humptybump
Well Known Member
KDOV, more widely known as Dover Air Force Base is a prominent land mark at the north end of the Eastern Shore. It is home to some very big aircraft. It is also a military base so it’s not found in most general aviation pilots’ log books. That changed for on Saturday.
The base hosted its first MACA (mid-air collision avoidance) safety seminar and fly-in. The opened the event to 25 airplanes. Thankfully, a fried or a friend emailed me the details and I was certain to get my paperwork in as quickly as possible.
The event was organized with military precision. I was issued flight instructions and an arrival window of 07:46 to 08:01 ! I was worried about being late so I made sure to take off with plenty of time. Too much time in fact. Good thing the RV-8 can fly slow … 80kts slow!
Rather than lots of words, here are some highlights of the day in pictures ...
(click any picture for a bigger one)
06:40 preflight and ready to launch - woohoo!
up, up and away ... pretty quiet on the radio.
A quick pass to see the recent wind damage to the barley crop. The wind damage looks like someone clawing at styrofoam.
Turns out I'm not alone - wave hello to Carter who is already at work, spraying.
after an hour of SLOOWWWW flight, I have the airport in sight
waiting ... waiting ... waiting for the runway to arrive
on the numbers ... I hope 12,903' is enough runway
... to be continued ...
The base hosted its first MACA (mid-air collision avoidance) safety seminar and fly-in. The opened the event to 25 airplanes. Thankfully, a fried or a friend emailed me the details and I was certain to get my paperwork in as quickly as possible.
The event was organized with military precision. I was issued flight instructions and an arrival window of 07:46 to 08:01 ! I was worried about being late so I made sure to take off with plenty of time. Too much time in fact. Good thing the RV-8 can fly slow … 80kts slow!
Rather than lots of words, here are some highlights of the day in pictures ...
(click any picture for a bigger one)
06:40 preflight and ready to launch - woohoo!
up, up and away ... pretty quiet on the radio.
A quick pass to see the recent wind damage to the barley crop. The wind damage looks like someone clawing at styrofoam.
Turns out I'm not alone - wave hello to Carter who is already at work, spraying.
after an hour of SLOOWWWW flight, I have the airport in sight
waiting ... waiting ... waiting for the runway to arrive
on the numbers ... I hope 12,903' is enough runway
... to be continued ...
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