February 6, 2011 - Cape May |
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gup with Bruce R. and flying to Cape May, New Jersey for
breakfast/lunch. As you can see, there was still snow on the ground
at Essex Skypark. |
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The taxiiway in front of my hangar
was covered with a inch or two so I had to leave footprints on each side
so I could see the taxiway sides while taxiing. |
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| Heading east over
Miller's Island. |
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A 737 flies overhead coming in from
the north. I'm under the BWI Class B airspace so I'm
good. |
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| Over the Eastern
shore, there was a huge flock of white birds -- seen in the middle of the
picture. |
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| I redezvoused with
Bruce R. around Ridgely and then we continued east. Here we are
passing over Dover Air Force Base. |
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| The Air Force's
big C-5 Galaxies are based at Dover AFB and are easily seen below.
They are huge! |
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Dover Speedway. |
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| Continuing east
across Delaware Bay and then south, we came to Cape May airport
(KWWD). During World War II, the U.S. Navy trained all its dive
bomber pilots here. |
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Pretty good-sized airport. It
has an on-field restaurant where we had breakfast. There is also a
museum, which I've been too before, but it was closed today. |
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| After takeoff, we
headed to the southwest tip of New Jersey and flew counter-clockwise
up the coast. Cape May is a scenic, resort town. It has been
written up in PIlot Getaways magazine. Lynnette and I have to fly
here for a weekend one of these days. |
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| The flying weather
was fairly decent, a little hazy. |
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| I'm guessing that
thing on the beach is some World War II fortification. |
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The Jersey Shore. |
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| Just keep
following the beach and you'll come to Ocean City, NJ, Atlantic
City, and eventually the big apple New York City. |
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But we broke it off and headed back
to the Maryland/Delaware eastern shore. Here I am overhead
Eagle Crest Airport, which is an airport community just a few miles from
Point Lewes. Doesn't look that good in the winter when the grass is
brown. |
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| A friend of mine
from work recently moved to the Eastern Shore so I flew over hi
shouse. |
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| Back at Essex
Skypark, the taxiway snow had melted and there was literally a lake in
front of my hangar. |
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I might be able to catch some fish in that!
I put the RV in the hangar and headed home to attend a Super Bowl
party. GO PACK!!!! (I'm not really a Packer Fan but I do
dislike the Steelers) |
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