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This is a simple question: what aircraft have you flown in real life (if any)?
I have flown:

Fixed wing:
Beechcraft V35 Bonanza
Cessna 150
Cessna 172
Cessna 177RG
Cessna 182
Cessna Citation I
Grumman AG5B Tiger
Mooney M20J
McDonnel Douglas MD-90
Piper J-3 Cub
Piper Cherokee 140
Piper Warrior II
Piper Turbo Lance
Yak-18

Helos:
Bell 206l
Bell 407
Robinson R-22

Mmm, in chronological order...

DHC Chipmunk,
SA Bulldog,
Cessna 152,
Grob G115E Tutor,
BAe Hawk
Piper Chieftan
Sepecat Jaguar
NA Harvard
Shorts Tucano
DB AlphaJet

Pax wise,

DH Dragon Rapide (first flight - I was 3)
Bell Jetranger
Boeing 727 (JAT)
Tupolev 154 (several times)
MD-88 (Adria)
Boeing 737 (several models)
Boeing 757 (nice BA trip in the Jump seat from Edinburgh)
Boeing 767 (Canadian)
Westland Sea King (ASW and ASR)
Aerospatiale/Westland Gazelle
747-400 and 777-200 this Christmas with the nice people at Singapore Airlines
Jaguar
Hawk
Tucano
C-130J
Andover/HS748

I've also done the world most bizarre loop and heavy landing in the Harrier sim... and flown round a giant (300ft) teddy bear on the old Jag sim at RAF Coltishall... On the new Jag sim at Colt I was a passenger(?!) on the port air intake. Now that was a strange perspective...

I think thats it, and hopefully in my next job may just be adding a few more to that list come November... (added)

Charlie

Piper Warrior II

Now..why has a photographer piloted an MD-90?
Something is not right here  

I have flown (right side) a Warrior II, Cessna 172, Robin 2160.

But in the future I will add B1900 and of course the 737  

Bellanca Citabria
Piper Cheyenne III

I hope you mean as a passenger,
cessna 172
boeing 747
boeing 727


   :)

Now..why has a photographer piloted an MD-90?

I was photographing a new MD-90 before its ferry flight to the Delta hub in Salt Lake City. I have connections with the pilot who was going to be piloting the shiny new MD-90 and got to fly right seat for a ways. I piloted it from take off to 18000ft and from that point on until final approach the autopilot took care of it. I got to take it through the decent and pattern all by adjusting autopilot settings. I didn't get to land it unfortunately, there was too much liability involved . I'm guessing you did not know I am a licensed pilot Nexus. When I got to fly that MD-90 I had my PPL, PPL-H, IFR, Twin and Tailwheel ratings.

When I got to fly that MD-90 I had my PPL, PPL-H, IFR, Twin and Tailwheel ratings.

Hopefully the Tailwheel rating wasn't needed when you flew the MD-90 (or the PPL-H for that matter)

Hopefully the Tailwheel rating wasn't needed when you flew the MD-90 (or the PPL-H for that matter)

What's that supposed to mean?

Years ago (1980's) as a student pilot I flew Cessna 150/152/172.  Got close to finishing but it got too expensive

However, it gave me the experience I needed to learn FS real quick

Got to fly the F-14 and AH-64 simulators (actual pilot training simulators).  Crashed the F-14 because my seat was too low and I lost view of the runway on short final!

Jim

as a passenger: 747 and F-100

As a passanger:
Vans RV-6A
Cessna 172
Ford Tri-Moter
CRJ-700
Boeing 747
Boeing 777
Airbus A-319
Airbus A-320
Airbus A-340

Thats it.

Hands on the controls ?.....hmmmm

1965 - Vickers Viscount simulator at TCA in Toronto
1968 - DHC-4 Carribou over Quinte Ont
1972? - Cessna Skyhawk over Maple Ont
2000 - Cessna 150 over Collingwood Ont
2003 - Piper PA-17 Vagabond up the Beaufort Mountains of Vancouver Island - Landed at Courtenay Airpark - First landing for me
2004 - Volmer Jensen VJ-22 Sportsman up the channel from Chrome Island to Courtenay Area

Looking forward to more ...........

As Captain:
Type rated: Lear 20-30-50 series 4,000+hrs
Chieftain/C-401,402,414,421/Baron/Duchess/Grumman Cougar/PA-28-140-141-161-180-200/C-150-152-172-172RG-182/Pitts S2B/T-34/L-39/R-22
 
Co-pilot :
DC-4&6/Convair 440...........