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As a member of the EAA 186 Chapter out of Manassas VA, I had the opportunity to volunteer while Aluminum Overcast was in town. I spend the better part of 2 days providing ground support for the B-17 as it was doing paid tours. Mostly crowd management and making sure people didn’t wander off the ramp.
Sunday afternoon I was told that there was a seat available for me on the B-17 as it was being re-positioned from Manassas VA, to Hickory NC on Monday 10/2. Easy decision, and I informed work and my family I was going to be on the road.
Some of the photos from the weekend (including my daughters helping cleaning oil off the horizontal stabilizer.
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While I didn’t get any video while I was in the left seat, I did get some decent video while I was able to move around the plane. It was an incredible experience and only hope I get another opportunity to do it again in the future. Below is a playlist of the different videos.