WOW! My very first ride in a Cub: $5 for five (?) minutes was one helluva
bargain, wasn't it?
(Of course this was 1947 and I was earning about 35 cents an hour at the
local movie house.)
On Aug 29, 2016 12:45 AM, "Moose" <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On 8/28/2016 4:48 AM, Bob Whitmire wrote:
>>
>> Oh, I dunno. If the pilot realized his passenger was an old poop and
adjusted his aerobatics accordingly... ;-)
>>
>> I know there's a two-seat Spitfire, but I'm sure the cost of the ride
would leave me destitute.
>
>
> How about a P-51 with passenger jump seat? <
http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=20680>
>
> 30 minutes ~ $1699
> 60 minutes ~ $2950
>
> I'm betting 30 min. is enough, especially if you request the no extra
charge aerobatics. :-)
>
> Or your own, dual control cockpit, in a P40 with Flying Tigers eye and
teeth, even cheaper? <http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=20678>
>
> 20 minutes ~ $949
> 40 minutes ~ $1799
>
> The legs you see below the fuselage are those of a couple getting ready
for their rides. We saw the plane in the air over us as we wandered at the
art and gardens place just up the road.
>
> For the economy minded, an AT-6 trainer. <
http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=20676>
>
> Only $399 for 20 minutes!
>
> This is at the Sonoma Co. Airport, which we drive by occasionally, and I
stopped to take pics over the fence on a day when all three planes
> were out and one about to go up. Of course, they have their own pics and
info. :-) <http://www.vintageaircraft.com/vap40.htm>
>
> Click through "/*P-40 Warhawk and P-51 Mustang <
http://www.northbayairmuseum.org/NBAM/Take_A_Flight.html>" */**to see them,
but I wanted to be sure you see the North Bay Air Museum logo. ;-) If you
encounter her up there, you'll be writing lyric poetry, too.
>
> Power Dive Moosie
>
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