Posted: 6/26/2013 5:08:15 PM EDT
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Just an FYI for those into old airplanes. Sounds like this would be pretty cool.
Heavy Bombers Over Madison
DATE Jul 26, 2013 to Jul 28, 2013 09:00 AM until 05:00 PM DESCRIPTION Don't miss this once in a lifetime opportunity to view and ride on the only airworthy B-29 "FIFI". The EAA's B-17 "Aluminum Overcast" will also be giving rides and ground tours. Other aircraft on display will be the CAF B-24 "Diamond Lil", a C-45 "Bucket of Bolts", SNJ-5, PT-26, T-6 Texan, P-51 "The Brat III", F-16, and possibly many other aircraft yet to be announced! Merchandise and refreshments will be available during the event. Event is on the East side of Dane County Regional Airport. Wisconsin Aviation, 3606 Corben Ct, Madison, WI 53704. EAA Chapter 93 is a non-profit organization as recognized by IRS code 501 (C) (3) COST$Ground tours: 15 individual, 25 family, children 8 and under FREE LOCATION Dane County Regional Airport. Wisconsin Aviation 3606 Corben Ct. Madison, WI |
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Oh to be able to look to the South and see a mushroom cloud off in the distance! Radiation bad.... Standard issue carpet bombing will do nicely Prevailing winds FTW. Madison gets nuked, sure, most of the eastern half of the state is fooked. But for those outside of the affected areas, pure zen. 
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Oh to be able to look to the South and see a mushroom cloud off in the distance! Radiation bad.... Standard issue carpet bombing will do nicely Prevailing winds FTW. Madison gets nuked, sure, most of the eastern half of the state is fooked. But for those outside of the affected areas, pure zen. Many of our good members are downwind...... 
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Prevailing winds FTW. Madison gets nuked, sure, most of the eastern half of the state is fooked. But for those outside of the affected areas, pure zen. Many of our good members are downwind...... I've got room for a few campers, tents, and a hundred or so bunks in the barn. Small price to pay to clean the state up.
But yes, as much as I'd like to see some canned sunshine, conventional weapons would be best suited. |
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Oh to be able to look to the South and see a mushroom cloud off in the distance! Radiation bad.... Standard issue carpet bombing will do nicely Prevailing winds FTW. Madison gets nuked, sure, most of the eastern half of the state is fooked. But for those outside of the affected areas, pure zen. Many of our good members are downwind...... Unfortunate, I know, but: 1. Some sacrifices would have to be made; but it would be a small price to pay for the betterment of Mankind and the hope for Freedom for future generations. 2. One can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs. 3. Surely those noble Arfcom member souls downwind would gladly offer themselves for so great a cause; (wouldn't you)? ( I know I would!) And last but not least: 4. It's a joke! Seriously-I'm not advocating the use of thermo-nuclear weapons against Soglinville! (That would possibly violate the COC, not too sure about that, but better to be safe.) Besides there are some good breweries in Madison! 
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I went looking for a qoute from this movie and found the whole movie...... If you havenet seen is , Its a good way to kill 90 minutes By Dawns Early Light 1990 Powers boothe / rebecca demornay http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf87gloRGb0 |
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I went looking for a qoute from this movie and found the whole movie...... If you havenet seen is , Its a good way to kill 90 minutes By Dawns Early Light 1990 Powers boothe / rebecca demornay http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf87gloRGb0 I have the video saved somewhere. A bit better than Fail Safe, which was a bit cheesy. |
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I went looking for a qoute from this movie and found the whole movie...... If you havenet seen is , Its a good way to kill 90 minutes By Dawns Early Light 1990 Powers boothe / rebecca demornay http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf87gloRGb0 I have the video saved somewhere. A bit better than The Day After, which was a bit cheesy. it's the 90's everything was cheesy |
| My wife knows I'm a WWII history buff and surprised me with a ride in Aluminum Overcast 3 years ago. (I'd told her it was too expensive; she ignored me.) Incredible. Sitting in the bombardier's compartment is the best view ever. I wonder how much the ground display tickets are for the B-29... |
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My wife knows I'm a WWII history buff and surprised me with a ride in Aluminum Overcast 3 years ago. (I'd told her it was too expensive; she ignored me.) Incredible. Sitting in the bombardier's compartment is the best view ever. I wonder how much the ground display tickets are for the B-29... How much does it cost for the one you took? |
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My wife knows I'm a WWII history buff and surprised me with a ride in Aluminum Overcast 3 years ago. (I'd told her it was too expensive; she ignored me.) Incredible. Sitting in the bombardier's compartment is the best view ever. I wonder how much the ground display tickets are for the B-29... How much does it cost for the one you took? IIRC, it was $250-ish.  One of those bucket list experiences, though. 
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Link to the tour With prices
http://www.airpowersquadron.org/#!madison-wi/c1122 the B29 "FIFI" gunner seat $575, bombardier $1495 B24 "Diamond Lil" $345 T6 Texan $295 for 20 min or $595 for acrobatic and "hands on" P51D $1895 30 min C45 $65 or $125 for copilots seat Stearman $195 for 20 min or $345 for 45 min with acrobatics all prices are from the website and are online registrations |
| Interesting, looks like the B17 is a lot cheaper because it's an EAA instead of CAF plane. And when I rode the B17, you could walk between the bombardier seat, the radio compartment, the waist guns, etc., while the B29 makes you stay in your assigned area. Just FYI for anyone considering it. |
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I am PUMPED for this! Althought I can't afford the ride in either, I'll be drooling all over these airplanes for sure and plan to get inside for "training". I'll be sure to get some pictures of my truck in front of each of them!!! 
Have you guys started some prep work for this event? I talked to an EAA guy from the local chapter that's putting this on and they weren't sure how they were going to coordinate it yet. They were hoping the airport would allow them to barricade off a section of the East ramp for this. Last year with just the B17 there they had volunteers escorting people back and forth between the plane and the FBO. A lot of people turned up for just that one plane so I can imagine that B29 and B24 will draw an even bigger crowd. Be nice if they'd run a shuttle service from the main terminal parking. There's not that much parking over by WI Aviation. |
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I am PUMPED for this! Althought I can't afford the ride in either, I'll be drooling all over these airplanes for sure and plan to get inside for "training". I'll be sure to get some pictures of my truck in front of each of them!!!
Have you guys started some prep work for this event? I talked to an EAA guy from the local chapter that's putting this on and they weren't sure how they were going to coordinate it yet. They were hoping the airport would allow them to barricade off a section of the East ramp for this. Last year with just the B17 there they had volunteers escorting people back and forth between the plane and the FBO. A lot of people turned up for just that one plane so I can imagine that B29 and B24 will draw an even bigger crowd. Be nice if they'd run a shuttle service from the main terminal parking. There's not that much parking over by WI Aviation. Truthfully I found out about this event when I first read this post three days ago. With the hit that Airventure is taking this year because of sequestration this kind of little air show will be almost as good as anything you can see in Oshkosh and I'm sure you're right when you predict a HUGE draw. I work again on Wednesday'; If I happen to bump into somebody from Airport Operations I'll see what they have planned. As for the fire department... If I'm not on the east ramp eye humping the planes I'll be standing somewhere just outside my crash truck taking pictures like an Asian guy on vacation!
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| Not to hijack the thread back to the original purpose, but I am in Smyrna, TN and we had the B-29 "Fifi" do several flyovers this afternoon. They have a similar pay-to-fly type event here at the Smyrna airport right now. It was a very cool experience, but I work for Nissan and I wonder if some of the Japanese staff may have gotten a little nervous... |
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Not to hijack the thread back to the original purpose, but I am in Smyrna, TN and we had the B-29 "Fifi" do several flyovers this afternoon. They have a similar pay-to-fly type event here at the Smyrna airport right now. It was a very cool experience, but I work for Nissan and I wonder if some of the Japanese staff may have gotten a little nervous... ... I just got that one. 
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