March 11, 2025 - Fly to Chester County for Lunch |
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Destination: Chester County Airport. Purpose of Flight: Lunch at The Hungry PIlot Grill. Weather conditions: excellent. PIlots: Chuck (RV-7A), Mark (RV-8), Me (RV-7) Chuck and Mark winging across Maryland, north of Baltimore.
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About to cross the Susquehanna River.
It's still winter. The scenery is blah-city.
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Over the Susquehanna River looking northwest. | ||||||
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On the ramp at Chester County Airport.
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The three RVs get the VIP treatment! | ||||||
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Facing a seriously sweet jet. | ||||||
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After a delicious lunch at the Hungry Pilot Grill -- always great -- we're back in our RVs, doing the pre-flight engine run-up. | ||||||
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Passing a huge quarry just south of Interstate 95.
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For the first time, I see a ship entering the Chesapeake-Delware Canal! Actually, the ship is entering the Elk River, then will make a right at Back Creek which is the western end of the canal. | ||||||
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A close-up of the ship; it's a car carrier.
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For something different, we flew home via the Eastern Shore. Here we pass the Buttonwood Beach RV Resort! It's been here ever since I started flying the area. | ||||||
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Passing by what I call "The Road". | ||||||
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Passing by the ESA Management building. Your State of Maryland tax dollars at work. | ||||||
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