April 1, 2012 - Campbell Field Soup on
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Gordon Campbell announced a Soup on Sunday for this weekend.
However, the fact that it was on April 1st raised eyebrows as many of
us have been taken in by Gordon's clever April Fools Day jokes. Who
can forget last year's Justin Bieber hoax? But despite our
suspicions, Bruce R., Jerry R. and myself decided to risk it and fly down
to Campbell Field.
The weather was marginal between Essex Skypark and Easton, but it was
clear sailing south of Easton. Here we are winging our ways
south.
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We did a little flyover in V formation
before landing. |
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| There was a pretty
good turnout. About 20 planes I'd say. |
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| Most people were
grouped together in the hangar. That's where the food was! |
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| Left to
right: Jerry R., myself, Bruce R, and Glen S. Glen is the
proud owner of his own grass airstrip just north of Campbell Field.
He also has an RV-8 I believe. Photo by Gordon
Campbell. |
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| Inside the hangar
hot dogs on steamed buns smothered with chili could be
had. Photo by Gordon Campbell. |
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| The three
amigos. |
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| A rare action shot of the
airfield owner and master photographer Gordon Campbell! Check out the
guy taking a picture with his IPad. You see something new every
day. |
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A nice shot of the "Super Cat" taking
off. Photo by Gordon Campbell. |
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Yours truly taking off.
Photo by Gordon Campbell. |
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| Musgsy on the
roll. Photo by Gordon
Campbell. |
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| Jerry looking good
in his newly built
RV-8. MD ANG stands for Maryland Air National Guard. Photo by Gordon
Campbell. |
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Campbell Airfield is in the center of
the picture. Yes, there are perpendicular runways. I landed on the short
runway once in the Citabria. |
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| Blue Flight
departing Campbell Field, heading north looking for Glen's new
airfield. |
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And there it is, in the center of the
photo. Glen's hangar is just to the lower right of the runway. |
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| I'm not sure what
those white lines are. Cotton? |
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| Of course, when
you go to Campbell Field, it is required to fly the beaches of the
Barrier Islands. |
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| The inland portion
of the islands are mostly marshland. |
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| This abandoned
fishing boat has been beached here for at least a year. |
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| On the way back to
Easton, we did some formation practice and played follow the leader. |
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| Bruce and Jerry
continued on to Easton while I broke off and headed for Essex
Skypark. |
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