Simviation Forum - Check this out MAAM Airshow

Mar 22^nd, 2006 at 11:37pm

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Any body has a spare $1500.00 they can give. At the MAAM's WWII weekend you can book a ride on the B-29 Fifi. Now that would be an experience of a lifetime!

Check out the line up for the show in June.

http://www.maam.org/wwii/ww2_06acft.htm

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Reply #1 - Mar 22^nd, 2006 at 11:47pm

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Ouch, and I thought $400 was a lot of money to fly on a B-17 Shocked

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Reply #2 - Mar 22^nd, 2006 at 11:53pm

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Ouch, and I thought $400 was a lot of money to fly on a B-17 Shocked

Well if you want to sit in the back it's only $1250.00!! Grin

The B-17 sounds like a bargin now!!

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Reply #3 - Mar 23^rd, 2006 at 12:04am

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Well if you want to sit in the back it's only $1250.00!! Grin

If you can afford it, and If you're gonna spend that much, you might as well spend an extra $350 to fly up front Roll Eyes

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Reply #4 - Mar 23^rd, 2006 at 12:19am

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Ouch, and I thought $400 was a lot of money to fly on a B-17 Shocked

Well if you fly in the "Liberty Bell" it's only $355 Wink

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Reply #5 - Mar 23^rd, 2006 at 1:18am

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Well if you fly in the "Liberty Bell" it's only $355 Wink

I've only seen the Collins Foundation B-17 advertised for rides. Wink

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Reply #6 - Mar 23^rd, 2006 at 6:03am

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Believe me, if I could I would spend the $1500.00 to go up in a Boeing B-29 in a second. The cost to just start the engines on that let alone taking it up are astounding. Between the insurance and maintenance cost to fly it, if anything breaks you just can't go to your friendly B-29 store and buy parts. The cost for the Collings Foundation to fly their B-17 is $2500.00 an hour. I can't imagine what a B-29 cost.

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Reply #7 - Mar 23^rd, 2006 at 4:21pm

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Considering this is the last flyable B-29, I would assume maintence costs are through the roof. Tongue

I may ask this for my next five birthday and Christmas presents though. Grin

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Reply #8 - Mar 23^rd, 2006 at 8:37pm

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So.. who already knows which day they'll be there?
Not me, but I don't want to miss this one.
As for over a grand for a ride in a WWII bomber... not for me. I could have a lot more fun in a WWII trainer for that kinda money!

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Reply #9 - Mar 23^rd, 2006 at 11:23pm

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All I want is a flight on their R4D! Oh wait, I can do that virtually LOL

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Reply #10 - Mar 23^rd, 2006 at 11:53pm

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I'll be going on Saturday June 3rd.

Rotty you can go up in a Texan it's only $150.00 Grin

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Reply #11 - Mar 23^rd, 2006 at 11:56pm

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So.. who already knows which day they'll be there?
Not me, but I don't want to miss this one.

I'll definetly be there. I'm not sure which day though. My mom wants to go also because she likes warbirds, and my dad.. well my dad loves aviation in general. Tongue

I told my dad about the B-29 ride and he was actually considering it. Shocked

I really only want to see her fly. 8)

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Reply #12 - Mar 24^th, 2006 at 12:08pm

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I'll be going on Saturday June 3rd.

Rotty you can go up in a Texan it's only $150.00 Grin

Cool; Saturday will most likely be the best day for me also.
And yes, I know all about the local Texan (and Stearman!) rides... might do that this summer.

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Reply #13 - Mar 25^th, 2006 at 7:28pm