Mid-Atlantic Fly-in (and PiCs)

[aelkins]

Greetings,
My son and I attended the Mid-Atlantic Fly-in at LBT (Lumberton, NC) today.
I roughly estimate the attendance at 9,000-ish.
Sunny weather, and excellent planes to drool at.
(Skip and Bulldog put on a spectacular display of airmanship skills)
All the others were great too... but, Skip and Bulldog wowwed the audience.

The only letdown was.. no jets showed up.
(I missed the smell of Jet-A and the ear drum roll)
Also, there was virtually no turn out of the usual vendor builder displays.
Not sure what happened there

I visited 16 RVs that were tied down.
Which made it a definate worthwhile trip..
(and YES, before you ask, I have pictures below)

In honor of the diehard VAF forum members, I wore my VAF hat and shirt.
Several RV pilots that we talked to complimented my pink VAF Noseart shirt.
(and inquired into the website forum,, hopefully they will visit and become part of the community the Doug Reeves has blessed us with)

PICs are stored at;
http://www.putfile.com/aelkins/images/109543
Here are the Pics
The Tribal Eagle RV4
http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=5489613

NICE bird !!
http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=5489614

Kurt's Toy
http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=5489610

A FINE RV8 tucked away
http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=5489600

A 7A near completion.
(The owner told me that he LOVED flying her so much that he can't stop long enough to finish her up.. )
http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=5489607

Ed Anderson showing off his Mazda Powerplant to fellow RVers
http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=5489608

I counted 7 RV4 there... Light and FAST !!
http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=5489606

Now.. for some non-RV attractions.. (just for fun)

The Warbird Line-up
http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=5489616

Obsession !!
http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=5489611

The Red Baron Squadron
http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=5489612

The Hun Hunter
http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=5489609

The Barnstormer
http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=5489598

BULLDOG !!! (Flying on the edge of Insanity !!)
http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=5489601

Just a few of the PICs that I took today.
Enjoy.. and there is still one more day if anyone wishes to attend.
Have a great day !!
Ande Elkins

[sonex293]

Nice Pictures!

I attended the Fly-in as well. Arrived around 10am. Started off kind of slow, but by the end of the day had a very good turn out. No Classes this year, only the FAA forums. They need to work on the static displays for next year. I love this location! Lots of room for expansion!

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Michael