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01-14-2011, 06:33 PM

#31

III Corps

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My Swift came off the line in -46.

01-17-2011, 08:49 AM

#32

aeromike49

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Oldest plane flown

1939 J3 way back when these planes sold for $800

01-17-2011, 11:59 AM

#33

FlyBoyd

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I don't know the year of the plane but I remember flying an Argentenian Airlines B707 in 1997 with 68,000 hours on it. It was finally retired with wing spar cracks a couple years later. I don't know if that is a lot of hours for an airliner but it scared the hell out of me especially since we were bouncing it 50-75 times a day.

01-22-2011, 01:38 PM

#34

Ewfflyer

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1948 Luscombe, just got my sign-off in it in November

01-22-2011, 02:16 PM

#35

PW305

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couple hops in a 1930 SM-8A

01-24-2011, 09:30 PM

#36

Frozen Ronin

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Position: Still Swinging props!

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Spent two years flying 50's era Beavers on floats. Work HORSE! That they were on floats was icing on the cake.

01-25-2011, 04:49 PM

#37

jakers11

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on my second flight, I booked a 1958 Cessna 150. Got to the runway and realized being 6' 5'' was a little to much to ask from the 150. So the next day I took a mid 80s 172 and all was fine.

EDIT: I guess that means I didn't actually fly it....haha. So then oldest I have flown is the mid eighties 172. I saw a Cub at the airport a few times and I am wondering how much I would have to pay the owner to let me have a go in it