I flew the Ford Tri - Motor

[RocketAviator]

Yes Sir I logged .3 Hr as PIC in one of the Ford Tri - Motor when it stopped over at my home airport during one of its EAA tours! What a beast to fly, but oh what a bucket list flight.

[Cruiser]

That guy standing next to you was my primary flight instructor. I was his last student. Make of that what you will.........

[aviatoreb]

Sweet!!

[bonal]

Too cool one of these days I would love to fly something like that.

[ryoder]

Wow!

[RobertGary1]

It's a kick. When I flew on it we skipped the runway and just landed on th grass next to it.

[Hank]

That was popular among the tailwheel pilots in Huntington.

[ryoder]

I stood beside it at my airport. Was in the hangar where my mechanic works. I can't imagine flying something like that.

[Danb]

So cool, on two occasions two different yrs I was in line at Oshkosh for a ride on the Trimotor and both times once I was next they closed due to weather....maybe this yr.

[carl]

Awesome ,

I flew the Goodyear blimp, for an hour , no one else wanted to , awesome ,my exception to your statement  "a bucket list flight" is I want to do it again!!!

I'd bet you will take the tri-motor up again, next time it passes through.

[aviatoreb]

Awesome ,

I flew the Goodyear blimp, for an hour , no one else wanted to , awesome ,my exception to your statement  "a bucket list flight" is I want to do it again!!!

I'd bet you will take the tri-motor up again, next time it passes through.

 

 

No one else wanted too?  Huh?!

[Shadrach]

Rotate at 80...climb out at 80...cruise at 80...Approach at 80...

[fantom]

Very cool. Did you get type certified?

[carl]

"No one else wanted too?  Huh?!" .... fly the blimp.

 

Yeah crazy . I think there were 6 other people on board . The blimp pilot asked if anyone wanted to fly and I said sure. Everyone else was frozen in fear as he got out of his seat an said , ok take over . It really fly's itself. He asked several time , no other takers. 

 

It later crashed and burned up. so that blimps gone now. 

[ryoder]

"No one else wanted too?  Huh?!" .... fly the blimp.

 

Yeah crazy . I think there were 6 other people on board . The blimp pilot asked if anyone wanted to fly and I said sure. Everyone else was frozen in fear as he got out of his seat an said , ok take over . It really fly's itself. He asked several time , no other takers. 

 

It later crashed and burned up. so that blimps gone now.

Oh the humanity!

[StinkBug]

"flies itself" and "crashed and  burned up" in one post about the same aircraft. Well played.