Well, last weekend was a time of some great, unique experiences, as we moved the Curtiss from NAS Norfolk Chambers Field to NAS Patuxent River, in two stops and two days. Photos by Liz Goettee, here taxiing at PAX:
http://elycurtisspusher.com/photos/110320-n-2232g-2/
And Bob's blog entry here:
http://elycurtisspusher.com/I got to make the take-off at Chambers and the landing at PAX, very exciting as a civilian pilot to be operating from those historic places. I circled the USS Truman CVN-75 and USS George H. W. Bush CVN-77 after take-off, and wished I could've taken a shot at landing on one, but not to be... Then flew past Willoughby Bay, where Eugene Ely made the first take-off from a ship 101 years ago, over Hampton Roads where the Monitor and Merrimac (Virginia) fought 149 years ago, and an hour later (and 50 miles) flew over Jamestown, where the first English colony was established 404 years ago. Time travel at its best-
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