Flight of a lifetime

**keith720** · 07-28-12, 04:29 PM

All week long, our house has beeing buzzed by P-51s, SBD dive bombers, an occasional B-25 and even a B-17. The Experimantal Aircraft Association is holding their annual fly-in about 20 miles north of me. A few of the warbirds use the local airstrip about a mile from home. This morning, my wife and I were sitting out back and after a low flying vintage plane flew over, I remarked, "That's going on my bucket list to fly in one of those." She said, "Lets go. Here's your chance." I was ready to go in about 30 seconds! We went out and I took a 30 minute flight in a WWII vintage T-6 Texan, flying manuevers over the city and surrounding countryside. It was great, though my stomach did more than one flip-flop when he pulled out of a dive or rolled over! By the way, do I have a great wife, or what?

**Jenna** · 07-28-12, 04:32 PM

Glad you had fun! "The Experimental Aircraft Association" is certainly a name that inspires confidence.

You should have taken Lewisipso along!

**keith720** · 07-28-12, 04:43 PM

Lew could have sat on my lap! I'm sure he would have had a ball!

**Jenna** · 07-28-12, 05:08 PM

Originally Posted by keith720

Lew could have sat on my lap! I'm sure he would have had a ball!

**lewisipso** · 07-28-12, 09:19 PM

Um. No. Thanks anyway.

**keith720** · 07-28-12, 09:25 PM

Originally Posted by lewisipso

Um. No. Thanks anyway.

You'd have loved it Lew! We were pulling a couple of "Gs" a few times!

**Ducky** · 07-28-12, 09:49 PM

Sweet!

**pgg** · 07-28-12, 10:21 PM

I'm surprised you fit in the seat

**Pudge** · 07-28-12, 10:35 PM

That's awesome!

**keith720** · 07-30-12, 09:34 AM

Here's my ride:

**Buttercup** · 07-30-12, 07:46 PM

That is awesome!!

**cajunguy** · 07-30-12, 08:46 PM

Originally Posted by keith720

Here's my ride:

What? No GUNS?

Bummer.

Congrats. Bet it was a blast.

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**IMGreat101** · 07-30-12, 09:32 PM

Originally Posted by cajunguy

What? No GUNS?

Bummer.

Congrats. Bet it was a blast.

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That's a trainer.

keith will be skydiving next.....

**cajunguy** · 07-30-12, 10:31 PM

Originally Posted by IMGreat101

That's a trainer.

keith will be skydiving next.....

Still coulda put guns on it . . . .

Never know when or where the zombies might show up. Gotta be ready, you know.

And as for Keith skydiving, do they make parachutes in his size?

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**keith720** · 07-30-12, 10:48 PM

I HAVE been skydiving a couple of times, you miserable Butt-munchers!

**Five-0** · 07-30-12, 11:33 PM

If money were no object, I would have a P-51. I've always liked the look and sound of those planes.

**keith720** · 07-31-12, 12:17 AM

The plane I flew on was an LT-6 "Mosquito " that had been equipped with rockets in the Korean War and was used as a path-finder to mark for airstrikes. They wanted $1500 for a P51 flight. I chose the economy flight!

**Jim1348** · 07-31-12, 12:50 AM

My wife and I went to Oshkosh almost 20 years ago and I had a great time.

On a slightly related note, my wife and I took a balloon flight last spring. We had a great time and it was the first balloon flight for either one of us.