Stash Loc: South Central Massachusetts

I got to fly in one of these a couple of years ago. $75.00 for about a half hour. Not bad.
I thought it was $75.00 well spent. Thanks for sharing the photos.

Richard Spencer Loc: Evansville, Indiana

My first plane ride was in a Ford Tri-motor in 1937 at the airport in Kennett, Missouri. I was 10 years old and it totally hooked me on flying. My brother-in-law paid for the trip so I have no idea what it cost.

EdJ0307 Loc: out west someplace

Most people have at least heard of the Ford Tri-Motor. This plane visited our fair city last June. I took a ride in it for $75. Very Noisy. I posted photos of my trip to the airport at that time.
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-316697-1.html

sarge69 Loc: Ft Myers, FL

Flew on one $75.00 at Page Field, Ft Myers FL two years ago.

They have one, among other planes at Aviation Day each year. I could go on the B17 or B25 for almost $400.00 and didn't even think of the P-51 at $900 for 15 Minutes

Sarge69

barbie.lewis Loc: Livingston, Texas

I got to fly through Grand Canyon on one many years ago. Rough ride but great pictures!
Made of corrugated aluminum, it was like flying inside a quanset hut with wings. With all three engines roaring the sound inside was deafening and the plane sort of loped along at about 90 miles an hour. I was busy taking photos and turning green.
Worst moment was on the return approach to the airport. I was a passenger in the co-pilot seat and we appeared to be headed straight for a spot below south rim. I looked at the pilot and he appeared alive, awake, and intently focused on the rocks directly in front of us. I wondered if he had suicidal tendencies.
I screamed and blabbered about the rocks and he said, "Don't worry, there's an updraft right at the rim."
Sure enough, just before we would have smashed into the wall we were tossed up and made a perfect landing.
As I staggered out I whimpered, "What if it wasn't there?"
"It's always there," he said.

For tBragg Guy Loc: Fort Bragg Ca

I flew on one of these out of the Novato CA airport many moons ago. A friend of mine was a pilot and it was a real thrill to fly around in it. Compared to landing in today's airliners it seemed to crawl down. Thanks for the fond memory.

kelso007 Loc: Circle Pines Minnesota

Great photos. One of our local airport museums here in Minnesota, has one of these housed and I've seen, and photographed, it flying several times. Enjoy it while you can.
DKelso

lwiley Loc: Los Banos, CA, USA

Not only have I seen one intimately, I had the unfortunate luck to have dismounted all three P&W 1340 9 cylinder radial engines, tear them down, clean them, inspect them, re-assemble them, test run them on a homemade test stand and then re-install them all in three weeks.

Evidently they used the corrugated metal in building the aircraft because it was strong in compression and bending loading, there was a lot of it available and it was cheap.

sailorsmom Loc: Souderton, PA

Neat, Hoss!

Beard43 Loc: End of the Oregon Trail

When the Tri-Motor was in use as a passenger aircraft, The crew consisted of a pilot, co-pilot, and a registered nurse/hostess. She would greet passengers at the door and hand them a wad of cotton for their ears. The ride was cold, noisy, and bumpy.

Ron