You’ve got a thing for WWII.
Your PowerPoint presentations are synchronized to the Band of Brothers score. You conduct training sessions in front of a giant American flag à la George C. Scott in Patton. Your dog’s name is Tom Hanks.
So we think you’re ready for this, Lieutenant: Wings of Freedom, a flight experience that lets you pilot an actual WWII battle bird, happening next week in Plymouth.
Step one: get a bomber jacket and a scarf. Step two: get a leather skull cap. Step three: head to the Plymouth airport, where to get you in the mood for aerial warfare, you’ll start by checking out several restored bomber planes, including the last B-24 Liberator bomber on earth that can still make it up in the air (because contrary to the sound of it, the B-24 Liberator is not something you can order from the back of Cosmo).
But step four is where the real fun begins. You’ll hop in the cockpit of a fully restored P-51C Mustang, which conducted super-aggressive attack missions in the Pacific. After a brief cockpit orientation (no, there’s no place for your iPod), the pilot will take off and churn your butter with various daring maneuvers (see: double barrel roll). Then, if you’re still conscious, he’ll let you take control of the aircraft for some gentle flying, and even coach you through a few daring moves yourself.
Although at $3K per hour, just paying the bill might be your most daring move of all.
Your PowerPoint presentations are synchronized to the Band of Brothers score. You conduct training sessions in front of a giant American flag à la George C. Scott in Patton. Your dog’s name is Tom Hanks.
So we think you’re ready for this, Lieutenant: Wings of Freedom, a flight experience that lets you pilot an actual WWII battle bird, happening next week in Plymouth.
Step one: get a bomber jacket and a scarf. Step two: get a leather skull cap. Step three: head to the Plymouth airport, where to get you in the mood for aerial warfare, you’ll start by checking out several restored bomber planes, including the last B-24 Liberator bomber on earth that can still make it up in the air (because contrary to the sound of it, the B-24 Liberator is not something you can order from the back of Cosmo).
But step four is where the real fun begins. You’ll hop in the cockpit of a fully restored P-51C Mustang, which conducted super-aggressive attack missions in the Pacific. After a brief cockpit orientation (no, there’s no place for your iPod), the pilot will take off and churn your butter with various daring maneuvers (see: double barrel roll). Then, if you’re still conscious, he’ll let you take control of the aircraft for some gentle flying, and even coach you through a few daring moves yourself.
Although at $3K per hour, just paying the bill might be your most daring move of all.