Practice putting on your forelorn face and maybe they'll take pity on you and give you a ride

My wife was the one pushing to fly in the B25 and it didn't take much arm twisting to get me on board. It was expensive, almost $800 for the both of us for under an hour flight. I've never wished that I hadn't spent that money. We were both grinning for the rest of the day. Now, if I could only snag a ride in a P51!