Originally Posted By: CT8
Originally Posted By: Linctex
In Dallas, a 30 minute ride is $2000
50 minute ride $3000
I would imagine the cost to operate the plane incredable. Every once in a while I try to go for a helicopter ride and it is pricy. The P51 is an ultimate plane in its class.
Expense is why I would approach a P-51 owner the way I mentioned earlier. I don't want the owner to get the plane out and fly it just for me. I would rather make myself available for when he plans on flying the plane anyway with an empty back seat. I won't care where he's going, I'd just be going along for the ride. I highly doubt P-51 owners only fly to give rides, I'm sure they do a lot of flying with an empty rear seat...I actually had this scenario set up with a 51 owner a few years back...his name was Vlad (I can't remember his last name), and he had a blue nose 51 he kept at the Lewis University Airport in Romeoville, IL, which is right next to my office. I saw him with the plane one day outside of his hanger and I stopped by in my car. After talking with Vlad for a bit, I asked him if he'd call me so I could go with him sometime when he had an empty rear seat. He said he would and took my number. A couple weeks later he called me and said he was heading out for a flight. I was out at an airport working at the time and couldn't get away. He never called again, and since the plane has been moved to another, unknown location. I hope that wasn't my one and only shot...