Simviation Forum - The Ride Of A Lifetime!

Jun 4^th, 2007 at 11:41am

Canuck. Offline
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I finally found my lost pics of a ride in the CWHM Avro Lancaster!

sorry...the pics are not in order

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You Guys Wanted a story so here i go...
(I'm not really good at stories, but I tried my best at this one)

Me and about 6 other people got a ride...The Ride of A Lifetime

The moment the pilots started the merlin engines, my heart started to pound, trying to escape out of my

chest...we taxied to Rwy07 and then stopped...the pilots did the pre-flight...the merlins started to

rumble...louder...and louder....and louder...the pilots yelled "hold on"...we were

rolling...faster...faster...faster...then the tail raised...and before I knew it...we were airborne!

we climbed to about 2500ft...then we flew around Essex County...I took some pics...then in the distance

i noticed something shiny gaining on us...it was a p-51 mustang (unfortunatly i did not think to take a pic

of it, but a photo plane did)...it formed on the right side of the tail...we flew around some more...then

the words i didnt wast to hear came out of the pilots mouth "Ladies and Gentleman please return to your

seats, we are preparing to land!"

I returned to my seat, and did up my seat belt... the merlins started to become quieter...the

rumbling was reduced...the flaps dropped...the gear lowered! The ground was getting closer...the

farmland stopped, and concrete appeared...with a thump and screeching tires...we were down...the tail

lowered...we slowed to taxiing speed, then taxied to our parking spot...the merlins silenced...then the

props stopped spinning...then we all clapped, exited the Lanc and then shook hands with the pilots!

Then in the distance we could see the P-51 rocketing towards the airport...the Chrome P-51 Mustang did

a low-high speed pass down the rwy then landed!

It was the most unforgetable ride i ever took!

The End...

I DID NOT TAKE THIS PIC!
Point Pelee is in the backround...It's the Southern most Part of Canada!

(click for Album)

Cheers,

Alex...

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Reply #1 - Jun 4^th, 2007 at 12:51pm

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I'm so jealous, I'm speechless Shocked

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Reply #2 - Jun 4^th, 2007 at 1:13pm

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How did you wangle that? Shocked

Nice photos. A little story to go with them would be nice.

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Reply #3 - Jun 4^th, 2007 at 2:01pm

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Very cool. I agree. I think a story would be in order. Did you sneak onto the airplane or something? Kidding of course.

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Reply #4 - Jun 4^th, 2007 at 4:54pm

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HOW?

There are two types of aeroplane, Spitfires and everything else that wishes it was a Spitfire!

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Reply #5 - Jun 4^th, 2007 at 5:32pm

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How the hell did you get to do that!??? Shocked

You jammy little....! Roll Eyes

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Reply #6 - Jun 4^th, 2007 at 5:33pm

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when it came to my hometown (Windsor)... you could buy a ride on it...

my parents bought me a ride for my b-day...they wouldnt tell me how much though!

i think it was around $800 Canadian for a one hour flight...

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Reply #7 - Jun 4^th, 2007 at 5:34pm