by lwuest » Thu Sep 09, 2010 10:20 pm
Hi Guys,
Blakesburg was very fine as always. Lots of great folks and antiques. I counted at least seven hatz's (sic). The long haul award goes to Mark Lightsey, all the way from Flabob, CA with his O-290 powered CB1. It is a beautiful airplane with many neat feature packed into a Cub style cowling, very fine craftmanship.
Strong winds had us at 45 mph on the way down from OSH and when we arrived overhead Antique Airfield it had a big X on each end of the runway, crosswinds to 35 kts. Not a problem, Ottumwa is just 10 miles east and The Tulsa bunch came to our rescue with Kevin Conners providing the taxi service (thanks again guys). First time anyone could remember the Taylors closing the runway, but they made the right call, with everyones safety in mind.
Saturday dawned with perfect weather and I think every aircraft in attendance went up for a ride or two. We flew the hatz twice that day and it was perfect weather,sunny, cool, and not a bump to be found. there were three hot air balloons floating several mile east of the airfield and they made a great back drop for a beatiful evening of flying. Blakesburg is a fairly rural area and the night stars are worth the trip alone. We camped under the wing and enjoyed a couple of beers at the Pilots Pub, then just enjoyed some fine conversation under the heavens.
Sunday morning is mass exudes, we hung around until mid afternoon and enjoyed the even more relaxed pace. For once we even had a tailwind heading home.
I think this is my favorite event, the entire program for the week is on one 8x10 sheet of paper and we still do not have enough time. I always go with no agenda and it still goes screaming by, we talk to a few friends and all of a sudden it is time to head home. Next year I have to get there earlier.
Much fun, pictures to follow,
Luke
Hi Guys,
Blakesburg was very fine as always. Lots of great folks and antiques. I counted at least seven hatz's (sic). The long haul award goes to Mark Lightsey, all the way from Flabob, CA with his O-290 powered CB1. It is a beautiful airplane with many neat feature packed into a Cub style cowling, very fine craftmanship.
Strong winds had us at 45 mph on the way down from OSH and when we arrived overhead Antique Airfield it had a big X on each end of the runway, crosswinds to 35 kts. Not a problem, Ottumwa is just 10 miles east and The Tulsa bunch came to our rescue with Kevin Conners providing the taxi service (thanks again guys). First time anyone could remember the Taylors closing the runway, but they made the right call, with everyones safety in mind.
Saturday dawned with perfect weather and I think every aircraft in attendance went up for a ride or two. We flew the hatz twice that day and it was perfect weather,sunny, cool, and not a bump to be found. there were three hot air balloons floating several mile east of the airfield and they made a great back drop for a beatiful evening of flying. Blakesburg is a fairly rural area and the night stars are worth the trip alone. We camped under the wing and enjoyed a couple of beers at the Pilots Pub, then just enjoyed some fine conversation under the heavens.
Sunday morning is mass exudes, we hung around until mid afternoon and enjoyed the even more relaxed pace. For once we even had a tailwind heading home.
I think this is my favorite event, the entire program for the week is on one 8x10 sheet of paper and we still do not have enough time. I always go with no agenda and it still goes screaming by, we talk to a few friends and all of a sudden it is time to head home. Next year I have to get there earlier.
Much fun, pictures to follow,
Luke