bsacks05
Well Known Member
What follows is a short synopsis of my personal experience at SNF this year.
My 13 year old son, Bruce, and I departed Perry, Ga. (PXE) around 1645 last Thursday. The time was chosen in order to arrive after the air show and to take advantage of the nice, late afternoon air. The two hour ride was very enjoyable especially since I planned on 140kts and was easily seeing 155kts g/s at 2300 rpm. I even throttled back a little so we wouldn't arrive too early!
At Lake Parker we were converging with three other aircraft and I was directed to take a turn 'round the lake for separation. Following the others into SNF, we complied with instructions to land on 27R and that's when I made my best SNF landing ever! What a way to start the experience.
Tied down in the homebuilt parking area and was promptly met by Dana Overall. Great meeting you Dana and good to see Black Magic back in service! I have a feeling we will meet again…..OSH?
Bruce and I carried our personal bags to our EAA chapter campsite where we set up the tent and I quickly grabbed a cold beer. This year, I had one of the members carry down all my camping gear in his truck instead of stuffing it all in the plane. That worked out great and we will definitely be doing this from now on.
The next two days were spent doing the SNF thing…..eating, drinking, walking, talking, and our annual biplane ride in the 1928 New Standard. I was planning to leave for home Sunday morning but decided to leave after the show on Saturday to again take advantage of the early evening conditions.
Aircraft attendance seemed to be down this year. I have been attending since 2000 and can remember times when there was always something flying overhead and no down time during the airshow. Also, fewer freebies at the vendor areas.
Falcon Flight was perfect as usual. Great job guys!
LSA and Ultralights were full of variety. Coolest was the Bleriot and Eindecker from Aerodrome Aircraft. Check them out.
All the dirt and dust was a drag. Plane got a bath yesterday, she was filthy.
I will attend next year and have ideas to maximize our camping experience and make it more comfy for those mid afternoon siestas.
Also, I will plan to arrive and depart after the airshow from now on. That really worked out well and landing after dusk on Saturday night was incredible. I need to do more night flying.
SNF, for all its faults, is still an annual destination for us and I strive to improve the experience each year. Best thing is that I can depart PXE with full tanks and return with around ten gallons left! I'm already planning for next year and what I will do differently.
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My 13 year old son, Bruce, and I departed Perry, Ga. (PXE) around 1645 last Thursday. The time was chosen in order to arrive after the air show and to take advantage of the nice, late afternoon air. The two hour ride was very enjoyable especially since I planned on 140kts and was easily seeing 155kts g/s at 2300 rpm. I even throttled back a little so we wouldn't arrive too early!
At Lake Parker we were converging with three other aircraft and I was directed to take a turn 'round the lake for separation. Following the others into SNF, we complied with instructions to land on 27R and that's when I made my best SNF landing ever! What a way to start the experience.
Tied down in the homebuilt parking area and was promptly met by Dana Overall. Great meeting you Dana and good to see Black Magic back in service! I have a feeling we will meet again…..OSH?
Bruce and I carried our personal bags to our EAA chapter campsite where we set up the tent and I quickly grabbed a cold beer. This year, I had one of the members carry down all my camping gear in his truck instead of stuffing it all in the plane. That worked out great and we will definitely be doing this from now on.
The next two days were spent doing the SNF thing…..eating, drinking, walking, talking, and our annual biplane ride in the 1928 New Standard. I was planning to leave for home Sunday morning but decided to leave after the show on Saturday to again take advantage of the early evening conditions.
Aircraft attendance seemed to be down this year. I have been attending since 2000 and can remember times when there was always something flying overhead and no down time during the airshow. Also, fewer freebies at the vendor areas.
Falcon Flight was perfect as usual. Great job guys!
LSA and Ultralights were full of variety. Coolest was the Bleriot and Eindecker from Aerodrome Aircraft. Check them out.
All the dirt and dust was a drag. Plane got a bath yesterday, she was filthy.
I will attend next year and have ideas to maximize our camping experience and make it more comfy for those mid afternoon siestas.
Also, I will plan to arrive and depart after the airshow from now on. That really worked out well and landing after dusk on Saturday night was incredible. I need to do more night flying.
SNF, for all its faults, is still an annual destination for us and I strive to improve the experience each year. Best thing is that I can depart PXE with full tanks and return with around ten gallons left! I'm already planning for next year and what I will do differently.
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