For my 30th birthday (just a few mmph-mmph years ago) Megan (with help from Dave and Jeff) got me a ride in an authentic WWII era Navy trainer, a T-6 Texan. The company who was doing them is called North American Top Gun, and it was a ride I'll never forget. I'll try to get some of the video up here eventually - I got to do loops, rolls and lots of fun stuff.

Me in front of the Texan

 

Here's our dashing pilot behind the stick

 

Me about to take off

 

This looks like a painting, but it's a photo

 

More of the ground

 

 

 

Here's another Texan as we flew in formation

 

 

Here's the control panel of the Texan

 

And this is the control stick - no frills here

 

And lastly, my beautiful Megan waiting for me when I came back to earth

 

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