Somebody talk me into it...

[dcunning30]

$360 is not alot of money for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.  10 years from now, you'll forget all about that $360, but you'll take memories of flying in a B17 to your grave.

[Tom.]

If you want to get in a b-17 (not flying though) you can pay 1pound at duxford on one of the airshows when its not flying for a full guided tour the best 1pound ive spent

[beaky]

Do it or everyone here will think you a pillock.

Precisely. That is probably the most compelling reason so far... not that the others weren't helpful- thanks, everybody.

 BTW,  I went ahead and did it.
Not confirmed yet, but I opened my piggy bank for them, for a flight Saturday.

Aside from just deserving a special treat, I know I will benefit as a pilot from this. I need some fun inspiration before roilling up my sleeves to tackle the IR.

Check it out- I think it should be worth every penny.

http://www.b17.org/

[Willit Run]

Way to go!!  :)  You did the right thing!!

 Now I'm green with envy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 Take lots of pictures!!

[beaky]

Way to go!!  :)  You did the right thing!!

 Now I'm green with envy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 Take lots of pictures!!

I'm hoping to not "shoot first, experience later" too much on this flight, but oh yes, there will be pictures.
Just wish I had a wide-angle lens (for interior shots)... hmmm... maybe I can find one in the city Friday... what's another $120...

[61_OTU]

Way to go R!  :D

[Hagar]

I'm hoping to not "shoot first, experience later" too much on this flight,

Good one. Forget the camera & enjoy the experience. Photos are all very well but your best memories will be in your head.

Hope the weather cooperates.

[Willit Run]

I'm hoping to not "shoot first, experience later" too much on this flight, but oh yes, there will be pictures.

 Your right.  Just enjoy the flight and get to as many of the post as you can.  Having the camera and taking alot of photo's will take away from the experience and that why your going up in it.  To experience what the flight crews felt sixty some years ago.

 Still green with envy!!!!

   Enjoy the experience!!!!

[Woodlouse2002]

[quote]

Precisely. That is probably the most compelling reason so far... not that the others weren't helpful- thanks, everybody.

[Tweek]

Good one. Forget the camera & enjoy the experience. Photos are all very well but your best memories will be in your head.

Hope the weather cooperates.

Or keep the camera to one side, just shooting blindly out of a window, or at the flight deck. That way, you don't have a camera held up to your face for the whole time!

[beaky]

Hope the weather cooperates.

Could be close. As the time approaches, Sunday's already looking like a bust, and Saturday afternoon may not be so hot, either.
I haven't received confirmation yet, either...  
But if worse comes to worst, it'll be in Philadelphia the following weekend, so I may be able to get my ride then.  ;D

[Brett_Henderson]

what's another $120...

A fourth hour of Instrument dual ?


Sorry.. couldn't resist.. (almost 1/3 of what you'd need)..


Ironic that weather is coming into play, hu ?

[flyboy 28]

If I get surgically attached to your back, can I go to?

[C]

Do it or everyone here will think you a pillock.

...and I will have to kill you...

[beaky]

If I get surgically attached to your back, can I go to?

Nope. I asked- they said I'd have to cut off your head and sew it to my shoulder, a la Ray Milland and Rosie Grier in The Thing With Two Heads.