Author Topic: Fly a real warbird... (Read 1028 times)

MadBirdCZ · « **Reply #15 on:** June 05, 2003, 12:01:28 PM »

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Originally posted by LePaul
Local FBO has an L-39 I've had a chance to drool over.

Well, the factory making those is just over the hill from where I live.... Sooo, got a lot of traffic generated by those over my house.....

Arfann · « **Reply #16 on:** June 05, 2003, 02:16:39 PM »

Hmm. Gonna have to raise our prices. We been selling 20 minute AT-6 rides, including acro, noe, jabo/dogfight sim and usually close formation for $75. We're down to just one AT-6 now, so the formation and dogfigting are limited to Texan vs. RV-4 vs. Bonanza gigs.

udet · « **Reply #17 on:** June 05, 2003, 04:32:57 PM »

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Originally posted by udet
screw that, I can't even fly a Cessna properly

had another flight today...in the words of my instructor: 200% improvement. yhaaa!!!
over here in Mobile there's a lot of Navy, Coast Guard and Air Force training. Today I had to wait for Coast Guard 2 T34s in formation to taxi.

rshubert · « **Reply #18 on:** June 07, 2003, 09:17:08 PM »

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Originally posted by Arfann
Hmm. Gonna have to raise our prices. We been selling 20 minute AT-6 rides, including acro, noe, jabo/dogfight sim and usually close formation for $75. We're down to just one AT-6 now, so the formation and dogfigting are limited to Texan vs. RV-4 vs. Bonanza gigs.

Where do I sign up?? Seriously, now.

shubie

bigsky · « **Reply #19 on:** June 08, 2003, 01:39:21 AM »

the prices are far overmodeled:eek:

ccvi · « **Reply #20 on:** June 08, 2003, 05:38:54 AM »

Does anyone have a cheap aerobatics plane for sale?

gofaster · « **Reply #21 on:** June 09, 2003, 01:16:01 PM »

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Originally posted by Arfann
We been selling 20 minute AT-6 rides, including acro, noe, jabo/dogfight sim and usually close formation for $75. We're down to just one AT-6 now, so the formation and dogfigting are limited to Texan vs. RV-4 vs. Bonanza gigs.

What happened to the other AT-6? Forgot to map the trim tab to a hat switch and augured it in?

icemaw · « **Reply #22 on:** June 09, 2003, 01:29:50 PM »

I checked it out was going to take a flight but then they told me there was no vulching and I could not shoot chutes so I passed

Arfann · « **Reply #23 on:** June 09, 2003, 01:34:18 PM »

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Originally posted by gofaster
What happened to the other AT-6? Forgot to map the trim tab to a hat switch and augured it in?

It belonged to Whitey Wannamacher (-brkt-), our old CO. His widow allowed us to keep the insurance paid and continue to fly it (our current CO, -knfe- is ex-Air Force and current in it) for a while. Last year she decided to sell it, as well as her interest in the C-45 (it's gone now too).

As for "play for pay" rides, that's now limited to when a few locals want a thrill.

TracerX · « **Reply #24 on:** June 16, 2003, 07:35:23 PM »

Hey Humble,

Lindsey & Guadalupe, North of the new Recreation Center.

It is a shame that we are loosing Chapman Air Museum. I had wanted to get over to see the Fw-190 restoration they were doing. I agree, an AZ AH Con would be great, as long as it is not in the middle of the Summer. Even then it would be ok, as long as Hblair left his black speedo at home.

F4UDOA · « **Reply #25 on:** June 16, 2003, 10:26:33 PM »

Heya Hazed,

Yup, it was me. Around $900 bucks and well worth it.

2 practice dogfights and 4 real ones. I will tell you that that I won 2 to 1 because the last fight I had my head in a bag.

The fights are supposed to be an exercise in high and low Yo-yo's that quickly turn into looping fights as you try to cut the angle over the top. We pulled 4.5 Gs on the last fight and in the words of the pilots that fly with you I "spun a gyro".

The most satisfing part of the fight was when I won my last real fight after about 4 straight loops pulling into accelerated stalls on the top of each loop. In the video the other pilot teams instructor who was an ex F15 jock call sign "Rugs" was telling his pilot that he had me right up until the time I shot him and was very surprised to loose.

The worst part of the experiance was the civilian pilot who flew with me call sign "Dooley" who was a complete dick during the entire experiance. Including yelling at me for leaning on him while dogfighting and completely blowing off the post flight breifing. He was about half my size and had some little man desiese going on.

However if you go ask for "Rug" Burns. He is a real fighter jock and a good guy. Without him it would not have been so good.

I can also reccomend that you take some non-drowsy dramamine if you can. I did not and it cost me.

I had a unreal headache for two days after my flight that felt even worse when driving. If someone had ask if I wanted to do it again for free at the time I would have said no way.

If you ask me now I'll say absolutely yes I want to. It is more than you can imagine and then some.

zroostr · « **Reply #26 on:** June 17, 2003, 09:58:09 AM »

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Originally posted by icemaw
I checked it out was going to take a flight but then they told me there was no vulching and I could not shoot chutes so I passed

lol:D

Swager · « **Reply #27 on:** June 17, 2003, 11:50:50 AM »

If I am going to spend that kind of money, I'd want something more realistic.

F4UDOA · « **Reply #28 on:** June 17, 2003, 03:04:34 PM »

Swager,

You should read my previous post in this thread.

Without someone shooting you full of MG fire you could not be more realistic.

I promise you if you go you will be a sweating and shaking like a virgin on prom night when you get out of the airplane.

Oh yeah, throw in a couple of puke stains for good measure.