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Old 12-04-2016, 08:00 AM
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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.
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Old 12-14-2016, 06:11 PM
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Thumbs up 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.





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Old 12-14-2016, 06:17 PM
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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.




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Old 12-14-2016, 06:22 PM
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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?








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


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Old 12-21-2016, 06:56 PM
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Talking 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!
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Old 12-23-2016, 05:40 AM
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Hey Vlad,
Do you know what mansion that is that you flew over?
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Old 12-23-2016, 06:26 AM
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Do you know what mansion that is that you flew over?
Matt is't St. Mary of Providence Center in PA. Beautiful place.


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Old 12-23-2016, 11:59 AM
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A year late...

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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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