Have you flown in a vintage aeroplane?

[ALM]

t6 harvard mk iv

 

[Stearmen]

I will start with planes I was pilot in command, or copilot on. Some, I flew multiple sub types, I wont list all those. Beechcraft V Tail Bonanza, Boing Stearman PT-17 Kaydet, Stinson L-5 Sentinel, Vultee BT-13 Valiant, North American T-6, SNJ, Harvard, Beechcraft Model 18 Twin Beech, North American B-25 Mitchell, Lockheed PV-2D Harpoon. Now as a passenger, Douglas DC-3, Convair 580, Grumman TBM Avenger-Turkycat, Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress. I think, that is all?

 

[alsendk]

in 73`During my service as senior sergeant in the danish airforce I was lucky to get a trip for one hour, both in a Dakota DC3, and in a Catalina plane...as a passenger only.
Much later, in 88 I was invited to take place in a swedish Draken two seater training plane, starting from Ljungbyhed airforce base in Skåne Sweden..now abandoned. My parents had a summer house there, and were surrounded by neighbors, mechanics, aircrew, pilots, all working at the base. It was a tremendous experience for me. I had to take on the complete uniform, that contained a compressor suit, to stand the G force that could otherwise hurt me. I know very little about this gear, and I got terribly (sea) sick, but managed to keep it in...guts and all. Still it was a great experience to me.

 

[Seraph1227]

i have flown in a Ford Trimotor, and a DC3

 

[Retro Spectator]

I never flew in a vintage aircraft, but I have been inside one. There is a group called the Collings Foundation which preserves several vintage aircraft, including some WWII airplanes. The plane I was in was a B-24J Liberator called Witchcraft. It apparently is the only authentic airworthy B-24J.

 

[Tux Toledo]

I've flown in both the Collings B-24 and B-17 (twice). What an incredible experience. You really begin to understand the courage it took to fly combat missions day-after-day.

I never flew in a vintage aircraft, but I have been inside one. There is a group called the Collings Foundation which preserves several vintage aircraft, including some WWII airplanes. The plane I was in was a B-24J Liberator called Witchcraft. It apparently is the only authentic airworthy B-24J.

 

[Veronica T]

Yes. I have flown in vintage aircraft. I live near the busiest airport in the world.

Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

There are Boeing B17 Flying Fortress, 1929 Ford Tri-Motor, Bell 47 helicopter, etc. If you are fortunate to see the North American Aviation P-51, purchase the fly—it—yourself option which is available for an additional fee. There are the dual controls and the pilot permits you to fly once the plane is safely in the air.

Saying that you have flown a Mustang is a real conversation stopper at parties. And it is a lot of fun.

Our village's Fourth Of July parade used to begin with a low flyover of USAF Boeing B-52 Stratofortresses in formation. The very ground would shake from the rumble. The very ground. The flight was discontinued after the terrorist attacks. I suppose there were more pressing duties for the airplanes to perform.

This year the Experimental Aircraft Association AirVenture is from July 28 through August 3.

http://www.eaa.org/en/airventure

Hope to see you there!

 

[OldGreyBird]

My first fixed-wing flight was in a formation of AT-6s (with a Corsair off our port wing!) as part of an airshow. I flew on and off for 12 years (cataracts ultimately ended the adventure), mostly in vintage airplanes. Yeah, an AT-6 definitely counts. Lucky you!

 

[tecolote]

Recently took a flight in a '69 vintage Huey sitting in the door gunner seat; my first helicopter ride.
Regards,
Tecolote

 

[kyboots]

My father had a 1937 J3 cub when I was a kid growing up along with a 1946 Stinson. He flew these in the 1970's and 80's and both were a real trip. The J3 Cub took off at 35 mph with the side door open. It had a stick and an oil gage. You didn't need anything else, with a 10:1 glide ratio there was no worry. Many a great Saturday afternoon with these at our local rural Ky. airport. They were sold locally about 10 years ago and I miss them. At my age when we flew commercial they were DC-9's and overseas DC 3's and 10's. They are getting old enough now to unfortunatley qualify.

 

[Matt Crunk]

I learned to fly in a restored 1938 Cub owned by a friend of mine. He owned and flew it for about three years himself, keeping to uncontrolled country airstrips, before he got his private ticket. At the time he taught me to fly, he didn't have a license, and neither did/do I.

 

[kyboots]

The Cub was such an easy ticket they were used as trainers. Most anyone who ever was in one loved it.

 

[Moby]

I flew just one time in a DC3. Never did land in one because I jumped out the door at 10,000 feet.

 

[Earl Needham]

I flew just one time in a DC3. Never did land in one because I jumped out the door at 10,000 feet.

Just once? Skydiving is like Lay's potato chips -- nobody can eat just one!

 

[kampkatz]

My friend and I were looking at PA-22 Tri-Pacers as a possible investment in the 70's and we tried out a '56. It was the most "seat-of the pants" flying I ever experienced.

 

[Dan Allen]

My friend and I were looking at PA-22 Tri-Pacers as a possible investment in the 70's and we tried out a '56. It was the most "seat-of the pants" flying I ever experienced.

Flew many many miles in a tri pacer in the early sixties. The Tri Pacer is a very much underrated airplane as far as performance is concerned......for the times

 

[Trapped in T-wilight Zone]

Very late '50s, my uncle got a Cessna (seated four, 172?). We flew in it a few times, but it really wasn't like a "vintage" plane at that time.

In 1976, the Model T Ford Club of America had a tour for model T Fords on Santa Catalina Island (26 miles across the sea--). The flying boats that had been famous there for years, had just been retired, having begun service about 1939. However, as something must always go wrong, the ferry that was supposed to take the club members over to the island broke down. The cars were being taken over on a transport barge, so no problem there (except for the pelicans). The planes had been retired, but had not yet been sold or decommissioned. Their certifications were still current, and all the facilities still in place. So the club made all the arrangements. Four of the planes were brought out. However one plane suffered one mechanical problem after another, eventually being parked. The other three ferried about 150 model T club members over to the island , eleven at a time. No model T club member seemed concerned about the safety of the plane, even with the one broke down sitting right outside our waiting area. Model T people are used to things breaking down. Everyone seemed to love it!
The takeoff and landing on water in a 1939 plane was a rare treat I will never forget.
W2

 

[31 Model A]

DC-3 from Mactan Island Airstrip to Cebu Airstrip in the PI back in 68. What an experience, not only "the plane, the plane" but taking off and landing on an airstrip that began and ended at the shoreline.

 

[GHT]

Every wedding anniversary, I like to do something special as a thank you to the lady in my life. Next May will be our 47th since we tied the knot. She will be going on a very special pleasure flight over some of the iconic landmarks of our capital city, and she will be doing it in style.
In an Avro de Havilland Rapide.
Just had the booking confirmed, all we have to do now is choose an outfit to wear.

 

[Stearmen]

Every wedding anniversary, I like to do something special as a thank you to the lady in my life. Next May will be our 47th since we tied the knot. She will be going on a very special pleasure flight over some of the iconic landmarks of our capital city, and she will be doing it in style.
In an Avro de Havilland Rapide.
Just had the booking confirmed, all we have to do now is choose an outfit to wear.

Now that's my kind of anniversary present!