December 2, 2017 - Holly Run to Tangier Island
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| The weather was perfect for this year's Holly Run to Tangier Island: clear blue skies, light winds, warm enough do I didn't have to pre-heat the RV's engine. Here I am parked on the ramp at Bay Bridge airport. |
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I wonder if this is the SeaWind amphibian based on the Eastern Shore. I haven't seen it in a few years.
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| Of course, fellow Essex Skyparkian Paul C. was on hand in his Super Cub. He spent a lot of years building it; now he is flying it every chance he gets. As he should! |
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A close-up of his Tail-Art.
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| Not too many RVs at this year's Holly Run. But Santa did show up in this RV. |
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| Inside for the pancake breakfast, paid for by Vans Aircraft Company. |
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Helen of Chesapeake Sport Pilot runs the event.
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Group photo. The photograph was on a ladder with a very wide-angle lens on his camera. I'm in the back row, second from right. Sort of.
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I took off in about the middle of the pack. I had my Foreflight Sport and fired up the ADS-B In. It was kind of interesting to see on the iPad a line of planes running from Bay Bridge to Tangier Island.
Here I am on downwind for runway 2. It was an uneventful traffic pattern this year; only one plane ahead of me.
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| On final for runway 2. My timing was good. The plane ahead of me turned off the runway on to the ramp, just as I was about to touch down. |
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| Parked on the ramp at Tangier Island. |
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| A golf cart loaded up with the bags of holly, toys and school supplies brought in the planes. |
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It seemed to me that there were quite a few locals on hand at the airport to meet Santa and the planes.
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| The kids were very interested in Santa. |
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As you can see, there are lots of cats on Tagier Island.
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| Paul taxiis the stealth Super Cub in. |
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| Two other Essex Skypark planes: the AirCoupe on the left and the AirCam on the right. |
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Friendly cat outside Lorraine's where we always have lunch.
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| Enjoying a delicious lunch of crab cake sandwich, frieds and cream of crab soup at Lorraine's. They have at least two seatings, maybe three. |
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| Back at the ramp where I was parked in the corner. |
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After takeoff, turning east, looking down at the beach.
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I took this good shot of the island as I climbed out to the northeast. You can see how there are only two and a half "spines" of habitable land on the island.
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| Approaching Crisfield on the eastern shore. |
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| Looking down at Crisfield Airport. Unfortunately, it appears they have closed the grass runway, perpendicular to the paved runway. |
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| Another look at Crisfield Airport. |
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