One update from Oshkosh and then dead silence.
Sorry folks. As usual, I got too darn busy!
I captured more than 1200 images during my three full days on the grounds at Airventure 2008. Here’s a link to a Flickr photo gallery that will slowly be updated with shots as I find time to edit/upload:
Oshkosh 2008 images by Justin W. Moore
Enjoy!
Yesterday was my first full day on the Oshkosh grounds. The weather could not have been more perfect. I am completely amazed at how early the sun rises here. I was awakened by dawn light at 5am-ish! Whoa!
We had a full day of covering various stories including the first public flight and announcement of a new jet created by the highly successful Cirrus Aircraft company. It made a single fly-by and I was ready with my Canon EOS-1D Mark II set on a high-speed motor drive.
Here’s the shot:
Gotta run for now - will post a more thorough update soon!
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Wow.
I think that’s the simple word that came out of my mouth to match the mile-wide grin and glazed look in my eyes. You see, I was just stepping out of a 1929 Ford Tri-Motor onto the soft grass field at the Pioneer Airport in Oshkosh, WI.
The Tri-Motor ride was just one of many highlights during a weekend stay at the beautiful EAA Air Academy. I joined a group of about 28 educators, pilots and aviation enthusiasts to learn about the EAA’s Aeroscholars program. This program is amazing. It provides true virtual learning for high school students via an online aviation curriculum. The course is fully college accredited which makes it an attractive option for students interested in aviation. It’s also a fun and powerful way to teach students about science.
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Cousin Joey and I had a fun flight planned yesterday for Brenham Municipal Airport. This is a destination Joey hasn’t visited and I was eager to introduce him to the 50’s Diner on the field and the waitresses with their poodle skirts.
I awoke yesterday to clear, blue skies and METAR reports of “clear below 12,000 feet.” Moving east, however, the Brenham AWOS reported the following:
METAR K11R 221445Z AUTO 00000KT M1/4SM FZFG OVC001 M01/M01 A3035 RMK AO2
Freezing fog? That didn’t sound good. After talking to a weather briefer, Joey and I decided to head to another destination he’d never been to - Kerrville Municipal/Louis Schreiner Field (KERV).
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On March 20th, 2005 I embarked on a solo flight to Brenham Municipal Airport. This would be my first solo cross-country flight in almost two years (a fact I hadn’t realized until just now!). I was looking forward to earning some more actual instrument time and Mother Nature seemed up to the task.
Listening to ATIS information Hotel, I learned that a broken layer of clouds lie above at 1,700 feet with an overcast deck much higher at 25,000 feet. I called up San Antonio Clearance Delivery on 126.700 and received my IFR clearance which was a slight variation to what I’d filed.
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The weather folks got it right for a change. Sunday emerged as a beautifully clear day. There were no clouds to be seen when I woke up. I had planned to file IFR to Austin to do the ILS there and to stop and grab a courtesy car for a bite to eat. It was looking likely that this would be a solo flight.
To my surprise, however, my wife made a quick decision to join me. She recently underwent surgery to repair a complete tear of the ACL in her knee. This would be her first flight since December. At about the same time I glanced out the window to see cumulous clouds floating across the sky. The clear skies were filling with clouds!
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