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Postby flyboy 28 » Sat Apr 05, 2008 3:27 pm

So, today was the final fly in at Twin Pines (N75) in Pennington. Well. It was supposed to be. It was "rained out" until tomorrow, even though it was clearing this morning, and supposed to be rainy tomorrow. ::) Oh well. One visitor flew over, as landing on the field is prohibited.

Cute little Culver Cadet.
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Sad end to this Viking. You can see, the flora actually grew up through the floor. The inside is rotted out.
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ABE the other evening... Stupid chain link fence. ::)
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And one to make up the weight, DL 764 heading for ATL probably.
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It's almost airshow season! I left a glass full of JP5 under the tree for Airshow Claus. :)

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Re: Some recent aviation activity.

Postby beaky » Sat Apr 05, 2008 3:54 pm

Great to see a Cadet flying...  8-)
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Re: Some recent aviation activity.

Postby Rifleman » Sat Apr 05, 2008 8:12 pm

[quote]Great to see a Cadet flying...
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Re: Some recent aviation activity.

Postby Willit Run » Sat Apr 05, 2008 9:31 pm

I found out they moved it to Sunday so I might try to get up there in the morning for a little bit. If it looks like rain I probably not go.

Great shots, James!!
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Re: Some recent aviation activity.

Postby beaky » Sat Apr 05, 2008 10:10 pm

Yeesh, I just heard about this closure... and Solberg is now threatened, too.  >:(

I'd like to be there but I just dropped off the car today with the mechanics...  ::)
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Re: Some recent aviation activity.

Postby flyboy 28 » Sat Apr 05, 2008 10:36 pm

Yeesh, I just heard about this closure... and Solberg is now threatened, too.  >:(


Solberg has been threatened for the last few years under eminent domain. While I'm not fond of the people who run the place (the Solbergs), it's a shame to see the airport being close to run over by the government.
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Re: Some recent aviation activity.

Postby Hagar » Sun Apr 06, 2008 3:01 am

Nice shot of the Cadet James. Shame about the weather. Always sad to see an airfield close.
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Re: Some recent aviation activity.

Postby Alonso » Sun Apr 06, 2008 9:26 am

Very good shots, James... Love that '27!
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Re: Some recent aviation activity.

Postby expat » Sun Apr 06, 2008 9:37 am

Nice pictures. That Viking could be the start of a nice simpit.

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Re: Some recent aviation activity.

Postby todayshorse » Sun Apr 06, 2008 1:44 pm

Nice to see a 727!
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Re: Some recent aviation activity.

Postby DaveSims » Sun Apr 06, 2008 2:51 pm

That Viking doesn't look too bad, aside from the trees and parts we can't see.
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Re: Some recent aviation activity.

Postby C » Sun Apr 06, 2008 4:18 pm

Great to see a Cadet flying...  8-)


Fascinating view of the prop too. :)
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Re: Some recent aviation activity.

Postby beaky » Sun Apr 06, 2008 5:12 pm

Great to see a Cadet flying...  8-)


Fascinating view of the prop too. :)


That's an Aeromatic prop, an interesting old design that is self-adjusting according to airspeed. Delivers almost the same performance as a controllable-pitch prop, minus the weight and complexity.
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http://www.aeromatic.com/
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