Question Have you ever been on an airplane?

[Foofoo14]

Extra points for naming the planes you have been on, i have only been on the 737-200,and the 757-300.
Oh! and Titanis is on it's way... Be prepared.

 

[Redstone]

Flown commercially on a 737 quite a few times. Also been on a small cessna 350? I think its called. Small planes are definately a whole other experience.

 

[Quick_Nick]

Just last year our school band went to Disneyland. Going to Los Angeles we took a 737. Coming back we had a 757 (not sure why... or why it was a different airport... or why it had a faulty light that said we might not land safely ).

And just this past Saturday, I finally flew a plane. A Cessna 172S. (Skyhawk SP)

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Yeah, I'm short... I could barely reach the rudder pedals. XD Though I managed to hit my head while getting out of the plane. Oh, and don't blame me for the shirt, I don't support any team. (people just buy me sports jerseys sometimes)

 

[insanity]

Many, far too many to name. Here are some of my favorites though:
777-200ER
Cessna 152
Bombardier (formally DeHav) Dash 8
737-300
DC 10

 

[Arrowstar]

The usual 737 and 747, plus a Cessna 172 a long time ago...

 

[Urwumpe]

Never flying in one, but had seen some from inside. If I ever wanted to fly in the past years, I had to do it myself.

 

[Bj]

And just this past Saturday, I finally flew a plane. A Cessna 172. (Skyhawk)

Sounds fun, I wanna do that, around here it costs like $400 /hr for flying with an instructor :dry:

Anyway;
Cessna C-208-B Grand Caravan
Airbus A320-200
Boeing 757-300
Some version of the McDonnell Douglas DC-9
Saab 340
Possibly a Boeing 737-400, though it could have been another Airbus 320

 

[Pablo49]

Just last year our school band went to Disneyland.

At least you went by plane. Last year our school band went to Disney World. 25 hour bus ride, only stopping for food and such.

I've been in four 737's, all from when I went to Sea Base in the Florida keys.

 

[kevinvr]

Flown in loads of stuff. Cessna, Puma chopper(South African Air Force), Dakota(SAAF), C130(SAAF), C160(SAAF), many boeings and Airbuses.(Northwest, American Airlines, JAL, Varig, SAA, TAM, Aerosur, Lufthansa, China Airlines,) that's all I can remember for now.
Loved every flight and looking forward to the next one.

 

[jinglesassy]

4 boeing 717-200s 1 to atlanta international 1 to branson 1 back to atlanta one to dulles

 

[Eagle]

An hour 'yoke-time' in a Cessna. I mildly amused the pilot by losing 100ft of altitude in about 10 seconds doing a break turn. I did a nice level turn back to the left to get back onto the general course (apparently many pilots have a desire to fly to a predetermined destination).

 

[Zatnikitelman]

I toured the cockpit of a Delta Airlines something or other (that's a technical term ) when we toured the airport back in Kindergarden as a class.
I've been in a Delta 767 on a tour of Delta's Maintenance Base at KATL.
While I was in Civil Air Patrol, I took an Orientation flight and got about 20 minutes on the Yoke of a Cessna 172.
I've also been in various planes at museums in various states of wholeness (some just cockpits, some cockpits and parts of fuselages etc.)

 

[Quick_Nick]

Sounds fun, I wanna do that, around here it costs like $400 /hr for flying with an instructor :dry:

Wow. Here it's about $100/hr to rent the plane, and $30/hr for instruction. So about $130/hr total.

At least you went by plane. Last year our school band went to Disney World. 25 hour bus ride, only stopping for food and such.

lol Just depends if you want to spend more money or take more time. (it's not like our plane tickets had any sort of discount)

 

[Bj]

Wow. Here it's about $100/hr to rent the plane, and $30/hr for instruction. So about $130/hr total.

Still pretty expensive, but I suppose its cheaper than the, what 100+K? for a small Cessna?

 

[Arrowstar]

I looked around the internet, and found a 2009 Cessna 172 Skyhawk going for (get this) $297000 USD. If that's not expensive I don't know what is.

 

[Eagle]

Still pretty expensive, but I suppose its cheaper than the, what 100+K? for a small Cessna?

You could always build a plane for cheaper. :thumbup:

Of course having the confidence to ride in what you made isn't guaranteed, nor may it be sane.

 

[Donamy]

I've flown about a dozen times (from the rear seat) in a L-19 "birddog". And soloed 6 times in a schweizer 2-33 glider (does that count) ?

Oh, and a L-13 blanik. That was amazing.

 

[jinglesassy]

I looked around the internet, and found a 2009 Cessna 172 Skyhawk going for (get this) $297000 USD. If that's not expensive I don't know what is.

Couldnt you buy a new cheaper?

 

[Jarvitä]

I've flown on an airbus A320, airbus A340 and a boeing 737. I've also got 40 flight hours on the DG-500 glider trainer.

 

[Pilot7893]

I've flown quite a lot. Going across the Atlantic, we took either 747-400s or A340-600s. Going to visit our relatives in the Southwest, we usually take 737s, if I remember correctly.
I've also flown in a light plane once, can't remember what one it was though.