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Have you got around $21,000

  • 29-07-2010 11:09pm
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    Steyr
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    The Ultimate Joyride!

    The COLLINGS FOUNDATION team of a F4 and A4 have been given permission to offer anybody subject to fitness and safety course the chance of a flight in the said aircraft.so i think i will start saving up as a flight in a phantom would be amazing.

    the details


    This is a ground breaking program that allows participants to experience these aircraft from the best possible position – the cockpit! This is the ultimate “flight experience. The F-4 Phantom is massive, powerful, fast and loud. Its two General Electric J-79 engines produce over 35,000 pounds of thrust, capable of propelling the fighter to over twice the speed of sound. Joining the Vietnam Memorial flight training program is the world renowned A-4 Skyhawk. The Skyhawk or Scooter, as it was affectionately referred to, is an incredibly nimble attack aircraft that had been flown by pilots such as Senator John McCain during the Vietnam War. Both aircraft provide a lesson in aviation history lesson you will never forget!” says Rob Collings.

    The F-4 and A-4 Flight Programs take place at the Collings Foundation’s Houston, Texas campus. Each participant will take part in academic sessions on board the aircraft, including safety procedures, ejection seat training and cockpit orientation, before donning a fight-suit and strapping into one of the most powerful civilian operated fighters in the world. Then the participants experience what has so long been reserved solely for the elite fighter pilots!

    Flights will be available starting in September. Now accepting reservations.
    Call 800.568.8924
    Cost: F-4 Phantom $12,500, A-4 Skyhawk $7,800.


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  • #2
    Manic Moran
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    The same crowd have a P-51 that you can ride around in.

    http://www.collingsfoundation.org/images/P-51C/P51LG.3.jpg

    Father-in-law went for a spin in it two months ago. Much cheaper, only $2,600 for the half hour. He's been trying for a Mustang ride for three decades.

    NTM


  • #3
    discus
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    I've actually been looking all this up lately, great find guys.

    I found one where you can take a ride in a B24 Liberator in one of the crew positions. All for under 500 bucks! That's more along my money at the moment...


  • #4
    Manach
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    Excellent post, however for 21K surely I could ask if a straffing run is included. I'd have a list of targets :)


  • #5
    Steyr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,266 ✭✭✭Steyr


    Manach wrote: »
    Excellent post

    Thank you.:)


  • #6
    Mahatma coat
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    Manach wrote: »
    Excellent post, however for 21K surely I could ask if a straffing run is included. I'd have a list of targets :)

    yeah but $21K gets you One Seat in One plane

    spending that money at say $500 a head to fill up some Bombers would make far more sense to go on a Carpet bombing run.

    I'm sure we all have a rather long list of places we'd like to bomb into oblivion:)


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