Video: Flying Aerobatics in a T-6 Texan

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Key Takeaways:

  • The author experienced their first warbird flight and aerobatics in a T-6 Texan with Warbird Adventures in Pompano Beach, Florida.
  • Initially nervous, the author found the flight exhilarating, taking the controls for loops and rolls over the Florida coast, which they described as "awesome."
  • Warbird Adventures, led by chief pilot Thom Richards, offers the public the chance to fly in the historic T-6 Texan (a World War II trainer) from Kissimmee, Florida.
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I recently got the chance to go up in a T-6 Texan at a Breitling event in Pompano Beach, Florida, with Thom Richards, chief pilot and president of Warbird Adventures.

This would be my first flight in a warbird and my first time flying aerobatics; I was jittery with nervous excitement. But while we taxied down the runway, the deafening roar of the Pratt & Whitney engine somehow put me at ease.

As we soared above the Florida coast, I followed along with Thom on the first loop and roll, and then he let me take the controls.

It. Was. Awesome.

Warbird Adventures offers flights in its T-6 in Kissimmee, Florida, so anyone can experience this incredible World War II trainer.

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