Spitfire Rides - Mid 80's
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Spitfire Rides - Mid 80's
Was talking to a chap last night who claims he went up for a spin in a two seat Spitfire (TR9 ?) at Duxford after answering an ad in a magazine, sometime in the mid 80's. He remembers that it was silver and the whole thing cost £85.
I realise it is not possible to do this today as a paying passenger due to CAA Permit to Fly rules, but can anyone remember or confirm that a Spitfire operator was doing this and his ride was a Spitfire experience..... or had he, after a few beers, in fact mistook the Spitfire for a Harvard.
I realise it is not possible to do this today as a paying passenger due to CAA Permit to Fly rules, but can anyone remember or confirm that a Spitfire operator was doing this and his ride was a Spitfire experience..... or had he, after a few beers, in fact mistook the Spitfire for a Harvard.
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I had a ride in the "Grace" 2 seater back in the mid 80's from Bicester to Duxford, mine was free ! delivering spares to TFC. Paul H.
I realise it is not possible to do this today as a paying passenger due to CAA Permit to Fly rules,
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The Grace Spitfire was around from about 1985/86... Don't think it was ever painted silver. George Miller's TR.8 went to the US around then.
£85 sounds remarkably cheap for a Spitfire ride even on a cost sharing basis 25 years ago.
Harvard sounds more likely to me.
£85 sounds remarkably cheap for a Spitfire ride even on a cost sharing basis 25 years ago.
Harvard sounds more likely to me.
There are a couple of two seater Spits at Duxford, and as far as I know they still do flights for people today, if you can afford it. It is CONSIDERABLY more than 85 pounds !
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Actually, I belatedly recall a magazine article around 1986 in which somebody described spending rather more than £1000 an hour for some hands on time in the Grace Spitfire.
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