Antique Airplane Assoc. Fly-In

So the whole thing is by invitation only...? (not just flying in?)
If you two are "kids" by AAA standards, then I'm a neonate premie...
(at 36)!

Are you and your family going this year?

-Ryan

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So the whole thing is by invitation only...? (not just flying in?)
If you two are "kids" by AAA standards, then I'm a neonate premie...
(at 36)!

Hey, someone needs to look after these things and keep 'em flying! Actually
the future looks good for vintage airplanes. CNC machining means a lot of
replacement parts are now doable. The net is a godsend for locating parts.
(I've even got Le Blond parts on Ebay).
Most airframes are quite easy to look after and repair,since the average
30's lightplane was little more than a homebuilt with a few exceptions.
The EAA is the place to start. Join your local chapter.


Bertie

Bertie the Bunyip wrote:


Hey, someone needs to look after these things and keep 'em flying! Actually
the future looks good for vintage airplanes.

Of course the EAA has it's own Vintage group with similar goals.

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Ron Natalie wrote:

Bertie the Bunyip wrote:


Hey, someone needs to look after these things and keep 'em flying! Actually
the future looks good for vintage airplanes.

Of course the EAA has it's own Vintage group with similar goals.

The EAA Vintage Assn. is a lot more friendly to the "Neo Classics," as
AAA calls them. I used to get the impression that Neo Classics were, to
use al old, pre-integration Southern term, "not quite white."

EAA does a far better job than AAA, which has no provision for a
leadership pool to carry on after Bob Taylor goes.

Bertie the Bunyip wrote:


Hey, someone needs to look after these things and keep 'em flying! Actually
the future looks good for vintage airplanes...


Bertie

Went last weekend to the pacific northwest version,

http://www.nwaac.com/macfly/index.html

and though it was far smaller than Blakesburg's event, there were plenty
of nice people and a good number of lovely planes.

I thought for a moment you were there, Bertie, as a gent in the pancake
tent with a delightful Brit-type accent (after a lifetime in the
Midwest, I'm not qualified to specify) was telling an amusing story
about his stay at a local inn.

So the whole thing is by invitation only...? (not just flying in?)
If you two are "kids" by AAA standards, then I'm a neonate premie...
(at 36)!

Are you and your family going this year?

Plannin' on it! See http://www.aaa-apm.org/flyins/

Another good one down this way is the Stearman Fly-In over in
Galesburg, IL. If you want to see a sky full of biplanes, that's the
place to be. See http://www.stearmanflyin.com/
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Bertie,
What are you flying or restoring with a LeBlond?
I've seen a Rearwin not far from where I live in Madison (at Brodhead)
that I think had a LeBlond. There was also a Porterfield that was for
sale on one of the websites a year or two ago that had a LeBlond (I
think) in it. I didn't pursue looking into it because I wasn't sure
how much effort it would take to keep one running. After spending time
at OSH every year (and I've made it to a few other fly-ins) it just
looks like fun to fly these machines...

I'm curious what kind of trials and tribulations you've had (or not)
finding parts and keeping one running. I think part of the fun would
be interacting with likeminded folks out there to find parts...Another
aspect to the flying bug that I didn't realize when I first learned to
fly.

Thanks,
Ryan