Vintage plane's popularity soaring

 

Laurie Neilsen (left) prepares for his Tiger Moth flight with pilot Greg Christensen. 

 Peter Holt

If you want to experience a flight with a difference, booking a seat on Mackay's Tiger Moth is your best choice. 

 Flying in the 70-year-old plane is an experience like no other.

Mackay Tiger Moth Museum president Stewart Garnham said the organization had been particularly busy as Christmas approached.

"Around Christmas we get busy selling a lot of vouchers (for flights)," Mr Garnham said.

"A lot of the time we do about seven or eight flights a day.

"If we have the room in our schedule to fit them in we will take them up.

"But it also depends on the weather."

Mr Garnham said flights varied in time from 20, to 30 and 60 minutes.

"We'll go wherever you want to go," he said. "If we can get there, we'll go.

"We'll even fly over your house if you want."

Mr Garnham said residents could view the plane at the hangar free of charge.

"People can look at the airplane and we'll explain a bit about the airplane to them," he said.

"We had Scouts in the other night, a group of about 40 who were able to take a look at the plane."

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