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Old 09-08-2013, 04:41 PM
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Bruce I can't believe how much your son has grown, fine looking young man. Sorry I missed you. We were camped at the southend of Runway near the two Champion RV-8s of Bill Straton and Jerry Cornwall. I had a great time visiting with some of my old flying buddies and will probably return next year. RVs pretty much were the dominate aircraft, wonder how many were there.
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Gerry, sorry I missed you. RV4 now? You are an inspiration! I was just thinking about how my son has grown up flying with me. I remember flying with him to see you years ago.
Next year we will have to camp. SC00 is really nice and I would like to spend more time there.
Hope to see you again soon!
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Old 09-08-2013, 05:29 PM
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Here's a link of pics we took Saturday. Our first time to attend Triple Tree. We had a great time and plan on attending next year.



http://share.shutterfly.com/share/re...9AasnDFy5bqKjA
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Old 09-08-2013, 05:31 PM
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This really was a class act! We had so much fun spending time with many people on this website. The weather was perfect, and it was clear that ALL facets of general aviation were alive and well.

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Old 09-08-2013, 06:44 PM
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Default A few photos at Triple Tree

Buddy Bob and I flew up on Friday and camped at the Hampton Inn in Clinton, about 20 minutes south. About 3:10 heading north into a headwind, about 2:45 heading south with a better tailwind. Hazy but smooth all the way, both directions.

There will be numerous other postings by others containing photos of aircraft. These are highlights from my 200 or so:

Looking NE from the arrival end. Grass roots aviation on a grand scale. Still waiting for a count of aircraft. Had to be in the high hundreds.


Roughly SW view from the Hanger. I'd go here once a month if I could.


This beautiful hovercraft was on display at the hanger. Beautiful workmanship. Two views:



During the steak cookout on Friday an unexpected visitor made a few passes.
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Saturday night, the restored Navigation beacon was turned on. Wonderful display of the old technology used for navigations during the early days of Air Mail. Need to find out more about how these tied in with the concrete arrows mentioned in another thread.


And here's one for Vlad: The gentleman that restored this explained that it was used to pick up Cosmonauts following re-entry. So Vlad, was that right??
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Old 09-08-2013, 07:11 PM
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And here's one for Vlad: The gentleman that restored this explained that it was used to pick up Cosmonauts following re-entry. So Vlad, was that right??

... if they land somewhere in Siberia on the marshes or permafrost

Several hundred of these aerosleds were built in late 60ies early 70ies in Soviet Union for use in the Arctic by hunters and geologists.

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Old 09-08-2013, 07:24 PM
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Thumbs up My Pictures

I finally got my pictures ready for viewing!



Clink link to go see them:
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For anyone who camped out overnight, how were the temps and overall comfort and convenience of camping? Anyone use a hammock instead of a tent?


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Old 09-08-2013, 08:09 PM
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Flew 1.7 South over Mt. Mitchell at 13,500'. Touched down at 7:10 PM on Thur. Camped by the plane with my wife and two kids. We had a great time. While fishing Sat AM with my son, I counted 10 planes lined up entering midfield crosswind for Rwy 3 at one time. I would highly recommend not arriving between 9-11 AM on Sat! We returned today at 16,500'. Yes, the -10 with a full load of family and camping gear can still climb 200 FPM while LOP at that altitude. Will be back next year.
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Old 09-08-2013, 08:19 PM
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For anyone who camped out overnight, how were the temps and overall comfort and convenience of camping? Anyone use a hammock instead of a tent?


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My wife and two children stayed in an 8' X 8' tent with the screen open on one end. A bigger tent would be nice, but then I'd need a bigger plane. Mosquitos were not too bad. Humidity was high at night and temps were on the chiily side by 4 AM. We had warm sleeping bags/Thermarest mats, so no problem there. Plenty of ants, so keep food sealed or put up high.
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Old 09-08-2013, 09:17 PM
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Enjoyed seeing everybody. Just wanted to offer a special thanks for the peaches, and the spirit in which they were given

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