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Mile-High Dogfight: Real Sweat, Fake Weapons

forbes.com — For $1,400, Mile High Dogfighting customers receive training, 1 hour of flight (up to seven aerial dogfights) and post flight performance review with retired military pilots. 40,000 customers have gone up in these civilian dogfights and no pilot's license is needed. You just sign a waiver similar to one for bungee-jumping.

Who dugg this? Made popular Jun 8, 2009

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  • BossKey, on 06/08/2009, -0/+23Do a barrel roll!
  • zetec, on 06/08/2009, -1/+21This. Sounds. So. Freaking. Awesome.


    Someone pay for my admission and let me shoot them down.
  • ghatid, on 06/08/2009, -0/+10I was just playing a flight simulator (my friend has the joystick/throttle set) and it is freakin complicated...Just started up your plane takes forever. It was quite enjoyable:).
  • BottledViolence, on 06/08/2009, -0/+10Yes, they covered the fact its been around for years. "The company has taken up 40,000 customers since its founding in 1988..."

  • killerpotato, on 06/08/2009, -0/+10GOOOOOOOOOOOOSE
  • inactive, on 06/08/2009, -0/+9Yeeehaaaa! Jester's dead!
  • bmcnally, on 06/08/2009, -0/+7I'm not sure how much I would like actually piloting a plane during a dogfight, but being the ball gunner on a WW2 era Flying Fortress (or similar model) would be pretty cool.
  • freedomischaos, on 06/08/2009, -0/+6kindly, RTFA, there is a skilled licensed pilot in the seat behind him. The actual pilot does lift off, landing, and keeps good distance between the two planes.
  • SkippyBiffles, on 06/08/2009, -0/+5Yeah but you flew below the hard deck. You're dangerous.
  • FortyCaliber, on 06/08/2009, -0/+4Read:The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner by Randall Jarrell

    http://www.rjgeib.com/thoughts/gunner/gunner.html

    Also, it's not about a Ball Turret Gunner at all.

    Who knows the meaning? (or, who payed attention College English Class?)
  • Shipyaad, on 06/08/2009, -0/+3Ugh. My grandfather's ball gunner took a direct hit from some flak while they were on a bombing run over Berlin. There wasn't much left.
  • LeeJeremyR, on 06/08/2009, -0/+3There's something wrong with my G-Diffuser!
  • gluesniffined, on 06/08/2009, -0/+3I've done some light aerobatics in a Super Decathlon, but wow, I'm definitely getting a bit of a chubby for this. Someday when I can scrape up $1,400.00 that I don't have to spend elsewhere I may consider it.
  • bassiom, on 06/08/2009, -1/+4and what is your favourite color??
  • L3on, on 06/08/2009, -0/+2He who pulls the most Gs, wins.
  • AmazingSteve, on 06/08/2009, -0/+2Yeah so. I did this almost 10 years ago and again last year. Still amazing and worth every penny. So what's your point about it being the same old thing? You know aside from technology, dogfighting hasn't really changed since the 1st World War right?
  • Loki101, on 06/08/2009, -0/+2Why don't they do it with replica warbirds? I'd kill for a Spitfire/Messerschmitt duel.
  • satanherself, on 06/08/2009, -0/+1That is some crazy *****.
  • loneraven, on 06/08/2009, -0/+1Even so, the SIAI Marchetti SF260 is a mighty fine plane and I wouldn't mind flying it.
  • Feraldr00d, on 06/08/2009, -1/+2I can pay to participate in a dogfight?!? Um, ***** yes, two please!
  • BugMeNot2, on 06/08/2009, -0/+1*paid
  • FortyCaliber, on 06/08/2009, -0/+1Then I will take a Saturn V rocket, please.
  • nosecohn, on 06/08/2009, -0/+1I did this years ago with a friend. Just to warn you, a lot of people get sick. We referred to my friend's cockpit video feed as the barf-cam. I had a blast though.
  • FortyCaliber, on 06/09/2009, -0/+1Perhaps I meant "bribe" but yes, I was incorrect in my spelling.
  • OutlawSundown, on 06/10/2009, -0/+1Yeah it's ideally suited for what they're doing.
  • mparker21311, on 06/08/2009, -0/+1LEEEROYYYY JEEEEEENKEEEENS
  • gluesniffined, on 06/09/2009, -0/+1You probably would have to kill for the money it would cost. A 30 minute ride in a P-51 costs around $5,500.00 last I checked.
  • unfilterthought, on 06/08/2009, -0/+1These guys are crazy!
  • Daxx22, on 06/08/2009, -0/+1Damn. For the price that would be completely worth it.
  • OutlawSundown, on 06/08/2009, -0/+1
    Has to be a two seat configuration. The guy paying and one of the instructors so they can make sure the guy doesn't crash the plane. Anyhow what they're flying is a dedicated trainer/aerobatics plane thats cheaper to buy.

    Anyhow even if you did go with some sort of pseudo replica one it would be expensive and also when you add a second seat you chance the planes shape, weight, and overall flight characteristics.
  • insomniacal, on 06/08/2009, -1/+1Adding to this year's Santa list ...
  • Shipyaad, on 06/08/2009, -0/+0Ima firin' mah lazor...
  • 1807, on 06/08/2009, -1/+1woah, woah, woah. In the caption the guy wrote 1,400, which is one million four-hundred thousand. If this is the case, it will take a lot more than $1,400.
  • mparker21311, on 06/08/2009, -1/+1I'd rather play Ace Combat.
  • benroy, on 06/08/2009, -2/+1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8rZWw9HE7o
  • theskillwithin, on 06/08/2009, -3/+1kind of a good opportunity to run into another plane...
    two planes in the air with two unlicensed drivers trying to gun each other down...
  • Ragone, on 06/08/2009, -8/+5So how much for Michael Vick?
  • fangor, on 06/08/2009, -15/+8This is some OLD *****, guys. I did this with my dad when I was 12, and now I'm in my 20's....
  • bigplrbear, on 06/08/2009, -8/+1Good afternoon sir, how can we help you?
    Why yes, I'll take my Mig29 with a dash of F16 thank you
  • bassiom, on 06/08/2009, -7/+0suicide bombers' dream
  • slyzxx, on 06/08/2009, -10/+151 diggs no comment other than mine wow!!

    If i could afford it, i would so do it.

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