Showing posts with label Arlington Fly-in. Show all posts
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Fly in - Hot Air Balloon Night Glow

Saturday July 10, 2010

This was something I'd never seen before. At dusk, five hot air balloons were set up for the 'night glow' display. They don't fly anywhere. They're just lit up, sometimes in succession, randomly, or all at once with breaks in between to keep them from getting too hot.

Afterwards Glenn's son helped us find our way in the dark to our very dusty car parked out in a field. Note to self: next time, take a flashlight.

Antique aircraft - Stinson

Saturday July 10, 2010 ♦ Arlington Fly-in

2010 replica of a 1933 Stinson Model O, from Sacramento

Even if the colour isn't our favourite, it's another beautiful airplane!

Antique aircraft - Waco

Saturday July 10, 2010 ♦ Arlington Fly-in

This 1934 Waco YMF came from Sitka

The silver pin-striping appears to be hand painted. No expense seems to have been spared on this gorgeous airplane.

Off it goes for a flight. Does it get any better than open cockpit flying? We don't think so.

Friday, July 23, 2010

Antique aircraft - Stearman

Saturday July 10, 2010 Arlington Fly-in

A couple of Stearmans

Antique aircraft - Travel Air

Saturday July 10, 2010 Arlington Fly-in

A beautiful 1930 Travel Air 4000 from Seattle

Many pictures of the same airplane, but I like it. :-)

And off they go for an early evening flight.

Another Travel Air


Fly-in - Antique airplanes!

Saturday July 10, 2010

Our favourite part of the fly-in was the antique airplane section.

Fleet 2

Glenn's all-time favourite, the Fleet 2 - although he'd prefer it in red instead of blue and without the checkboard pattern.

Fairchild 24

Waco

Ryan ST

Not an antique but an ususual RV7 on floats

Thursday, July 22, 2010

At the Arlington Fly-in

Saturday July 10, 2010

We arrived to find the airshow already in progress. That's because I got it into my mind that it began at 4:00 instead of 3:00. So we completely missed Julie Clark's aerobatic show. Glenn didn't get to meet up with Bud Granley (who was there flying with his son Ross) after the show either, which was a shame because Bud gives great hugs.

Both our cameras are useless for taking fast action shots so I don't have any to post.

Above: A nice loop over the New Standard biplane - the same biplane Glenn and I rode in last time we were here. We no sooner arrived over by this plane than Glenn was behind the ticket booth. He says: "Can you believe it? I just went over to stand in the shade and the pilot said to sit down and hold the fort while he and his girlfriend wandered off for a coffee. Then I was suddenly inundated with folks wanting to go flying in the biplane. A girl asked me if it was safe and I told her the pilot would be sure to fly 'low and slow'! Both she and her husband got quite a kick out of that. By the time the pilot showed up I had a dozen customers ready to go!"

We met Glenn's eldest son at the fly-in and he treated us to hamburgers, which were really good, followed by cold mango sherbet in the shade of his camper.

It was hot but we were lucky that it wasn't blazing hot that day. Still, it was nice when the sun went down. What a lovely evening for a flight.