First ride in a tail dragger - Ford Tri-Motor
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fubar57
General
Very cool Roland
michael rauls
Tech Sergeant
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- Jul 15, 2016
Yes very cool. Where is that?
michael rauls
Tech Sergeant
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- Jul 15, 2016
Ok, just took a closer look at the picture. Says Port Clinton on the nose of the aircraft. Looks like its just west of Cleveland. I was hoping it would be somewhere within driving distance of so cal as 77.00 bucks for a ride in a Ford tri motor sounds like a great deal and alot of fun but that is a little far.
Sounds like a nice place though. Any town that bills itself as" the Walleye capital of the world "can't be all bad.
Sounds like a nice place though. Any town that bills itself as" the Walleye capital of the world "can't be all bad.
Very cool!
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Thorlifter
Captain
Michael, this is EAA's tri-motor
EAA Shop
It was in Idaho Falls for 3 days and is now headed to Casper, WY
EAA Shop
It was in Idaho Falls for 3 days and is now headed to Casper, WY
Shortround6
Major General
It did fly out of Port Clinton Ohio to an Island called Put-in-Bay back in the 80s. the trip may have been 10-15 miles?
This website may be out of date? The Liberty Aviation Museum Collection
This website may be out of date? The Liberty Aviation Museum Collection
FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
Very cool! I got to ride on the same bird in 2011.
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Man, I am SO jealous! That and a Ju-52 would be a dream come true.
michael rauls
Tech Sergeant
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- Jul 15, 2016
Very cool thanks. Unfortunately none of the places on Its itinerary are even within 2 days drive of me. Hopefully sometime in the near future they'll come to so cal or someplace not to far.
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Awesome, Roland!
That's the 5-AT, a little nicer than the 4-AT I rode in.
I'm glad you took the opportunity to get a ride in her. And was I not kidding when I said the ride in one of those Fords is the smoothest you'll ever experience?
That's the 5-AT, a little nicer than the 4-AT I rode in.
I'm glad you took the opportunity to get a ride in her. And was I not kidding when I said the ride in one of those Fords is the smoothest you'll ever experience?
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Thorlifter
Captain
No question. I was really quite shocked over how smooth the flight was, even when each engine was started it was smoother than I imagined. This time of year it's quite windy in Idaho and we have been having storms lately so the plane was blown around a bit. But it was so much fun! Can't wait until my next one!!!!
Barrett
Senior Airman
A Trimotor made the tour here in Arizona a couple of months ago and apparently had lines of passengers based on what I saw.
Sidebar: The senior surviving tailhook ace is RADM Whitey Feightner who learned to fly in the Detroit area before the war. His first solo (unofficially!) was ferrying a Trimotor to the home drome because the regular pilot was unavailable. His instructor had such confidence in him that he said "Good luck, kid." Whitey of course went on to become a Blue Angel and test pilot. Just a wonderful guy. BTW: I think there are 10-12 USN aces (plus one USMC) among the 30 or fewer remaining.
Sidebar: The senior surviving tailhook ace is RADM Whitey Feightner who learned to fly in the Detroit area before the war. His first solo (unofficially!) was ferrying a Trimotor to the home drome because the regular pilot was unavailable. His instructor had such confidence in him that he said "Good luck, kid." Whitey of course went on to become a Blue Angel and test pilot. Just a wonderful guy. BTW: I think there are 10-12 USN aces (plus one USMC) among the 30 or fewer remaining.
