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For anyone that is interested here is a video I found on the history of CYSH on the airport website.

http://aviation-museum.ca/history_video.html

Keep smiling
Tug

Tug002 wrote:For anyone that is interested here is a video I found on the history of CYSH on the airport website.

http://aviation-museum.ca/history_video.html

Keep smiling
Tug

A wonderful video, Tug!.....I thoroughly enjoyed it!.... ...!

...and gave me a reason the park my Motorcycle up for a while and wheel out my trusty Cessna 150 Aerobat and do a spot of "sim-flying" for a change!

In either case, its all to do with exploring the countryside at low level!

The smell and taste of fresh air on/in a Honda, Yamaha, Piper Cub!

Paul.... ...!

Good morning Tug...

Excellent Video...We have flown in there many many times and were never disappointed.

Thanks for the Video...well worth the watching...

Really enjoyed that, From Acorns, Oak Trees Will Grow

Cheers
Rich

Glad that you all enjoyed it. I came across it yesterday while looking at their web site checking toi see what was up

Keep smiling
Tug

Flying Trucker wrote:Good morning Tug...

Excellent Video...We have flown in there many many times and were never disappointed.

Thanks for the Video...well worth the watching...

Hey Trucker, depending on when you were there we may have met as I spent a lot of time there in the 60's and early 70's. My father an I were the people to call at the time if you needed fuel and no one was there as we lived only a couple of minuets from the airport. I always enjoyed meeting the new pilots and seeing their aircraft.

Keep smiling
Tug

Good morning Tug...

We have been popping in and out of there since the strip was built. As for purchasing fuel in the 60s or 70s, quite possible. We owned a good number of different aeroplanes up to the late 90s and as UELs, United Empire Loyalists we would visit Upper Canada Village, Chrysler Farm and Fort Henry usually every 2nd year or when friends dropped in to visit.... Many relatives in that area.

Our last visit we saw a Pitcairn Aircraft in the air and I was wondering if it was based somewhere around Smith Falls

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitcairn_Aircraft_Company

We were several miles north of Hyw 401 heading east to Halifax and the Pitcairn Aircraft was heading South towards Fort Henry or the Lake. Looked like it was making good time also.
It could easily have been a Pitcairn Aircraft-18.

Not sure if they came out of Smith Falls or not but could not reach the Pitcairn on the Unicom Frequency.

Tug have you seen that Pitcairn at Smith Falls

Flying Trucker wrote:Good morning Tug...

Tug have you seen that Pitcairn at Smith Falls

Hey there Trucker, sorry to say that I have not seen this aircraft but will keep my eye open for it and also see if I can find out some info on it for you.

Keep smiling
Tug

If you guys haven't flown the Pitcairn AutoGyro thats available on Simviation you should give it a try. Its fun to fly and its really good for "low and slow" sight-seeing and touring. Flying it through the Grand Canyon and landing it in there or flying around the Eifel Tower or Statue of Liberty etc etc. is good fun.

Thanks Tug...much appreciated...

Wonderful idea Flacke...will take a look for it tomorrow...thanks...