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mchargmg 12-30-2014 09:15 AM

Glad you had a good time
 
Pictures......

Happy New Year all!

Geoff

Oso Loco 12-30-2014 12:51 PM

The exterior finish of those hangars looks like they're worth a trip. Stunning!

RV-4 12-30-2014 02:13 PM

Rockliffe
 
I flew the DC-9 that is now part of the displays in the Museum many moons ago.

Kind of weird to see an airplane that one flew in a museum...time to retire I guess..

The museum is really worth the visit.

Bruno
rv4@videotron.ca

kamikaze 12-30-2014 02:39 PM

They landed that DC-9 on our 3000ft runway ... blew my mind when I heard that.

And yet, when the F-18 came in, they used arrestor cables!

Great museum indeed ...

I'm 40 and several ships I sailed on with the navy have been mothballed ... which only speaks to the age of our fleet back then :P

The Wizzard 01-08-2015 03:56 PM

Vald, I did not notice any "big N-numbers on you plane in those pictures. Do you have them or did the Canadians look the other way?

Vlad 01-08-2015 04:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Wizzard (Post 948471)
Vald, I did not notice any "big N-numbers on you plane in those pictures. Do you have them or did the Canadians look the other way?

I didn't penetrate any ADIZ Dave http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx....363.6&idno=14 therefore I don't need 12" numbers. When I went to the Bahamas I had large n-numbers made out of duct tape :)

catmandu 01-08-2015 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kamikaze (Post 945807)
I'm 40 and several ships I sailed on with the navy have been mothballed ... which only speaks to the age of our fleet back then :P

Mothballing is kind, my ships are scrapped or sunk! :(

Vlad 12-07-2015 05:41 PM

It's a wonderful time of the year at Millville NJ
 
It's December again where time goes?

Millville Army Air Field Museum is a gem not far from my home base. On a nice Sunday Dec 6th I flew there. On the way checked rookie firefighters at training. The blaze at a factory was just extinguished.



Then conducted some Alaskan training.









Then arrived at Millville Airport KMIV.





Breakfast first. Airport restaurant serves good food and is located in the original WWII building.




Vlad 12-07-2015 05:55 PM

Will, a line man from local FBO gave us a ride to the gates. It's actually a very short walk from the restaurant.








Several museum halls were loaded with history and artifacts I didn't expect the museum be that large.





This museum is for the whole day tour not a brief excursion as we planned.













The same type I've seen when I was a kid on the other side of the globe. The same trophy from the same time. Just a different army soldier brought it to a different location.






Quite impressive prop.




Vlad 12-07-2015 06:04 PM





Sorry, couldn't resist :D






The hall with WWII memorabilia we didn't walk. We left it for the next time.







Short walk to parking






and we are ready to roll after a medevac finishes his business.






We still have a lot of daytime left. Winds were calm and ride smooth. We flew northbound for more then one hour to pick up two cases of engine oil. What a lovely day! :)




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.

BillL 12-04-2016 08:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vlad (Post 1131717)
I was the only visitor and spent couple hours at the Museum. Never knew there was a flying aircraft carrier.




Youtube of some air recoveries - I remember seeing these on "The Big Picture" a TV show from WWII newsreels on Sunday afternoons in the 1950's.

It is a wonder of technology that these are all now available online.

Vlad 12-14-2016 06:11 PM

and finally reached Air Heritage Museum
 
It took me five tries over two years to reach Air Heritage Museum at Beaver County airport, Pennsylvania. I departed early morning the temperatures were below freezing. I preheated, warmed up, droplets of condensation somehow gathered on the cowling and froze while airborne. They didn't melt they were progressively wearing out for about an hour.



I made a stop midway at Mifflin County airport where they serve very nice breakfast every second Saturday of the month. Met and chatted with fellow RVators Brian, Art, Jim, Dave12. It was relatively windy and cold, a lot of pilots didn't show up. These are the bravest who flew in.








Dense breakfast and I am pushing farther west. A valley full of snow.




I decided to gain some altitude and whistle over a ridge on top 8.5K was enough. I remember last time I couldn't go under the deck. After about an hour of flight with 40 knots on the nose I picked up weather at KBVI Beaver County airport and started my descend. Friendly tower approved straight in RWY 28 and told me to report passed the river.



Long landing became short I rolled via taxiway Charlie all the way to the Museum.






Vlad 12-14-2016 06:17 PM

Parked by these guys and went in through the back door.






The Museum itself is not very big but has its magnetism. B-24 Panel.







A Spitfire under construction.





Vlad 12-14-2016 06:22 PM

They are also restoring a DC3.



I was lucky the chief restorator Dave Messershmith was around. He showed me the interior and snapped this picture. Did I mention that he also test flew couple RVs? :D








It was a great visit! I promised to stop by next December to see the DC3 airworthy.



Vlad 12-21-2016 06:56 PM

Without Luck to Mack Truck
 
Some museums are hard to get into in December. Even if their website http://www.macktruckshistoricalmuseum.org says open it could be closed. I visited almost all aviation museums at airports nearby. This time I was targeting Mack Truck historical museum which is conveniently located near KXLL Queen City airport in PA. It's only 15 RV minutes straight flight but I managed to stretch it to 1.2 hours.
Checked if there is enough snow at a ski slope.



Then flew by Poconos casino and airport.




This windmill shorted and burned couple weeks ago. It's disassembled now and undergoing repairs.




The Mack Truck Museum is located by the Queen City airport.



Wind favoring RWY 25 and I made the first taxiway.



Found myself a parking spot and started walking around the airport fence toward the museum.



It's a nice 10 minute walk. Signs at every corner.



Here is the main entrance where a nice security girl told me that the Museum is closed for renovations till February. I told her I will come next December and she approved.



I had a ton of fuel to burn and was just flying around Tristate practicing turns around a point and emergency procedures.






Merry Xmas all!

Tooch 12-23-2016 05:40 AM

Estate
 
Hey Vlad,
Do you know what mansion that is that you flew over?

Vlad 12-23-2016 06:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tooch (Post 1136248)
Hey Vlad,
Do you know what mansion that is that you flew over?

Matt is't St. Mary of Providence Center in PA. Beautiful place.



jarhead 12-23-2016 11:59 AM

A year late...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vlad (Post 1041276)

Late summer in '97, myself and a couple other Marines spent 2 days pulling parts off this aircraft to return to the supply system, after our squadron flew it to the Museum. Kinda sad to see her looking like that...


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