The Aviation Thread [Contains Lots of Awesome Pictures]

I suddenly have the urge to buy an old Cessna and get a pilots licence.
 
^ I don't know how it is in Australia but older Cessnas are pretty affordable in the US. If you are looking into taking lessons I would highly recommend getting into part ownership if possible. It's more expensive to get started but with the amount of flying that training requires it starts saving money pretty quickly. Plus you would be flying the same plane every lesson which helps a lot when you're first getting started since each plane seems to fly a little bit differently.
 
Anyone read this yet:

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I just finished skunkworks by Ben Rich, and bought "Yeager", which was also co-written by the dude invovled in the skunkworks book (Leo Janos). I'm on the hunt for more similiarly epic and cheap books from bookdepository.

Kajun, if I do take up flying seriously, I think I'll apply for a cadetship or get into the air force....but I'd probably wait till my income was a bit higher before considering getting a recreational licence.
 
^Link??
 
Hmmm, avgas + Baileys.

Thanks for the suggestion WillDAQ. Just bought the book :D
 
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Don't think this has been posted here yet.

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE1rE2vxUyM[/YOUTUBE]
 
I remeber seeing a video of a russian airline where the pilot and stewardess were smoking pot whilst flying.
 
So did you end up buying that V bomber book Blaro? :p

BTW:

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I always love the night launch pictures/vids:
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[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eq2jdCXLpM4&feature=fvw[/YOUTUBE]
Pure power.
 
Did anyone ever post this:

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^ :cool:

Joe Baugher site said:
42-19596/20545 Bell P-39Q-5-BE Airacobra
219597 converted to TP-39Q two-seat trainer. Abandoned after emergency landing July 20, 1945 at Hobbs, NM. Donated to Confederate Air Force in 1962 as NX6968 and restored to single-seat configuration. Flown regularly in USSR markings at airshows.
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Sorry to repost these videos here but I ABSOLUTELY HAD to;)

my MOST favorite videos of all time!
and to think that they did these with FSX makes them doubly awesome!

Wish I still had my rig with me to play FSX again :(

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTkfxadjdfU[/YOUTUBE]

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fej9EWWLSsw[/YOUTUBE]
 
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