If anyone here has ever wanted to go up in a bonafide WW2 warbird, take note: I happen to fly one.
For the last three years, I have been blessed to have access to this 1941 Vultee BT-13, a plane that was used in WW2 to train pilots. I know, TRAINER??? Don't let that lowly mission fool you. When the throttle is all the way forward and that radial engine is generating a deafening 450 ponies, it is so easy to forget what she was designed for! It is a veritable time machine for those who love WW2 aviation! :cool
Anyhoo, if flying in such a plane (and maybe getting a little stick time in the process) is on your bucket list, you don't mind meeting up at Palo Alto (where she's based), and you're amicable to sharing the operating costs ($300/hr, split two ways), shoot me a PM and I'll try to coordinate you in when I go up.
FYI - her required inspections are coming up in February, so she'll be unavailable come the second half of that month.
Cheers,
Alex
For the last three years, I have been blessed to have access to this 1941 Vultee BT-13, a plane that was used in WW2 to train pilots. I know, TRAINER??? Don't let that lowly mission fool you. When the throttle is all the way forward and that radial engine is generating a deafening 450 ponies, it is so easy to forget what she was designed for! It is a veritable time machine for those who love WW2 aviation! :cool
Anyhoo, if flying in such a plane (and maybe getting a little stick time in the process) is on your bucket list, you don't mind meeting up at Palo Alto (where she's based), and you're amicable to sharing the operating costs ($300/hr, split two ways), shoot me a PM and I'll try to coordinate you in when I go up.
FYI - her required inspections are coming up in February, so she'll be unavailable come the second half of that month.
Cheers,
Alex