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Or doing a few aileron rolls with a cargo compartment full of ducks.
Yeah, but doing such as this though, I presume one would score zero on the happy scale right? I mean even ducks can be happy or sad I would assume.So while might be fun for a laugh, costly in the point arena?

Don B

Yeah, but doing such as this though, I presume one would score zero on the happy scale right? I mean even ducks can be happy or sad I would assume.So while might be fun for a laugh, costly in the point arena?
Yeah, it'll cost you points. Funny as hell though, just like popping open the canopy on the hundred dollar hamburger jobs.
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Lol,Well I just completed a biplane tour for a grumpy guy who used to be a pilot and was grounded by the FAA.I thought he would appreciate an aileron roll in the Stearman, all he did was complain about his back!I did it at dawn, and the second leg of the tour had me going up the side of a volcano mountain - man thought I was never going to get up there before the ole Stearman stalled out. Anyway, bout halfway up he decided he had to go wee wee . Man, I had to find a place to land - not easy with all the trees going up this thing - not a lot of space, landed ok - he did his thing, takeoff the wing tip dropped and scraped the ground, then I got airborne and practically stalled it to clear the upcoming trees. He complained a little, not too bad.So I finished it, got the bonus for flying at dawn, and got full points for the whole flight . I thought for sure I would have gotten substracted points in there for something!

Don B

The bathroom thing got on my nerves so bad I don't even bother with bi-plane tours anymore. Once every 15 tours or so.. Acceptable. Nearly ever bi-plane tour in the stupidest locations possible? Not so much.. Can't really complain though those bi-plane tours are the only activity I purposely avoid.

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The bathroom breaks on the biplane tours make you look for possible emergency landingspots. They seem to come between 15 and 30 minutes into the flight. I'm not sure if it's my timing that's off, or if they're actually random.What I do is plan my flight to be near an airport 20 to 30 miles away. Haven't had to do many outlandings, unless I forget. :)Also, nothing says you can't do some sightseeing along the way, as long as at some point during the flight you fly over the directed landmarks. My last flight I got 30 landmarks in about 4.5 hours on three islands. Not much score, but a lot of fun.Hook

Larry Hookins

 

Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;

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What I do is plan my flight to be near an airport 20 to 30 miles away. Haven't had to do many outlandings, unless I forget. :)
That is good to know one has at least that much time to get them on the ground to go do their thing... I figured I had to land quickly , which is why I landed on the side of a volcano mountail between a bunch, I mean a bunch of trees. However I did get a great feeling of accomplish by being able to do so, and take back off without harm - the immersion was great in that circumstance...

Don B

After you get your first "I gotta pee!", you have 5 minutes. Then you get another "You'd better hurry", and 2 minutes later it's too late. "I have good news and bad news. The good news is that I no longer have to pee. You can guess the bad news." :DI found a porta-potty near Hilo. Unfortunately it wouldn't fit in my biplane.Hook

Larry Hookins

 

Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;

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I found a porta-potty near Hilo. Unfortunately it wouldn't fit in my biplane.
:LMAO:Too funny!

Don B

Yeah the "pee" is a surprise in those tour mission.I wonder if this were to happen in real life, would the pilot actually try to find a place to land for the pax to pee? Or the pilot has already prepared a plastic bag or a bottle or some sort for this kind of "human nature emergency" ? Any real pilot here like to share their real life experience?

I wouldn't bet my life and my airplane on my ability to land halfway up a volcano on a lava flow if it wasn't an emergency. Still, it's a good way to get people to look for emergency landing spots in case they're needed. Thank goodness the passenger only has to pee once. :DHook

Larry Hookins

 

Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;

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