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 Post subject: Sun N Fun 2007
PostPosted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 4:29 pm 
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Ok, this should really be under the events page, but it starts tomorrow and no one has posted on it yet.
Who is going and when will you be there?
I plan on attending Friday if we dont get too busy at work.

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I will be going on thursday. Hope the weather is going to be good. Any idea of the warbirds that are going to be present?

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The Indiana Aviation Museum's T-34 Mentir is going to be there.

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As of 2:00 pm 4 or 5 T-28's a couple of T-6'shad showed as well as the standard early L-bird arrivals. The arrival traffic was fairly heavy until the airport was shut down due to a fatal crash just short of rwy 27. I can't believe the accidents have started this early. I think its going to be a good turn out this year.


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The winds were gusting over 30 today so I am not suprised. It will be gusty again tomorrow but only up to 25. Better for the rest of the week.
http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070416/BREAKING/70416006

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Fly safe "you all" and take a lot of pictures for us.... :wink:

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I'll be there Saturday. :D

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CAF P-51 and Vintage Wings of Canada's F4U leaving my place this afternoon for Sun n Fun.
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Chuck,

I hope to be there Wednesday afternoon/evening.

Was going to be there early in the week in the Mohawk, but plans changed.

Doug went to Corpus in the Mohawk, and I rode with Ronnie in the P-51. I then came back from Corpus to Addison on the C-47, Ronnie came back in the P-40 and Stu Dawson brought the Mohawk back. Mike took the Mustang direct to SnF and Doug went to Florida Sunday morning via the airlines.

I am now flying down to SnF from Addison in C-47 on Wednesday morning.

(PT-19 left this morning, and the P-51 should also be there tomorrow or Wednesday. Both of the T-28's are already in Florida, but not sure if both are going to SnF, but I think Doug is flying one back to Addison after the event).

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Hope to see you Friday - weather permitting.

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That's a beautiful shot Glenn. My imagination just added the sounds, smells, warm FL sun, and prop blast. :D

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 Post subject: The field
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Those airplanes are nice, but that has got to be one of the nicest grass fields I have ever seen. It looks like a sports field! Can I land there and visit, Glen? I may go to Sun 'N Fun next year.

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Hello John,

You sure can!

It's privately owned, 300' wide and 6300' long. The owner does not encourage transient aircraft so he asks that you pay a $10.00 landing fee to cover runway maintenance and airport expenses.

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I know a couple of guys who will be there in a few days to pick up a plane from Indiantown after Sun'N'Fun. Looks like they'll have an excellent place to start from.


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That grass strip looks really nice! $10 bucks sounds fair for a landing fee.


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I found this in todays online paper. If you look close you will see it is not actually a blurry picture!
http://lakelandledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=LL&Date=20070418&Category=PHOTOS&ArtNo=418001&Ref=PH&Params=Itemnr=6

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