Antique Airfield... Heaven On Earth! (AAA Fly-In 8.31.13 13 Pix)
Sunday, September 1, 2013 at 10:03AM 
(click pic to enlarge) Ryan SC-W in front of the official Antique Airfield Hangar
The 2013 Antique Airplane Association fly-in runs thru Monday September 2nd in Blakesburg Iowa... it's the most amazing collection of antique airplanes, and I made the drive over Friday to experience it again. I'll add that I made a swing down thru Indianapolis on the way Friday to go flying with Billy Werth in his Pitts S2C. I'm getting really close to having my financial problems of the last 5 years behind me, so some bartered time in the Pitts doing takeoffs and landings was a great way to knock of the rust of of my taildragger skills! I actually did really well and look forward to getting myself current before long in a Cub or something similar. I also hope to keep moving forward in the Pitts with both aerobatics and fine tuning the landing experience.
So, the AAA fly-in on Saturday was near perfect, especially if almost 100 degree weather makes you happy. For most of us the heat was a bit much, but the winds were light with loads of sunshine, and the collection of antique airplanes was magnificent. There was plenty of flying going on all day, but by evening the sky was crowded with beautiful old airplanes making the sweetest music there is. The following is a quick post of some of the images I captured in the earlier part of the day... it should give you a good idea of what you're missing if you aren't here! (13 pix, be sure to click thru to see them all)
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Ahhh... the joy of antique airplanes!
Reader Comments (5)
Great photos Martt. Thank you.
Thanx Craig : )
I have to agree with Craig... You have a great eye! Nice shots.
The Fly-In was a blast......beautiful planes.....Great shots Martt, Thank you !
Beautiful shots! Looks like a awesome atmosphere.