Mount Comfort:
An overcast day, drizzling in some parts of Indianapolis.
Before arriving to Mt. Comfort, while gassing up the truck, overhead in a rapid
sucession:
BT-13
F4U Corsair
A-37B
then a Wildcat.
At the airfield, confusion everywhere. Some of the security personnel indicated everyone there to make a right turn at the first entrance, park and walk to the gate.
After parking half-way to Ontario, made it to the gate, just to find out that . . . no, this is not the way it is supposed to be, go back to your truck, and take the last turn on the right, this way almost to Siberia.
A lot of people with disabilities had to head back to their vehicles.
Disorganized? Very much so, indeed.
Once I made it to the Easternmost part of the known world, and parked, the first airplane I was able to spot wat the CAF's PT-26 based in Indianapolis IAP.
Again, met with a lot of people asking where could they go. Probably a 1/4 of a mile from the closest parked airplane, is as far as they would let you go.
Not much to see or photograph from that distance.
Managed to make it to the closest possible point to the taxiway, where a very p.o.'d British Gentleman in his late 60s, was making it very clear that he considered this a total rip-off.
I thought: Well, at least I only paid five bucks to get in, and not the $15.00 tomorrow . . .
My location was OK, since I managed to catch the B-17, the C-54 (To my secretary: No, Simplicia, it is not a DC-6; go and steal a book on the Douglas aircraft, ask someone to read it to you, and they maybe you can tell the difference between the two aircraft).
Anyways, after landing and coming down the taxiway (and moving at a fast pace), I caught a glimpse of T-28, a T-34, then after their performances, the MiG-17, the Raytheon Texan II, and before take off, the Eagle Team in their Pitts Biplanes.
There was a Cessna O-2 in the landing pattern, but did not see it after it landed.
It began to drizzle, and I decided to head back to the hotel.
The announced Blue Angels presentation was to take place later, so I did not get to see them land. Fat Albert was there, and from a distance I could also see the
T-6s from the team whose name I don't recall right now; there was an Avenger, probably also a Skyraider, but the distances were too far to make them distinguishable.
Great performances, even with the low ceiling!!!
The MiG-17, with lit burner and pulling contrails (shots on film, so I'll have to wait until I have the film processed); the Texan II and the Eagle Team.
After leaving the field, I noticed the Skyraider getting ready for take-off, but the drizzle was becoming light rain, and I don't know if it flew or not, since by then, traffic was getting kind of heavy.
I hope that they will have good weather tomorrow.
Saludos,
Tulio
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