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From: jeffw@ISM780.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: Re: P-51 rides
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Date: Mon, 14-Oct-85 12:12:00 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct 14 12:12:00 1985
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Nf-From: ISM780!jeffw    Oct 14 12:12:00 1985


> Your transportation to the plane or transporting the plane to
> your area is additional. $1,500 or $150 a mo for 10 mos.

> The above text appeared in the Diners Club catalog.
> Anyone know who's doing this? Are there others? What does it cost
> to fly a P-51 per hour?

I don't know what it costs to fly a P-51 for half an hour, but the 1500 
bucks for this fantasy seems a little steep and who out there would 
really care about all the other frivolous (:-) trappings anyway?  Sounds 
like the Diner's Club is getting the best of this deal.  

I just called the Planes of Fame museum out at Chino Airport (that's in 
So.  Calif.) to confirm that they were running a similar operation.  They 
are.  And what's more, you can be taken for a ride in one of three 
different vintage WWII aircraft - a T-6 at $150, a P-40 at $250, or a 
P-51 at $275.  The length of time in the air is @ 25 minutes.  

So, if you're in the L.A. area and have been looking for one of these
"fantasy-come-true" sort of things, I'd recommend a call to the Planes of 
Fame.  The money, instead of going into the pockets of credit card 
company officials or some other greedy individual, will go to the much 
more worthwhile cause of acquiring and restoring vintage aircraft by the 
museum. The phone number of the Planes of Fame museum is (714) 597-3722.

jeff wise
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