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What aircraft (other than airliners) have you flown or flown on?

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  • From: Northeast WA State
Posted by armornut on Saturday, August 14, 2021 9:14 PM

   Hang in there Gh88, things will work out. My condolances for your losses, it is never easy to take hits like that back to back. However you have friends, someday maybe Steve, you and I can meet. I'll see Steve in Vegas, heck he has me almost convinced to bring my wife to Omaha next year.

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Posted by goldhammer88 on Sunday, August 15, 2021 9:41 AM

Hanging in there.  But my two ladies on just under seven years and both supposed to outlast me

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Posted by ajmadison on Friday, November 5, 2021 2:21 AM

Amazing thread. Won't even bore you folks with my ages.

I have riden in, and because my dad was often PIC for the general aviation examples, assisted in piloting:

Cessna:

150, 172, 177, 182 (except for the Cardinal/177) were club aircraft which my dad was a member for ~15 years (East Hill Flying Club, based in Ithaca, NY)

Piper:

Piper Cub (as I recall, due to CG limits, I sat in the front seat), Piper Cheroke 140

Mooney:

Mooney Chaparrel, Mooney 201 (my dad co-owned both of these types)

Grumman:

Grumman Tiger (another EHFC flying club airplane)

"Some fabric covered sailplane":

On the other side of lake Cayuga from the Ithaca, NY airport & EHFC (see above) was a sailplane club. At a fly-in breakfast, which my dad drove us to, a raffle based on my breakfast ticket won me a free ride in a sailplane. The sailplane pilot was also a member of the EHFC, the weather was grey but with a high ceiling, and no thermals. We went up, detached, circled right back down to the airfield.

Commercial Aircraft: 

Boeing 720 (United), 727, 737 (Southwest equipment, virtually all 737 models), 757 (Delta)

Airbus:

Airbus 320 (to and from the island of Antigua)

Saab:

Saab 340 (pathetic regional carrier Silver Airways, has ontime performance around 5% - I exaggerate. Surprised they didn't manage to kill all onboard, both flights to & from Key West were delayed by maintenance issues)

McD:

DC-9 (Allegheny/US Air)

Lockheed:

Lockheed Electra, Wash, DC to Syracuse regional flight, late 60s. 

L-1011 (Seasonal carrier that switched routes chasing revenue per tourist)

BAC:

BAC One-Eleven (Allegheny Airlines) two leg trip from Ithaca, NY to Denver, CO.

There was a Piedmont turboprop, one aisle two seats arrangment.

My Dad could one-up me. He rode a Delta Convair 880. 

Probably missed one or two airplanes in their somewhere

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Posted by Liegghio on Sunday, November 7, 2021 7:26 PM

I can tell you the oddest airplane I ever flew on, a B-17 that was being used as a pesticide bomber. Wish I'd taken photos, it would make for a great kit conversion.

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Posted by Teenage Modeler on Thursday, December 30, 2021 8:52 PM

None. Back in my hometown, flying in an Airbus was really expensive, let alone flying in something other than an airliner. It was rare to find someone with a plane. 


So I have not rode anything other than an Airbus a321, A330, and Boeing 777-300ER Sadly :(

Made you Look

 

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Posted by Armor_Aficionado on Friday, December 31, 2021 8:28 AM

Flown and flown on:  Cessna 150, Cessna 172, T-6 Texan

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Posted by armornut on Friday, December 31, 2021 8:59 AM

   Teenage, your a lucky person....I would almost give up a body part to fly in a triple 7. Watched them take off and land in Everett Wa. back when they were being certified, BEAUTIFUL plane.

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Posted by murph on Sunday, January 2, 2022 3:11 PM

Cessna 150

Cessna 172

DeHavilland Beaver

RCAF Huey

Avro Lancaster

Sat in the driver's seat of a Spitfire, Mustang, Hurricane, P-40, Lancaster, B-24 Liberator, Dakota, Sabre, CF-101 Voodoo, CF-104 Starfighter and CF-18 Hornet

Retired and living the dream!

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Posted by bigbluejavelin on Thursday, January 6, 2022 5:37 PM

 Cessna 152, 170, 172, 172 straight tail, and Citation

 Ford 1929 Trimotor (2 different ones)

 Can,t remember what that perfectly good airplane was that I jumped out of, but it was fun!

 My favorite will always be the Trimotor, my first and most recent rides.

 

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Posted by bigbluejavelin on Thursday, January 6, 2022 5:40 PM

 Oh, if it counts, a hot air balloon too, but that is a whole different thing than a plane, so quiet and peaceful.

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