February 22, 2024 - Fly to Millville and Bucks Airport with Mugsy
 
Mugsy and I decided to go flying on this OK weather day for Maryland in February.  It's unusual to have low clouds over the water and nothing over the land, but that's the way it was today.
   
I was meeting Mugsy at Massey Aerodrome.  I got here first.  Massey was deserted.  Usually there are some regulars hanging out in the hangar but not today.
   
Mugsy showed up a few minutes later.  Here we are parked on the ramp at Massey.
   
Mugsy arrived, we talked for a bit, and then took off, headed to Millville, NJ.  Here, I'm looking down at Massey after takeoff.
   
Looking down at the Smyrna grass strip airport (38N).  I used to like landing there in the Citabria.  I landed once in the RV and the field was very rough.  So I haven't been back.  I should stop in one of these days.
   

Mugsy and I did an overhead break at Millville and now I'm on final for runway 14.
   
Each time I land at Millville, the abandoned PZL TS-11 Iskra Polish jet trainer looks noticeably worse.  Now the upper aft fuselage is completely covered in rust.  Sad.
   

After a delicious lunch at Verna's Flight Deck Diner, we headed over to nearby Bucks Airport (00N), which is a privately-owned, public grass strip airport.  Neither Mugsy or I have ever landed here before.

We had a bit of trouble finding it at first, but then saw the big yellow runway markers.

That runway may look short but at 2,400 feet it is longer than my home airport, which is only 2,000 ft.
   
Buck Airport has self-service fuel, very unusual for a grass strip.
   

We talked with the owner, Aaron, who is a very nice and friendly guy.  He bought the airport a couple of years ago, has really cleaned it up, put in the fuel, and built new hangars and plans to build more.  It's very rare for an airport to be actually expanding instead of slowly dying.
   
Inside Aaron's hangar which he has turned into a man-cave.  As you can see, he has an RV-12.
   
Another look at the RV-12.
   
Bucks Airport has been around a long time.  Amelia Earhart actually landed here once.
   
Aaron also flies this powered parachute.
   
Heading home, about to cross Delaware Bay.
   
Over the Delaware Bay.  Not too many boats out today.
   
Looking south at Dover Air Force Base.
   
 
   
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