October 17, 2010 - Formation Flight Practice and

Soup on Sunday at Campbell Field

The original plan for this weekend was for me to aerotow Bruce in my K-8 glider over to Massey Airport on the Eastern Shore for a Vintage Sailplane Association Regatta.  We were going to do it Friday and come back Sunday.  I'd be towing the glider with Bill B.'s Citabria.  Unfortunately, the winds were howling Friday and Saturday, and flying was out of the question. 

But the winds had calmed down considerably on Sunday so Bruce and I went flying in the RV.  We started off by flying over to Carroll County airport to meet Mike R. for some formation practice.  We were surprised to see a B-24 Liberator and B-17 Flying Fortress on the ramp.  There was also a P-51 which we didn't see until later.  There was supposed to be a ME-262 jet as well but it didn't make it.  These planes fly around the country and you can buy a ride in them.  It's not cheap but it's probably worth it.  I would have loved to see the German jet fly. 

 
 
 

Bruce flew with me on the first hop.  On the second hop he flew in the backseat of Mike's RV-4 and took the best pictures taken of my plane yet. 

Here I am on takeoff. 

 
 
 
Doing some turns in close formation.  Mike is lead.
 
Bruce hadn't seen the RV formation flying yet; I think he enjoyed it.
 
 
 
 
 
After we had had enough of formation practice, we flew over to Clearview Airport to get gas.  The winds were pretty squirrely there and it's not the easiest airport to land at on the best of days so let's just say I got some good landing practice. 
 
Leaving Clearview, Mike headed home and we headed north to York Airport for breakfast at their on-field restaurant.   From there, we flew down the Susquehanna River to the top of the day and then all the way down the Eastern Shore to Campbell Field for the Soup on Sunday.
 
Passing Crisfield airport off our left.
 

By the time we arrived at Campbell Field, most everybody had left.  But there were a few planes left, and we got to talk with Gordon, and look around.

Here Bruce is talking to another Cub owner. 

 
 
 
Too much excitement for the airport dog, apparently.
 
Of course, when you go to Soup on Sunday at Campbell Field, it is required that you fly the Barrier Islands on the way back up. 
 
The visibility was so good, you could actually see some of the buildings on the Wallops Island rocket firing facility.
 
The Eastern Shore is always scenic. 
 
You can barely make out Bloomingdale grass field where we had our EAA Chapter picnic a few weeks ago. 
 
 
 
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