Spitfire passenger flights

[Mr_B]

Seems you can now turn up and pay for a passenger flight in a Spitfire without having a PPL and undergoing flight training, as seems to have been the old rules. Anyone tempted ?

http://www.boultbeeflightacademy.co.uk/#!passenger...

[Siko]

Yes, yes and yes again! I think PHer Moose of TV fame did this one.

Funnily enough I was just looking at stallion51.com myself, hmmm Spit or Stang?

[CAPP0]

I'd absolutely love to, although the cost is quite squeaky (albeit understandable).

Couple of questions:

1.

Spit Website said:

Please note that if you do have any flying experience then you should look at the PILOT COURSES as you will not under any circumstances be able to manipulate the controls when flying on one of these experience flights.

What does that mean? Don't come here expecting to take control as it's not going to happen? Or, you'll be able to take control if you have some flying experience? And if the latter, what constitutes experience? What are my logged 20 hours worth?

2. Reckon there will be a weight limit? And if so, what?

[Siko]

That's a shame if you can't even fly it.....the Stallion51 experience has you doing all sorts of hands on flying....aeros, landings etc. I don't know about weight but a very portly chap at work asked about the weight limit and I think it was in the region of 14/15 stone. Poor sod was going to have to lose 6 stone first

[ecsrobin]

CAPP0 said:

What does that mean? Don't come here expecting to take control as it's not going to happen? Or, you'll be able to take control if you have some flying experience? And if the latter, what constitutes experience? What are my logged 20 hours worth?

2. Reckon there will be a weight limit? And if so, what?

That clearly means you will not be flying it.

[Dr Jekyll]

CAPP0 said:

I'd absolutely love to, although the cost is quite squeaky (albeit understandable).

Couple of questions:

1.

Spit Website said:

Please note that if you do have any flying experience then you should look at the PILOT COURSES as you will not under any circumstances be able to manipulate the controls when flying on one of these experience flights.

What does that mean? Don't come here expecting to take control as it's not going to happen? Or, you'll be able to take control if you have some flying experience? And if the latter, what constitutes experience? What are my logged 20 hours worth?

2. Reckon there will be a weight limit? And if so, what?

1. Means that if you book the passenger flight you can't touch the controls at all, irrespective of flying experience. If you want to fly it you need to book the (more expensive) courses for which you need a PPL at least.

2. 100KG, or 90KG for aerobatics.

[CAPP0]

Dr Jekyll said:

1. Means that if you book the passenger flight you can't touch the controls at all, irrespective of flying experience. If you want to fly it you need to book the (more expensive) courses for which you need a PPL at least.

2. 100KG, or 90KG for aerobatics.

Thanks, that all makes sense.

[Simpo Two]

Dr Jekyll said:

1. Means that if you book the passenger flight you can't touch the controls at all, irrespective of flying experience. If you want to fly it you need to book the (more expensive) courses for which you need a PPL at least.

They missed a trick there - 'Hold the stick briefly for only an extra £500+VAT'

[jamieduff1981]

I went home and discussed this with my wife. It's definately something to aim towards as a new PPL in my view - even if the Spitfire conversion is expensive. The Tiggie, Chippie and Harvard training are much more accessible though and the DA training too appeals for some unknown reason. It certainly adds something of a goal to work towards as opposed to getting a PPL and being consigned to pottering round in circles at 90kts in a Cessna forever more which is about as exciting as watching golf on TV.