oooo Thanks!
I flew a T-6 for my 50th Birthday! That was at the Warbird museum in Kissimmee. They had a B-17 and a P-51 there. I think they had a Corsair too!
Another one of my favorite places is the Museum at the Tamiami Airport. I met and hung out with Gen Paul Tibbetts there!
Me and my wife scored a Saturday ride on a b17 when it came to Owens field a while back.
I just figured I would get to look around and see it take off and land. There were two slots open and we bit the bullet. It was a great ride and 30 or so minutes was plenty. I didn’t get much due to the unsteady ride. My wife really enjoyed it.
I went back the next day just to watch some. There were delays for about an hour and a half due to sky. They loaded up the first group and started up. A few minutes later powered down then some panels got pulled.
I left but later heard all flights were cancelled. A booster pump is what I heard was the culprit.
One guy I talked to had been trying to catch a ride on it for a few years. I know he was bummed. He was really looking forward to it.
The EAA tri motor was recently here and I caught that ride. The tour it was making was the last for it. It was going to be a museum piece when it got back home.