How to Fly a spitfire?

Question

I think it would be great to be able to fly a spitfire and would like to know if there is anywhere I can go and do this and dont you think it would be ace to fly one?

Answer 1

There is the Experimental air association(EAA), in Wisconsin,  U.S.A. near Oshkosh Wisconsin. Every year they have a fly in show. May be some one will show up in a spitfire.

Answer 2

A company called Loehle makes a 3/4 scale kit you can buy one!! not quite the same but close enough!

Answer 3

there's a 2 seater based at Duxford. try a google search

Answer 4

They have a tandem one over in Britain (the only way someone would possibly give you the controls of a multi-million dollar flying antique without you actually buying it).  I don't know if they sell rides though.

The problem with the Spitfire is by virtue of its design it is not as easy to put a jump seat in the back like many P-51Ds have.

Answer 5

I drive one every day .It was made by Triumph in the 1960s

Answer 6

http://www.historyflight.com/

Answer 7

There are several Spitfire TR9s flying over here ( Britain ).

There was a sale recently of several Spitfires recently ( Duxford I think ), and they even offered training. You could try the Old Flying Machine Company OFMC.

Good luck.

Answer 8

just join the airforce baby!