September 24, 2005 - Grimes, PA Fly-In
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My plan today was to fly to the Golden Age Air Museum Fly-in at Grimes
Airfield in Pennsylvania, then angle southwest to Jan's for some soaring.
The weather forecast was iffy but it looked fine at Essex so I took off
and headed north. The weather was actually pretty good -- some sun
and great visibility. Here, I'm heading north and looking at the
Susquehanna River to the East. |
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The Susquehanna River to the West.
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I didn't have the GPS on this flight so I was using the VOR for
navigation. I called up Lancaster tower and got a transition through
their airspace. You can see the VOR transmitter station on the
right. |
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Grimes Airfield. I was disappointed in the turnout -- there were
only about 20 planes.
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| It's a beautiful field, with nice
new hangars, filled with neat, antique, airworthy airplanes. |
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| Aeronca C-3. I don't know if
I'd fly in this. Looks kind of like a bathtub with wings. |
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Pietenpol Air Camper. This reminds me a lot of the Baby Ace.
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Someone did a beautiful job on this Rans S-7. The workmanship was
impeccable.
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| I bet this is a very fun plane to
fly. |
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| Nice panel. |
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This is a World War I German observation plane. |
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Not sure what these were but they sure looked beautiful flying over in
formation.
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They looked just as good on the ground. |
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You could buy a ride in this plane. Two passengers could sit side
by side up front; the pilot in back. Notice Shorty's Grill in the
background on the left. They made a good breakfast sandwich.
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| I left around noon because I wanted
to get to Jan's for some soaring. However, as soon as I crossed the
Susquehanna heading south, the weather started deteriorating. First it
became overcast, then it started lightly raining. I ended up stopping
at Frederick for lunch, then headed back to Essex. |
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