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LettersFromFlyoverCountry 12-09-2015 12:59 PM

Vlad could make a killing writing a book about great daytrips in an RV (or any other airplane).

goatflieg 12-09-2015 04:52 PM

Very cool reading your account of this trip. In 2014, I took a road trip from MI to the East Coast and included the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum as a waypoint. I've been following the restoration of the Black Widow online for many years and it was a thrill to see it in person!

Vlad 12-30-2015 06:38 PM

Air Victory Museum closed
 
December flying weather was surprisingly good in the North East. But I wasn't very lucky on my second museum visit. I knew on the way to South Jersey Regional airport something is not right :D









Parked, had a breakfast and headed toward the museum hangar.











How come? Today is only December the 19th and weather is shining but closed?!









All right then there will be always another year. Time to go flying!

Vlad 12-30-2015 06:46 PM

Merry xmas and happy New Year!











Some stills from this route :D





A quarry.





Delaware Water Gap.





An abandoned Pennsylvania Railroad viaduct.





New Hope PA.







An industrial zone by Trenton NJ.





Only one museum visited vs five last year. :)

PerfTech 01-06-2016 09:59 AM

Very Obvious Answer!!!
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by eddieseve (Post 938684)
Great shots Vlad.

Just a quick question, how do you get your RV to start, given what looks like very cold conditions.

Cheers

.....You are missing the obvious!
"HE NEVER LETS IT COOL OFF":rolleyes:

Paul K 01-10-2016 05:52 PM

Here is a list of museums that should be on everyone's list


http://http://www.vgbimages.com/AirMuseums

DaleB 01-10-2016 06:48 PM

It's amazing that in that lengthy and exhaustive list of amazing museums they missed the Strategic Air Command Museum just west of Omaha. Dozens of aircraft including an SR71, a B-36, ICBMs... And how many Avro Vulcans are there in the US?

Vlad 12-04-2016 06:07 AM

Air Victory Museum open
 
Initially I planned to reach Air Heritage Museum at Beaver County airport KBVI. Launched early.



On the way received a report from the Red Barn that weather conditions are marginal.



I had tons of time and kept pressing toward Pittsburgh PA. There was some chop, a gusty 40 on the nose and after two hours of bouncing I quit. A wall of ice just formed 30 miles from my destination. I don't like ice in the sky I prefer it on Alton Bay or Mooselookmeguntic Lake.



Turned around, climbed on top of the scattered layer and activated Plan B. Sneaked under Philladelphia Class Bravo and landed at South Jersey Regional KVAY. It took me only 3.2 hours to get to an airport which normally takes 15 minutes. :)




Air Victory Museum was open.



Vlad 12-04-2016 06:24 AM

I was the only visitor and spent couple hours at the Museum. Never knew there was a flying aircraft carrier.





There is a very nice WW2 exhibition with unique artifacts.










The diameter of the propellers on this Enola Gay model is two inches. The electric propeller below pushed B-36 Peacemaker and is 19 feet in diameter.





Well presented Cold War era and modern jet age.














It was a great day of flying with an immersion into aviation history in the middle of it.



BillL 12-04-2016 06:55 AM

Bob - the Ghost writer
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by LettersFromFlyoverCountry (Post 1036033)
Vlad could make a killing writing a book about great daytrips in an RV (or any other airplane).

Bob - you are the writer - you should write the Vlad book! And YES it would be fantastic. A series, in fact.

Book I "Day Tripper"

Book II: "Images in the sky"

Book III: "See the U S A , the RV Way" like the tune . . .

Book IV: "Vlad's Oddities from the Air"

Get going Bob, you need a release schedule to keep the marketing guys busy, ya know - - like the Harry Potter series.


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