Airventure (2011)

Airframes · Jul 26, 2011

Darn! My condolences to the families.
Great pics Paul, and what a gathering !

Micdrow · Jul 26, 2011

Thanks Terry,

Well hooked up with Joe briefly today. Will meet up with him tommorrow morning and possibly Thursday. Here are some Day 2 pictures of EAA

Enjoy!!!

Aaron Brooks Wolters · Jul 26, 2011

Man, excellent shots Paul, you must be having a blast even if you are sore and tired. :lol:

I would be! Sorry to here about the crash. My condolences to the family.

Gnomey · Jul 26, 2011

Excellent shots Paul!

My condolences to the family.

evangilder · Jul 26, 2011

Great stuff from day 2, Paul! :thumbleft:

Micdrow · Jul 26, 2011

Thanks guys, yeah Aaron your correct I am having a blast. With 5 more days to go Im not sure if anything will be left of me. I have blisters on my feet, Im sun burned even though I had on sun tan lotion and my legs feel like Jello. Oh well. I have a B-29 to look at tommorrow and Im sure there will be more suprises. I guess my next investment will have to be a new camera. This one does not work well with them in the air. O well maybe next year

Wayne Little · Jul 27, 2011

fantastic series of pics Paul.

Airframes · Jul 27, 2011

I agree there ! What's the twin-engined tail dragger with the yellow and black cowlings? Looks like a Lockheed Lodestar?

Micdrow · Jul 27, 2011

Thanks guys, Here is day 3. I beleive your are correct Terry that is a lockheed load star. So many aircraft and my mind is kinda blown. It rained here most of the day so not to may pictures. I beleive I got there at 6:30 and left around 6:00 and it only stopped rainning maybe for 3 hours out of all that. Kinda soaked.

Enjoy!!!

vikingBerserker · Jul 27, 2011

NICE!!!!

Aaron Brooks Wolters · Jul 27, 2011

Micdrow · Jul 27, 2011

Thanks guys, 4 more days to go, very tired. Talked with one of the representives of the Canadian museum. Looks like Friday I may have shot at shooting a Britsh Sword fish. Never seen one of those before so Im hoping it will make it. Ive seen no request for walk around shoots and time is running out so if some one needs a certain war bird and I can find it speak up now.

All the best
Paul

Micdrow · Jul 28, 2011

Here is something that might interest some of you. P-51 fires real guns. Seen the video and target it was very cool.

P-51 fires restored .50-caliber guns

evangilder · Jul 28, 2011

Good stuff, Paul. I get tired after 2 or three days, I couldn't imagine the marathon you are going through. I like seeing the lineup on T-34s and T-28s.

mudpuppy · Jul 28, 2011

Thanks for posting these great pics, Paul. Maybe you could sneak into one of those re-enactor camps and rack out for an afternoon nap.

Derek

Gnomey · Jul 28, 2011

Good shots Paul!

Airframes · Jul 28, 2011

Good stuff Paul, thanks for taking the time to post all these great pics.

Aaron Brooks Wolters · Jul 28, 2011

Did I hear Trojans and Mentors? I would be willing to bet Bryon and the boys are up there.

evangilder · Jul 28, 2011

I would bet so, Aaron. They had a big flight in earlier this week with 16 Mentors. What a site that must have been.

Micdrow · Jul 28, 2011

Day 4, Bad day for the jet jockies, some where in this set of pictures is a F-16 all broke up. From what I heard the brakes failed and he went into the soft grass after yesterdays rains. The grass was so wet that the nose wheel sank in and collapsed breaking the nose section off. Looked like no one was hurt Less then an hour later they still did not have the F-16 out when a F4J Navy Fury couldnt stop due to no brakes and buried the landing gear in the grass about half way. Luckly navy gear are made tough and from what we could tell no damage done other then a stunned pilot. Eric, your right Im running out of gass fast. For those of you insterested that is me by Fifi!!