Flight in a 1939 Tiger Moth

[AMG Merc]

Anyone done this? I'm up in one next week. Gift from a friend.

[campionissimo]

just make sure your life insurance is up to date.......

[Riley Blue]

Did it at Duxford, absolutely brilliant, I loved every second!

[sherbert912]

Yes, at White Waltham.. Loved every minute of it! Where are you flying from?

[RobXjcoupe]

Make sure you ask for the aerobatics, I had a flight from goodwood and duxford both brilliant! Goodwood flight was a very gusty day but still did stall turns, barrel rolls, loop da loop. Duxford was the same but only after I asked whilst flying. Pilot was only too pleased to oblige The pilot added a wing stall which dropped a wing and put into a spin but felt like dropping like a stone. Brilliant

[steve j]

My father had the same gift a number of years ago, he forgot a camera and his jacket, hope you enjoy the flight.

[TheRainMaker]

Make sure you don't put your foot through the side 😃

[AMG Merc]

Thanks Guys, looking forward to it. It's from Redhill Aerodrome.

[tt601]

Did it from Headcorn. Brilliant including the aerobatics. Had a go at 'flying ' it - very hard to keep in a straight line.

[Tim-D]

Bought an hours ride for the old man's 75th.. he did it a few weeks back from Compton Abbas... Proper grass strip and flight over amazing countryside & Poole harbour. ...

I was jealous as hell (too bloody tall & just over weight limit) and adjourned to the bar...he on the other hand absolutely loved it..like a beaming kidwgen he landed.... Was shocked to find from go pro video he actually had been in control for a fair while!!!!

Enjoy yourself!!!....
Saving for whizz about in their Harvard for me 😁

[Uncle John]

AMG Merc said:

Thanks Guys, looking forward to it. It's from Redhill Aerodrome.

Ohh, so it's you that will destroy my peace and quiet in the garden then....!!!

Only joking, love seeing these rattling overhead.

I'll keep an eye out for you, enjoy!!

[AMG Merc]

Uncle John said:

Ohh, so it's you that will destroy my peace and quiet in the garden then....!!!

Only joking, love seeing these rattling overhead.

I'll keep an eye out for you, enjoy!!

Next Saturday, 1100hrs. WIll ask Biggles not to buzz you! Roger, Wilco, etc.

BTW - I read earlier that, just after the war, Tiger Moths were selling for £60 each or two for £100

[kurt535]

- if you wear glasses but can wear contacts for the day it will be better for you seeing whats going on; the slip stream can be rather annoying if you look out the cockpit at the wrong time

- i doubt you'll go massively high as they can take some time to gain altitude so assuming the day is 20 degrees, at 3000 feet it will be @ 14 degrees ish so dress appropriately but you won't need a sheepskin top layer

- gloves handy though.

- the engines tend to dump oil so dont wear anything that you wouldn't mind getting a bit of oil on it

- when you're flying her, spare a thought for the young RAF men and ATA women who went solo in them frequently well under 10 hours.

- make sure you have a sandwich and cup of tea when you land; it will be the most intense 45 minutes and is the nearest a mortal, ordinary person in 2017 can get to time travelling.

Enjoy.

[Jaguar steve]

On my bucket list too.

My dad, along with thousands of other young RAF pilots trained on Tiger Moths in South Africa in 1943. So yes, spare a moments thought...

[AlexC1981]

I've wanted to do this ever since I read Roald Dahl's account of learning to fly in a Tiger Moth in his book Going Solo. It's a great book by the way, even for an adult.

[Steve_D]

Jaguar steve said:

.......My dad, along with thousands of other young RAF pilots trained on Tiger Moths in South Africa in 1943. So yes, spare a moments thought...

And my father was training them.

Steve