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Summer Fest...B-17,B-24

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SUMMERFEST - The best boogie of the year!

it can be like former years wwfc...

even it is quite expensive to jump/fly those wwII bombers (about 400 usd )

now they are on the Chicago area

Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress
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Consolidated B-24J Liberator

7/24 - 7/26 West Chicago, IL (B-17, B-24, & P-51)
Airport: Dupage Airport
Location: Dupage Flight Center
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7/27 - 7/29 Valparaiso, IN (B-17, B-24, & P-51)


Airport: Porter County Municipal Airport
Location: Terminal Building
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7/29 - 7/31 Kankakee, IL (B-17, B-24, & P-51)
Airport: Greater Kankakee Airport
Location: Main Terminal
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7/31 - 8/3 Chicago, IL (B-17, B-24, & P-51)
Airport: Chicago Executive Airport
Location: Ramp on SE end of field.


http://www.collingsfoundation.org/cf_schedule-wof.htm

possible to do.. need a full load (10)

Anyone interested...

Marko

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Are they allowing B-24 jumps



cannot say... yet

this was just an idea...we can always ask...

i talked with those guys(Ken Miles) in Z-hills january... about B-17
and they just told me to get 10 jumpers ...and they will fly.
it was just after the Xmas boogie and i couldn't get enough people in that short of time... unluckly most of the people were gone home already...


will see this time

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Last I knew the FAA had classifed the B-24 differently than the B-17 so jumping wasn't allowed.

B-17 jumps rock!!! Nothing like jumping out of the bomb bay doors... B|

At the bar afterwards someone asked us about it and of course the infamous whuffo ? came up...

Looked the guy right in the face and said, "You kidding me? The god damned plane's over 70 years old!!! No way I'm landing in that..." :P

Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting
If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

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Any specials for 2 first timers? I wanna come over from Canada and bring the wife. Both want the AFF 1 jump, depending on costs maybe more.... Thinking coming Tuesday wed thursday maybe. Are there gonna be "Good Times" those days / nights?
Camping / motels????
Thanks!
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High Speed, Low Drag!

Adrenaline Junkie

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