worthy read.  :aok

Read P51 Pirep  (http://www.airbum.com/pireps/PirepMustangBurch.html)

Title: So you want to fly a P51 by yourself?
Post by: Toad on October 02, 2006, 06:27:40 PM

Good read, thx.

Title: So you want to fly a P51 by yourself?
Post by: MOIL on October 02, 2006, 10:27:19 PM

Even tho I'm not that fluid in the "plane" dept, that was a nice read:aok

Thanks for sharing with the community.

Title: So you want to fly a P51 by yourself?
Post by: WMLute on October 03, 2006, 12:21:53 AM

(http://www.mustangsmustangs.net/p-51/survivors/images/H44-74536.jpg)
Type: P-51D-30NA
Serial #: 44-74536
Registry: N991R
Owner: Brent Hisey
Base: Bethany OK
Status: Flying


I had the pleasure of sitting in this plane this past Saturday.  I went to a local airfield that had the B-17 Sentimental Journey flown in and while looking for what hanger it was at, stumbled across not only this GORGEOUS PonyD, but a Yak-3 as well.

I was given permission to SIT in the cockpit and play with the controlls for a few min.  (ok yeah, I mad "rat a tat" noises and I pretended to be flying it)

Was the highlight of my year.

AND for $500.00 a 1/2 hour, the owner will take me up in it.

I wish I had the grand to drop, but alas, not today.  

The owner fly's it, and the Yak most Sat and Sun. mornings and I was invited to come out whenever I wanted and watch.  (woot)

I've been meaning to post about it.

Title: So you want to fly a P51 by yourself?
Post by: WilldCrd on October 03, 2006, 04:39:08 PM

Nice read.
I remember times we drove by there when i was younger and seeing his old planes out flying or parked out front.
Wish he was still in operation. gotta luv how things are now with all the PC, and lawsuites flying around......NOT!

Title: So you want to fly a P51 by yourself?
Post by: COndor06 on October 03, 2006, 10:54:22 PM

Thanks for that. For a moment I was really their. I used to live in Kissimme and watched their duel seat 51 but never got a ride. I don't know if they are still there but they were in operation in 1992-94. Great read. I only used the front half of my seat.

Title: So you want to fly a P51 by yourself?
Post by: jigsaw on October 04, 2006, 01:18:22 AM

:rofl That's my hometown.  Burchinal was shut down for running drugs so many times it wasn't funny.  He was also busted several times for flying under powerlines beside the highway.  He lost a B-17 in a field across the road on takeoff due to improper preflight and maintenance (birds nests in the nacelles).

I surely loved seeing those planes when I was a kid, but that guy was in constant trouble.  Last time I was by there about 5 years ago, it was just husks sitting in an overgrown field beside a rat trap truck stop with the first available liquor outside the county limits on the other side.

Title: So you want to fly a P51 by yourself?
Post by: Wolfala on October 04, 2006, 02:59:07 AM

Reading that, i'm now convinced I was born too late.

Title: So you want to fly a P51 by yourself?
Post by: Quah! on October 04, 2006, 03:51:36 PM

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That's my hometown. Burchinal was shut down for running drugs so many times it wasn't funny. He was also busted several times for flying under powerlines beside the highway. He lost a B-17 in a field across the road on takeoff due to improper preflight and maintenance (birds nests in the nacelles).

I surely loved seeing those planes when I was a kid, but that guy was in constant trouble. Last time I was by there about 5 years ago, it was just husks sitting in an overgrown field beside a rat trap truck stop with the first available liquor outside the county limits on the other side.

LOL running drugs is prolly the only way he was able to charge 1800 bucks for all that time.  LOL