Nothing but smiles today!! Spent the day with my pops flying around in a P51 Mustang!!!

Holy S*#t ....I am on cloud nine. 350mph, 90 degree banked turns and then the pilot said...ok, turn the camera off and it got real fun. SERIOUSLY

Kinda freaking out...What a day to say the least. Now I am thinking about Mountainflyer and his Pawnee. Wondering if a Mustang can have BW's put on it. Damn!!! What a thought. Naaaah...it was unreal just the way it was...The power from that Rolls Royce engine on takeoff is unlike any power I have ever felt. The T6 I flew has nothing on this machine. Oh man...

Here are a few photos.

My dad 70 years young


The machine


Me taxiing out


Me rolling out onto the runway for departure


Self portrait at 270mph


Anyone else ever get in one of these?

AKT

Looks like a hell of a day Kevin!

My brother bought me a ride in the 51 at Planes of Fame in Chino about 15 yrs ago. I'd only had time in 172's & 182's. On take off it's real obvious that this plane is severely over powered The ride only lasted about 20 minutes, but worth every penny he paid for it P-51's are definitely the cream of the crop

aktahoe1 wrote:Anyone else ever get in one of these?

Not yet, one day. I don't complain. I've got 1.5hrs in an F-15 and a couple of sorties in an F-16 dropping 500lb'ers and buddy lazing.

That just priceless to spend that special moment with your dad! Very cool!

I'm still kicking myself in the rear for passing up a P-51 ride back around 95-96 at the Reno Air Races. It was late in the afternoon early in the week and one of Hannah's friends was giving a couple of rides in a stock P-51. I was asking some questions to Hannah about the plane and Bob asked if I wanted a ride. He explained it would be tough for a big guy like me to get in and be comfortable. So I passed on the offer cause I didn't want to be jammed in there and not enjoy the ride. That was also back when I wasn't a total airplane nut case. Now I know how special it would be to get a ride. So next time if the offer comes up, I'll say "Hell yeah!!!". Jam me in there and I'll be happy to just hear and feel the power of the P-51!!

That would be one of the top 5 things do do, before you die, for any pilot. BTW, Like money, there is no such thing as too much power.

Good on ya, Kevin! Thanks for sharing a memory of a lifetime so the rest of us could enjoy it too!

And a...

Awesome! That and a flight in the left seat of a PBY are on the top of my list.

The last picture posted here was only the beginning...it was truly out of hand Jeremy! Still tweaking over it.

A dream of mine also, thanks for sharing .
Barnstormed has a p-51 for sale for a mil seven hum thousand. Dual control also.

Sweet, I have seen the rides at the air shows/etc. Did you line this up as a private thing? Would love more than a 20 minute ride in one.

the real pilot is on the wing. I just got the hero photo, and all because he was a fan of the Greg Swingle Ohio Bush Plane videos. ( check out his hat!)