after years and years and years of waiting, I finally got to cross this off my bucket list!
That's awesome. Texan? Come on tell the details.
Yup.. A young one, built in 1952. The owner is a former military instructor and airshow pilot who flies with Mike. I should have a video done tonight...
That is cool, we went to an airshow in the small town of Ranger, TX this summer. They had a Texan that you could buy rides in. 600.00 for a 45 minute flight and you got to fly it for 30 of that.
This one was a bit cheaper $500 per hour. ( just to cover expenses)
I got to fly it... Normal flying is quite easy..it is very light on the controls, but needs rudder in the turns. I let him do the fancy stuff- the roll rate is phenomenal.
Just uploading the video now...
here is a short video of the flight.... The impressive part, I can't post, but it may have involved a river inspection in a canyon about the same height as that runway pass, but with twists and turns....that was a rush!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdSXXXtrgik&feature=youtu.be
Way cool. Many years ago before we moved up here I paid for a 1/2 hour in a stearman. That was a blast too, that was like 89 or so and cost something like 90 dollars!
A ride in an an open cocpit Stearman is way cool too!,
Probably cost a bit more today though....
Still, they are once in a lifetime experiences which create memories that last.......