Piper PA-25 tow plane and Schweitzer sailplane preparing to take off.

The festival was Friday night to today. First night and day there was too much lightning for us to attend. Today we went to see them lift off. It wasn't a mass ascension but the crews dispersed to fields west of Foley. Then the wind took them to the east. So, the majority of the images are...

Here are a few from the last few months 2609: ATA DC-10 (obviously before they filed bankruptcy) 2640: Malaysia 747 in special scheme 2760: QANTAS is now flying A-330s to LAX 2805: World Cargo has started flying a 747

Just about every surviving DeHavilland in the world appears to be flying over our house today. Something going on at RAF Halton nearby, I think. --

Looks to me like an aircraft from the test squadron at Patuxtent River Naval Air Station. He was turning from the south to the east to land on runway 07R at KNPA this afternoon. I was photographing a water moccasin and just snapped the aircraft as he went by.

Just as it says on the tin. RobG

As it says in the header. RobG

Here are a few shots I took with my new camera today. Hadnt been to the museum in a few years so I figured Id bebop out there and try it out! :D