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Jun 20^th, 2007 at 7:05pm

Jared Offline
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..Was in town the past 3-4 days, so I ponied up the money and took my dad for a flight in a real plane

Needless to say just seeing the aircraft in flght was amazing, but the flight was just as much fun because the guy who was supposed to take the co-pilots seat didn't show up and I ended up paying a little more and flying right seat

In the end the pilot let me do a few simple manuevers with the aircraft which was very cool in my book!

Cheers,

Jared

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Reply #1 - Jun 20^th, 2007 at 7:09pm

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Excellent. Wink

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Reply #2 - Jun 20^th, 2007 at 7:33pm

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Boo yah! Sound great, ya lucky son of a gun!

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Reply #3 - Jun 20^th, 2007 at 8:05pm

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Awesome.

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Reply #4 - Jun 20^th, 2007 at 8:13pm

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That must have been a blast... lucky you! Grin

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Reply #5 - Jun 21^st, 2007 at 3:00am

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Exceptionally cool Cool

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Reply #6 - Jun 21^st, 2007 at 4:42am

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Cool..

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Reply #7 - Jun 21^st, 2007 at 12:13pm

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Well done Jared...you actually got some hands on time on a real aeroplane, were you in the right seat at start up?

Still got all the fillings in your teeth and you can still hear okay I hope. Grin

LOL

I am sure you have been in more modern spam cans so did you notice the smell of an older aircraft? They have a distinct odour to them....quite pleasing I find.

Darn my mind has gone blank for the moment, can't remember where the carburetor heat control levers are in that aircraft now. Undecided

Looking for more shots if you have them...glad you both had a great time in a great aeroplane.

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #8 - Jun 21^st, 2007 at 5:55pm

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You lucky dog, must have been a thrill. Just curious, where did your dad sit while you were in the co-pilot seat?

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Reply #9 - Jun 21^st, 2007 at 6:07pm

Jared Offline
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Flying Trucker wrote on Jun 21^st, 2007 at 12:13pm:

Well done Jared...you actually got some hands on time on a real aeroplane, were you in the right seat at start up?

Still got all the fillings in your teeth and you can still hear okay I hope. Grin

LOL

I am sure you have been in more modern spam cans so did you notice the smell of an older aircraft? They have a distinct odour to them....quite pleasing I find.

Darn my mind has gone blank for the moment, can't remember where the carburetor heat control levers are in that aircraft now. Undecided

Looking for more shots if you have them...glad you both had a great time in a great aeroplane.

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

lol, thanks for the kind responses everyone, it was indeed a LOT of fun!

Carb heat controls are down underneath the mixture controls in center of console... Wink

yes indeed I was in the right seat at start-up, and for the whole duration of the flight as I did pay twice as much as everyone else who happened to be on the flight for this wondrous opportunity! I do indeed have all of my fillings contained within their respective teeth and my hearing is still very much intact. In reality the old aircraft and engines were very smooth and the engines even when I didn't have a headset on were pretty much quiet compared to what I figured they would be.

Also I did indeed enjoy the smells of the old aircraft, the whole plane was permeated with the smell of avgas fumes as soon as we boarded and the whole flight was filled with many sights and smells for the senses

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Reply #10 - Jun 21^st, 2007 at 6:12pm

Jared Offline
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Roughrider wrote on Jun 21^st, 2007 at 5:55pm:

You lucky dog, must have been a thrill. Just curious, where did your dad sit while you were in the co-pilot seat?

Dad took one of the passenger seats in the back as he hadn't payed another 50$ for the opportunity to sit up front Wink

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Reply #11 - Jun 22^nd, 2007 at 12:09pm

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Thanks Jared now I remember...old grey matter needs a quick start once in awhile. Grin

LOL

I remember starting some old radials and they would shake so bad at start up you would swear they were going to break an engine mount.

That is what I miss the most, the rumble and the roar of the big radials. The smoke, the smell and the vibrations were all part of the fun of flying.

Glad you got to enjoy some of that.

Well got to go, I have an evil bird here (must be an army or navy bird) an (airforce bird) would never poop on my spam can windscreen tied up at the dock.
This bird is soon going to be pike (fish) bait when I get down there after lunch. Angry