UB6IB9
30th Sep 2006, 20:53
Hello,
I'm just curiousHello Gents,
I’m just curious to see what the Warbird scene is like over in Europe. Are there a lot of opportunities to fly some Warbirds over there? I’m not talking about flying Spitfire’s or Lancaster bombers….but Cornell’s, Chipmunks, Stearman’s, Harvard’s ect. In Canada there are different organizations like the Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association or Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, where someone with the right qualifications (ie. PPL/CPL/ATPL and a good CHUNK of tail time) can get the opportunity to fly some of these machines. Most of these organizations in Canada have pilot’s who volunteer to fly these machines at different airshows, whom take up paying people to generate revenue for the museum or organization. How’s it like over there? Is flying Warbirds over in Europe, exclusively reserved for rich blokes or crusty old 747 captains?
Cheers,
UB6IB9
I'm just curiousHello Gents,
I’m just curious to see what the Warbird scene is like over in Europe. Are there a lot of opportunities to fly some Warbirds over there? I’m not talking about flying Spitfire’s or Lancaster bombers….but Cornell’s, Chipmunks, Stearman’s, Harvard’s ect. In Canada there are different organizations like the Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association or Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, where someone with the right qualifications (ie. PPL/CPL/ATPL and a good CHUNK of tail time) can get the opportunity to fly some of these machines. Most of these organizations in Canada have pilot’s who volunteer to fly these machines at different airshows, whom take up paying people to generate revenue for the museum or organization. How’s it like over there? Is flying Warbirds over in Europe, exclusively reserved for rich blokes or crusty old 747 captains?
Cheers,
UB6IB9