September 18, 2010 - Essex Skypark Wings and Wheels
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Yes, it is that time of the year again: the annual Essex Skypark
Wings and Wheels Fly-In.
You couldn't have asked for better weather and we had quite a few
airplanes fly-in. There were also almost 100 custom and show cars on
hand as well. I ended up spending most of the fly-ins giving rides
in the RV and did not take a single picture! The following photos
are from the Essex Skypark website.
I took the RV up for a quick hop before the fly-in got started.
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This big Stearman flew in. |
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We don't get too many twins flying in to Essex.
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| Two Trunk Monkeys -- Mark and Dick --
in the pattern. |
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| Attendees parked on the south side of
the Skypark. |
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| Mike R. arriving in his RV-4.
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One RV from Carroll County airport and another from
Clearview. |
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| A Southwest 737 on the overhead
approach, ready to break. Just kidding. The
Baltimore-Washington International airport Class B airspace starts 1500
feet above Essex Skypark. |
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Bruce B. gave lots of rides in the Cub.
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| Bruce R. doing a low-pass in
"Mugsy". |
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| Musgy's going veritical! Smoke
On! |
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| Between giving rides, I managed to join
Dragon flight for a couple of fly-bys. Mike R. was lead, with
Jolly and myself -- both 7's -- on the wings. |
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Dragon Flight over Essex Skypark. Mike just starting
his break. |
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| Tom K. doing a steep takeoff in the
Maule. |
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Lots of neat cars. |
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| Under the hood. |
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| A low-rider going crazy ... |
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| Nice ride! |
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But can it do 200mph ... |
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| Taxiing out with a passenger. I
gave a number of rides to people who had never been in a light
aircraft. For one gentleman, it was the first time he had ever been
in an airplane ... period! He loved seeing someplace he had lived
his entire life from the air for the first time. |
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Climbing out. |
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| Another successful Wings and Wheels
Fly-In for Essex Skypark. |
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