My first ever flight was a joyride in a Dragon Rapide out of Ramsgate Airport in the late 50s. My Dad paid 7/6d each for me, my brother and sister - a sum he could barely afford. About £8 each in today's money.
I remember the smell of the leather seats and I remember being irritated by the lack of symmetry due to there being only one air-driven generator, on the upper left wing!
About ten years ago, I chartered a Dominie in NZ and took my wife and daughter on a nostalgia trip. Significantly more expensive!