Our plane to the island!

[kazzaqld]

Will be out of signal once we get there so talk to you Thursday!
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[foreverducky]

Very tiny plane!

[daveann]

i dont think so you wouldnt get me on that

have fun

[Tink]

My first thought when I saw the plane was, "INTREPID!!! You are one brave cookie!" I think it would be a great experience to fly in one that size though, so I'd give it a go.

Will look forward to hearing about your visit when you return!

[Slowhand]

So what`s the first class cabin like?

[Britchick]

i hate little planes, make me feel ill! when i flew from charleston to new york on my own in a regional jet i almost had to hold a strangers hand LOL

[Slowhand]

I guess that I`m in the minority here but I just love the experience of flying in small planes.
The first time was when my DW and I flew in a 10 seater over the Grand Canyon a few years ago and every so often the pilot would bank the plane over at a steep angle so that we could take some photos. I was really enjoying this bit although my DW said that it made her a bit

My second experience was when my DW arranged for me to fly in a WW11 two seater Spitfire as a 40th birthday present.
This was piloted by a squadron leader from the RAF who went through his display routine with me on board which he carries out at air shows c/w barrel rolls and loops etc.etc.
This was an amazing experience and he even handed me the controls several times which was quite a privilege.

[catrancher]

So what`s the first class cabin like?

Terry,

That's a Britten Norman Islander. Quite a nice little aircraft actually. I just wish my DW wasn't so scared of flying!

Anyway, first class on that little beastie looks a bit like this:



While coach looks more like this:



You can get an no-extra charge upgrade!

Tom (... I couldn't resist!)

[uscwest]

My second experience was when my DW arranged for me to fly in a WW11 two seater Spitfire as a 40th birthday present.
This was piloted by a squadron leader from the RAF who went through his display routine with me on board which he carries out at air shows c/w barrel rolls and loops etc.etc.
This was an amazing experience and he even handed me the controls several times which was quite a privilege.

I would LOVE to do this. Not sure if maybe I'm not too old though.

[catrancher]

My second experience was when my DW arranged for me to fly in a WW11 two seater Spitfire as a 40th birthday present.
This was piloted by a squadron leader from the RAF who went through his display routine with me on board which he carries out at air shows c/w barrel rolls and loops etc.etc.
This was an amazing experience and he even handed me the controls several times which was quite a privilege.

I would LOVE to do this. Not sure if maybe I'm not too old though.

Now that we're a wee bit older, perhaps something a bit more sedate would be better. This one's in Australia but I know they're available in the UK and possibly even here in the US!

As far as I'm concerned, that's REAL flying.

Tom (... currently building a model Tiggie!)