Aircraft You Have Been On

[Gartro 18]

Rather than read through the 254 replies spread over 17 pages, I read only the first page and the last two to see if I had flown on any aircraft not mentioned there. Perhaps they are mentioned in the intervening 14 pages but those in which I have flown and which don't appear to have been mentioned are the Comet (BOAC), Vickers Vanguard (BEA) and Vickers Viscount (TAA).

The mention of airlines on those pages got me to thinking about how many of the airlines which I have flown on are no longer in existence.

My first flight was in  a Trans Australian Airlines DC-3 from Hobart, Tasmania to Melbourne, Victoria, Australia in 1948 (at the age of 3) at a time when the Captain gave you a certificate if it was your first flight in a plane. Twelve years later, QANTAS still had its Captains providing a certificate for passengers crossing the equator for the first time (me crossing in 1960 in a Lockheed Electra flying between Port Moresby  PNG to Manila, Philippines). I still have those certificates.

Gary

[srgalahad 3]

As the son of a TCA/Air Canada employee, an Air Cadet, a private pilot and then ATC I have had lots of opportunities to fly/ride and I took them (I think it adds up to 77 types)

DC-3, DC-4, DC-6B, DC-8 50 &60 srs, DC-9; Boeing Stearman, B727, B737, B747, B757, B767, B777; Vickers Viscount, Vanguard; Grumman Goose, Mallard,  GA-7 Cougar, G-159; Lockheed 18, L188, L1049, L1011; NorthStar, C-130, DHC-1, -2, -3, -5, -6, -7; Beech 18 (wheels & floats) & C-45, 33, 35, 55, 90, 100; Cessna 140, 150, 152, 172, 175, 177, 177RG, 182, 185, 206, 340, 421, -500, L-19; Piper Colt, Tri-Pacer, Pa-23-250, PA24-250, PA28(140, 160, 200R), PA34, PA46; Navion; TigerMoth; Aero Commander 680; AN-2; A320; Bellanca Viking; Bell 47D, 206; CRJ-200; Fokker F-28; Hot Air Balloon; Schweizer SGS2-22, Blanik, Grob; Waco UFP, Cabin;

[Dannybarnett 0]

On ‎7‎/‎23‎/‎2002 at 1:39 PM, Guest said:

Hi,I have flown on767737757777737 (many many times)CRJ 200Bae 146ERJ 145in August I will be flying on a F50 and an MD-11

seems like we are travelling the same routs )))

[Dannybarnett 0]

On ‎12‎/‎10‎/‎2016 at 4:25 PM, bonchie said:

 

Now that I'm a pilot, we can add a few more I've flown myself...

 

Piper Cherokee 140

Piper Warrior (161)

Mooney M20J

Socata TB200GT

Cessna 182P, 182Q

Cessna 182RG

Cessna 172N

Piper Cub

WOW what an experience!!

[auburntsts 1]

Aircraft I’ve piloted (ie logged time):  Boeing B-17G, Beechcraft A-36 (Bonanza), Cessna 152, Cessna 172 (M,N, P, R, S, & SP), Piper PA-28 (Archer), Socata TB-10 (Tobago), and Van’s RV-10,

Military aircraft I’ve been a passenger on: C-130 (E, H, & J), KC-135 (E & R), KC-10, C-9, C-21, C-22, C-141, C-5, C-17, C-26, UH-1N, UH-60, CH-47, T-37, T-43, and Casa 212

Commercial/GA aircraft I’ve been a passenger on:  Van’s RV-6, Cessana T-41, Robinson R-44, MIL Mi-171, Beech 1900, Boeing-727, B-737, B-747, B-757, B-767, B-777, Airbus A-310, A-320, A-340, CRJ, ATR-72, De Havilland DHC-8, Embraer 170, Lockheed L-1011, DC-9, MD-11, MD-88, and MD-90.