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Nathan
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Just got back from spending the morning at the Bradford County fly-in Breakfast. Lots of planes interesting planes came in and even a few vintage and some I have no idea what they are. It was a nice day and lots of people were taking rides up for only $5-20 bucks! Lots of kids going up which was nice to see. Everyone of them came back with a smile. :wink: At one point planes were coming in by the handfull and taking off as well. It was very fun to watch. The plane I fly even went up a few times to give people rides.

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Ramp full of visitors! :D
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Any idea what plane this is?
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There was a small tangle within the taxi way! :shock:
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Oh ya, a Navion! :D
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And another Navion:
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Any idea what type this plane is? It was very cool. Looked like a flying hotrod.
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No idea what this is eithor. :oops:
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Cute plane:
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Ah, nothing like a beautiful white and yellow Aronica.
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Very cool as well:
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N4457P is a Piper PA-23 Apache. The Blue and white one might be a Zodiac, I think. N6312V is a Vans RV-6 (red with squared off tail). N99916, with the twin tail is an Ercoupe. Can you believe that tiny little Ercoupe was the first airplane type used for testing Jato rockets?!

Great stuff, looks like a fun morning! 8)
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Blue and white one is a Grumman Tiger or Cheetah. the red job looks very familiar but I can't bring to mind the type. It is a home built though. Looks like a great day.
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The red taildragger is an RV-6. The red nosedragger is a GP-4. The GP-4 is a high performance bird, flying behind 250 or more hp. And it is built from wood...
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That is one sweet looking Apache. Looks like you had fun and some great weather.

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Very nice Apache, a real classic!

I like those Navions, too!

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hi all,

Glad you liked the pics and thanks for looking! :D

Some of you might be wondering why I was so excited to see a few private aircraft flying around. 8) Well, Bradford County airport is not no major civil airport and is located in a rural part of Pa. Seeing that many planes around in such a small town airport was petty cool! :D

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Here are a few more pics. Enjoy!

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Hey Nathan,

That hotrod lookin' red trike is what I believe to be a FALCO. They are all wood and very stinkin' fast. It's a homebuilt, so if you've got a lot of time and glue, it could be the project for you! haha

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daveymac82c wrote:
Hey Nathan,

That hotrod lookin' red trike is what I believe to be a FALCO. They are all wood and very stinkin' fast. It's a homebuilt, so if you've got a lot of time and glue, it could be the project for you! haha

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Nope, as stated by Kyleb it is a GP-4, the GP standing for George Pereira, better known as the designer of the Osprey Amphibian.
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Oh my goodness, I stand corrected, and embarrassed.

The sporty-ness and the red-ness made me think it was a FALCO...

Oops,

Thank you for correcting me :P

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Nathan wrote:
hi all,

Glad you liked the pics and thanks for looking! :D

Some of you might be wondering why I was so excited to see a few private aircraft flying around. 8) Well, Bradford County airport is not no major civil airport and is located in a rural part of Pa. Seeing that many planes around in such a small town airport was petty cool! :D

-Nate

Ahh, Bradord County, Towanda, right? Very lovely little airport. Kinda narrow, not incredibly smooth. Right along the Susquehanna River. I recall a nice little restaurant just within walking distance - the Pepper Mill or something? I remember anice view on takeoff, climbing out over the river valley.
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Hi Bret,

How long ago was this? A few years ago the airport got bigger. New longer and wider runway, new hangers, and new taxi ways. The restaurant(The Pepper Shaker) has been closed for several years now.

Glad to hear you have been here before.
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