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Title: Open cockpit month at an air museum in Michigan
Post by: 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/

Title: Open cockpit month at an air museum in Michigan
Post by: Masherbrum 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.

Title: Open cockpit month at an air museum in Michigan
Post by: rod367th 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.

Title: Open cockpit month at an air museum in Michigan
Post by: JTs on February 06, 2007, 08:01:05 AM

any where to park an eighteen at the airport

Title: Open cockpit month at an air museum in Michigan
Post by: Masherbrum 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.

Title: Open cockpit month at an air museum in Michigan
Post by: Benny Moore 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.