t-6

texflyguy · July 11th, 2004, 20:41

is it possible in any way to get a ride in a T-6 texan i live in aus and i would love to ride if its possible for a civilian to go up with an instructor or something.

PS a T-38 would be even better

Clay

bullmastiff · July 11th, 2004, 21:00

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is it possible in any way to get a ride in a T-6 texan i live in aus and i would love to ride if its possible for a civilian to go up with an instructor or something.

PS a T-38 would be even better

Clay

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Back in the day it would have been very possible. Now, most likely impossible, especially for a civilian. Shoot it is hard enough for me to get a ride on other platforms, and I'm on flight orders to begin with. You might get lucky somewhere. Good luck

texflyguy · July 11th, 2004, 21:32

well i asked the guys at KAUS and they said they couldnt but im wondering maybe if i asked someone higher up in the chain of command they could arrange a special demo or something, how much stuff coudl a 14 year old do?

July 12th, 2004, 15:37

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well i asked the guys at KAUS and they said they couldnt but im wondering maybe if i asked someone higher up in the chain of command they could arrange a special demo or something, how much stuff coudl a 14 year old do?

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What do you mean by "stuff"?

viper548 · July 12th, 2004, 15:55

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well i asked the guys at KAUS and they said they couldnt but im wondering maybe if i asked someone higher up in the chain of command they could arrange a special demo or something, how much stuff coudl a 14 year old do?

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A 14 year old (or his parents) could sue the piss out of the government if the pilot had to eject and you get a spinal injury

July 12th, 2004, 18:20

Is it true that in your whole life you can only eject like 2-3 times before you can't fly anymore?

Joe · July 12th, 2004, 21:01

Not exactly near AUS, but: Warbird Adventures. My mom did it once, and she has a video from cameras located on the wingtips and in the cockpit.

aloft · July 14th, 2004, 15:37

Depends on how old you are. If you're under 18, join Civil Air Patrol and sign up for the Air Education and Training Command Familiarization Course--it's a summer activity that's basically a weeklong survey of USAF pilot training. The honor graduates usually get a ride in T-1s or T-37s, in addition to sim rides that everyone usually gets. The activity is held at Columbus and Laughlin AFBs, neither of which have T-6s yet.

Here's the web page for AETCFC/Columbus:

http://www.aetcfc-ms.com/main.html

MikeD · July 14th, 2004, 15:46

I'm confused. Are we talking the North American T-6 Texan here or the Ratheyon T-6A Texan II? (an act of blasphemy to use that name, IMO)

July 11th, 2004, 20:41	#1
texflyguy Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 100	t-6 is it possible in any way to get a ride in a T-6 texan i live in aus and i would love to ride if its possible for a civilian to go up with an instructor or something. PS a T-38 would be even better Clay

July 11th, 2004, 21:00	#2
bullmastiff Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Hockey Town, MI,USA Posts: 839	Re: t-6 [ QUOTE ] is it possible in any way to get a ride in a T-6 texan i live in aus and i would love to ride if its possible for a civilian to go up with an instructor or something. PS a T-38 would be even better Clay [/ QUOTE ] Back in the day it would have been very possible. Now, most likely impossible, especially for a civilian. Shoot it is hard enough for me to get a ride on other platforms, and I'm on flight orders to begin with. You might get lucky somewhere. Good luck

July 11th, 2004, 21:32	#3
texflyguy Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 100	Re: t-6 well i asked the guys at KAUS and they said they couldnt but im wondering maybe if i asked someone higher up in the chain of command they could arrange a special demo or something, how much stuff coudl a 14 year old do?

July 12th, 2004, 15:37	#4
Lurker Posts: n/a	Re: t-6 [ QUOTE ] well i asked the guys at KAUS and they said they couldnt but im wondering maybe if i asked someone higher up in the chain of command they could arrange a special demo or something, how much stuff coudl a 14 year old do? [/ QUOTE ] What do you mean by "stuff"?

July 12th, 2004, 15:55	#5
viper548 Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 818	Re: t-6 [ QUOTE ] well i asked the guys at KAUS and they said they couldnt but im wondering maybe if i asked someone higher up in the chain of command they could arrange a special demo or something, how much stuff coudl a 14 year old do? [/ QUOTE ] A 14 year old (or his parents) could sue the piss out of the government if the pilot had to eject and you get a spinal injury

July 12th, 2004, 18:20	#6
Lurker Posts: n/a	Re: t-6 Is it true that in your whole life you can only eject like 2-3 times before you can't fly anymore?

July 12th, 2004, 21:01	#7
Joe Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Warwick, RI Posts: 530	Re: t-6 Not exactly near AUS, but: Warbird Adventures. My mom did it once, and she has a video from cameras located on the wingtips and in the cockpit.

July 14th, 2004, 15:37	#8
aloft Old Skool Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Inside your OODA loop Posts: 7,016	Re: t-6 Depends on how old you are. If you're under 18, join Civil Air Patrol and sign up for the Air Education and Training Command Familiarization Course--it's a summer activity that's basically a weeklong survey of USAF pilot training. The honor graduates usually get a ride in T-1s or T-37s, in addition to sim rides that everyone usually gets. The activity is held at Columbus and Laughlin AFBs, neither of which have T-6s yet. Here's the web page for AETCFC/Columbus: http://www.aetcfc-ms.com/main.html

July 14th, 2004, 15:46	#9
MikeD Administrator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Pinal Airpark Posts: 6,897	Re: t-6 I'm confused. Are we talking the North American T-6 Texan here or the Ratheyon T-6A Texan II? (an act of blasphemy to use that name, IMO)

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