Wow! That awesome! Can not wait to see it!

One more reason to go, 2016

so amazing!

I'm still waiting on Wes to confirm with Mr. H that I can fly it!

Well, that beautiful bird had to have flown in to Triple Tree with somebody at the controls.... Who was the lucky pilot? (Probably still sporting a cheesy grin!)
WT 😬😬

Very ironic that the previous owner is a local man that Also owns a Spartan Executive. .
Beautiful plane

I wonder what the qualifications to pilot it are?

I'm lucky that I live 30 kinutes away from Triple Tree! There's definitely going to be some gawking during eWeek!

http://www.mustangsmustangs.com/p-51/survivors/serial/44-63865


This Mustang, "Tempus Fugit" (Time Flies) was owned by Tony Raftis, it served as a P-51D with the Royal Swedish Air Force before being sold to the Nicaraguan air force. Its restoration as a TF-51 two-seat trainer was only completed in 2006, being painted in this scheme only three months before Aviation Nation.


http://www.crazyhorseap.be/Mustangs/...rcer_02.htm#A4



My dad, Sam Hart (who some of you knew) had about 350 hours in the P-51/F-51. He flew airshow routines in the F-51 in the Alabama National Guard - but he had much more time in the P-47 and the P-63 (which he said was a match for the P-51 - except it had no range).


Since both mom and dad are gone I'll tell the story he made me promise not to tell:


Dad graduated from Vanderbilt and flew P-47's with the first iteration of the " National Guard" the entire time he was there. They occasionally tangled with the P-51's flown by the Alabama Guard out of Birmingham. After college dad got a job with Rust Engineering and moved to Birmingham - where he joined the Guard and started flying their P-51's. One weekend they planed a big dogfight between the TN Guard and the AL Guard over north Alabama. Apparently it was a big deal and dad wanted to prove he was now part of the Alabama gang. He got into an intense 1 on 1 with a P-47 starting at about 22,000 ft that ended up below 10,000. He never said who won but suddenly the sky was empty and he had no idea where he was. After looking down for about 15 minutes he saw a small airstrip with a house nearby. He landed, saw a couple sitting on the front porch and walked over to ask where he was. They were nice enough and soon he was on his way back to B'ham. He landed at dusk just in time to call off the search party.


So, do the right thing: cough up a grand and have a grand time in a P-51 for an hour. I promise it's an hour you can recall anytime - and will always put a grin on your face.

Are you saying that rides in the P51 will be available for $1000.00/hr at Triple Tree?
Plleeeeeez say YES!

Can't wait to see it in 2016!

Oh, and suggest the same video without the music that covered up that awesome engine

Originally Posted by 3daviator

I wonder what the qualifications to pilot it are?

To fly an aircraft with more than 800hp that has a VNE higher than 250kts, the pilot must have an FAA letter of authorization or type rating for the specific aircraft type. The minimum requirements to obtain a LOA are:

Possess at least a U.S. private pilot certificate with an appropriate category and class rating (e.g., airplane, single-engine land);
Possess at least a valid U.S. third-class medical certificate;
Have logged a minimum of 500 hours of pilot flight time;
Have completed one of the training requirements of subparagraph 5-1582B
Have logged 50 hours complex time.

Originally Posted by rcav8tor

Are you saying that rides in the P51 will be available for $1000.00/hr at Triple Tree?
Plleeeeeez say YES!

I may have indulged in a little wishful thinking but all we can do is make a donation and ask. At last September's full scale TT fly in the CAF (or someone) was giving rides in a Mustang for $1,500/hour - $1,800 if you wanted to fly a bit from the back seat.

Triple Tree Aerodrome Fly-in 2014: Bullard P-51 Mustang Ride (13 min 50 sec)

Mr. Bullard's comment after his ride was 'Well worth it."

beautifullllll !