Anyone else notice the B-17 flying around?

[Vincent Vega]

I understand you can pay for a flight on it and some other vintage aircraft this weekend out of PDK.

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I'm lucky enough to be on its flight path.

 

[CQB27]

When I was a kid I loved all the WWII aircraft. I remember watching Twelve O'clock High late one night on TBS and loving the the B-17.

15 years later I was a military aviator stationed in Arizona. I went to the Pima Air Museum, lots of great aircraft displays and a really pristine late war all silver B-17G! Honestly, I was shocked at how small it was.

If you are ever in the Tucson area, the Pima Air Museum is definitely worth the time.

 

[basstracker89]

I understand you can pay for a flight on it and some other vintage aircraft this weekend out of PDK.

| Atlanta GA Tour Stop

www.azcaf.org

I'm lucky enough to be on its flight path.

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Cool!!

 

[Cadcom]

Just saw it off PIB a little early. That thing sounds awesome. Can’t imagine what a few hundred of those sounded like heading across the English Channel back in the day.

 

[Stampede]

Thought it might be EAA's "Aluminum Overcast", but I think it's grounded for maintenance. I rode on it about 15 years ago and really enjoyed it.

 

[MRH]

Expensive flights. Worth it, though. I am very tempted to take my son on a flight. Almost $1k…Yikes.

 

[keith089]

Confederate air force

 

[palmettomoon]

Expensive flights. Worth it, though. I am very tempted to take my son on a flight. Almost $1k…Yikes.

How often though will be he be able to say he rode on one? I begged my buddy's kids to ride the Huey at the last Knob Creek Machinegun Shoot. I was paying!!! They decided not to do it. I've ridden them in training and wanted them to experience it with the doors open. Sad.

 

[gyppo]

I saw it 3 times yesterday fly over. The sound is awesome. Sounds like the engines are almost on idle. The best sound I have heard from an aircraft.

 

[BH-ATL]

How often though will be he be able to say he rode on one? I begged my buddy's kids to ride the Huey at the last Knob Creek Machinegun Shoot. I was paying!!! They decided not to do it. I've ridden them in training and wanted them to experience it with the doors open. Sad.

I got to ride in a older transport helicopter when I was an intern at TVA in 1976. Very cool at the time. They dropped the team off at a remote site where there had been a an acid spill from a train derailment. On its way back with some lime to start neutralizing the acid the helicopter lost power, crashed and ultimately burned to a pile of silver looking dust. Thankfully nobody was hurt. I would still want to fly in one again!!