Flying aircraft from Kissimmee

[Octal]

A couple of years ago my DW bought me a birthday present, it was a flight in an American Harvard from Kissimmee airfield.

We walk out to the aircraft and get strapped in to the parachute, the guy says "do the straps up tight", I made sure these were well tight, I remember a friend of mine who was an ex paratrooper telling me they were instructed to do the straps up as tight as you can possibly stand it, if you don't and you jump out and the chute deploys you can end up with a very high voice indeed :grin:

What a wonderful experience, as soon as the plane leaves the runway and the wheels are up the controls are given to me. We fly over towards the park area where the PIC takes control again and demonstrates a few "wing overs" the control is the passed back to me and he says "now you have a go" Wow, better than any of your rides, I didn't realise how heavy the controls on these old aircraft are, it took nearly all my effort to pull back on the stick coming out the bottom of the loop!
After about half an hour he gives me a heading back to Kissimmee. He says "can you see the runway?" I confirm I could as we were flying parallel with it, he says "Now gentle bank to the left for a short final" the flaps and gear are lowered, by this time I'm just about lined up for finals when the PIC takes over and lands the aircraft. If you are in the area of the War Birds museum, have a go, its great fun!



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[Sooty]

DH did this last week, I will post the pics when I get them on the PC and resized, also if you like aircraft go and check out Fantasy of Flight DH loved it, he spent most of a day there while we were at Blizzard Beach :)

[forever florida]

Hi, just thought i'd mention that standard holiday insurance doesn't usually cover flying in a small private aircraft unless you have included it on your policy as an extra and it is mentioned on your policy document!

[Octal]

DH did this last week, I will post the pics when I get them on the PC and resized, also if you like aircraft go and check out Fantasy of Flight DH loved it, he spent most of a day there while we were at Blizzard Beach :)

I've been to Fantasy of Flight a couple on times, the last time a couple of years ago. They have guided tours around the back-lot where they keep all the aircraft parts and engines, being an engineer it was of great interest to me, shame my DW was probably bored to tears, but still, she suffers my strange eccentricities. Did have a go at the flight simulator?

Hi, just thought i'd mention that standard holiday insurance doesn't usually cover flying in a small private aircraft unless you have included it on your policy as an extra and it is mentioned on your policy document!

I know, but I might get run over by a bus tomorrow ;)

[Sooty]

[QUOTE=Octal]I've been to Fantasy of Flight a couple on times, the last time a couple of years ago. They have guided tours around the back-lot where they keep all the aircraft parts and engines, being an engineer it was of great interest to me, shame my DW was probably bored to tears, but still, she suffers my strange eccentricities. Did have a go at the flight simulator?


DH went in the simulator, We didn't go with him this year ;) We went with him last year myself and the 3 DDs and what can I say, after about 15 mins we were totally bored to tears :zzz:
Its DHs hobby he loves flying and has his private pilots licence.

[BCKloon]

warbirds is ace fun ,

Check out the videos in my signature :thumb:

[Octal]

warbirds is ace fun ,

Check out the videos in my signature :thumb:

:erm: unless there's something wrong with my machine, I can't see any videos.