Simviation Forum - Fantasy of Flight

Jul 4^th, 2003 at 6:07am

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Fantasy of Flight: A sort of aviation museum just outside Polk City, Florida. I spent a day when on holiday and what an experience! Grin

The guy that owns it (Kermit Weeks) has loads of restored warbirds and they all fly!

For example, he has the only airworthy B-26 Maurader left in the world! He has a Spitfire, Mustang, B-25, B-24 and Corsair. Now, the signs said do not touch...but I couldn't stop myself... Grin

...I had my hands all over the Spitfire! 8)

There was an exhibit thing where you got to go inside a Flying Fortress (yes, a real B-17). Grin

It was cramped and dark...LOL.

And the flying display that day was some German WW1 bi-plane, but it was amazing! He flew it at only 25MPH just above the runway! Shocked

I could faster than on my bicycle! Grin

Then there was a simulator room where you could fly a Corsair against a lot of Zeros'...they said it was M$ CFS2...but it wasn't. Roll Eyes

Anyway, I've got a load of photos in my digital camera...I'll get them up soon. Wink

Photos of a Spitfire, Mustang, B-25, B-24, Wildcat, Spirit of St.Loius, German bi-plane, etc...

There was also tours where you could see the planes being restored. There was alll sorts...even a Gloster Meteor and a P-38 that some idiot had sawn in half to fit in a lorry! Roll Eyes

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Reply #1 - Jul 4^th, 2003 at 10:50am

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Whitey - you have earned my eternal (for at least the next five minutes or so) - contempt. You were in my neighborhood and did not see fit to let me know.

FOF is an excellent place for the flight enthusiast. That simulator is a blast. I went there with three other squadmates from the Damned, and we obliterated everyone else (and each other) You can request several "planes" .. P38, F6F, Zero, Oscar ...

Another interesting place in the area - Kissimmee, is Tom Reilly's Warbird Restoration Museum .. this is a working museum - what you see today, may not be there next time you come around.... Currently they're restoring a B-17G that had been used as a turboprop test bed ...

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Reply #2 - Jul 5^th, 2003 at 5:35am

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Didn't know that was your hideout Felix. Wink

I got a choice between FoF and the Warnird Restoration, but I chose FoF because I'd saw it on TV and it had flying displays every day...LOL. Wink

If I'd waited a couple of more days and went on fathers day the flying diplay would've been the Mustang and the B-25. Roll Eyes

PS: Think I'm coming back to Florida in April...

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Reply #3 - Jul 5^th, 2003 at 6:09am

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Last week I took a friend to Spokane to see a fully restored B-24 & B-17. They even let us walk through them 8) Grin

I took about 60 photos on my digital camera, but i've just been to lazy to post them Grin

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Reply #4 - Jul 5^th, 2003 at 8:12am

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Last week I took a friend to Spokane to see a fully restored B-24 & B-17. They even let us walk through them 8) Grin

I took about 60 photos on my digital camera, but i've just been to lazy to post them Grin

Well, get your butt in gear & let's see them. Tongue

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Reply #5 - Jul 5^th, 2003 at 8:42am

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I need to get my mine ready too...I'll do it now.

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Reply #6 - Jul 5^th, 2003 at 7:26pm

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I took about 60 photos on my digital camera, but i've just been to lazy to post them Grin

UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM Andrew "DIGITAL CAMERA" WELL NOW THAT YOU NO LONGER NEED A SCANNER .. OUT WITH IT TAKE A PICTURE AND SHOW US YOUR MUG ???
Imean you did let the cat out of the bag on this one.....lol

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Reply #7 - Jul 5^th, 2003 at 8:02pm

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Imean you did let the cat out of the bag on this one.....lol

It's not a secret that I've got a digital camera, in fact, i've mentioned it quite a few times Grin

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Reply #8 - Jul 5^th, 2003 at 8:21pm

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It's not a secret that I've got a digital camera, in fact, i've mentioned it quite a few times Grin

well then ....... are we going to see a picture of you now or what... Please.... Grin

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Reply #9 - Jul 5^th, 2003 at 9:34pm

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and where did YOU get that film clip of me???

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Reply #10 - Jul 5^th, 2003 at 9:58pm

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well then ....... are we going to see a picture of you now or what... Please.... Grin

Take a look at an old thread that's been resurected in the cafe Wink

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Reply #11 - Jul 6^th, 2003 at 2:10am

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and where did YOU get that film clip of me???

You can have it as your signiture I will get a new one.. my GIF "T" to you.. its under wondering.gif Wink

And Andrew what a handsome devil you are... thank you for putting it up for us all......... Wink

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Reply #12 - Jul 6^th, 2003 at 3:33am

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And Andrew what a handsome devil you are

Why do a lot of girls/women say or think that about me ??? Roll Eyes

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Reply #13 - Jul 6^th, 2003 at 7:52am

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I had a look inside Sally B when she was a RAF St Mawgan a few years back. And apart from between the bomb racks it wasn't too cramped. Plus there were nice big windows too. And all of them had a nice .50 cal sticking out of it! Grin

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