{"id":538,"date":"2010-09-02T22:59:46","date_gmt":"2010-09-03T03:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fitzvideo.com\/sky_surfing\/?p=538"},"modified":"2010-09-06T11:09:36","modified_gmt":"2010-09-06T16:09:36","slug":"brian-in-blakesburg-%e2%80%a2-2sept10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fitzvideo.com\/skysurfing2\/2010\/09\/02\/brian-in-blakesburg-%e2%80%a2-2sept10\/","title":{"rendered":"Brian at Blakesburg \u2022 2Sept10"},"content":{"rendered":"

I woke up about 4:30am this morning eager for another trip to Blakesburg, Iowa the home of the Antique Airplane Association<\/a>. I have been up here a couple of other times in order to interview the triumvirate\u00a0that runs this magical place and who also represent the management of the AAA: Robert Taylor, his son Brent and his<\/span> son Ben. Yes! Three generations all working together in harmony. I secretly suspect their long-suffering and hard working secretary is the glue that holds this arrangement together but suffice to say they are the First Family of Antique Airplanes. I will have some features involving them in the movie I am currently working on.<\/p>\n

After about 6.5 hours of quality time on the highway I arrived at the AAA field to see a significant number of aircraft already lining the fairway-like taxiways. It was partly cloudy but there was a front coming through and I could tell it would be only a matter of time before the downpour (which happened in spades about 30 minutes after I took the last photo of this post). Since I will be here Friday and Saturday, I used this afternoon to wander around to decide if I wanted to rent a golf cart or not for the video shooting I will be doing over the next two days. I decided not.<\/p>\n

Following are just a few of the many notable airplanes gathered here from all over the country. More will arrive tomorrow and Saturday. I shot these pix with my trusty pocket cam but over the next two days I will be shooting movies. One thing you won’t see is the flight of 7 J-3’s and \u00a0that arrived together in trail. That is because the pocket cam is good for a few things but taking pictures of planes spread across the pattern at 1100 feet it ain’t. Suffice to say it was a great scene you will have to consult your imagination to take in.<\/p>\n

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A Bleriot re-construction<\/p><\/div>\n

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A Cessna T-50 Bobcat<\/p><\/div>\n

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A Fairchild 22 C7DM<\/p><\/div>\n

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A 1932 Waco UEC<\/p><\/div>\n

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These off-duty male runway models graciously agreed to pose in front of the Waco for me<\/p><\/div>\n

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A 1937 Ryan SCW 145 1947 Fairchild 24W-46 with a Warner SS165 - Rare Indeed!<\/p><\/div>\n

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A 1966 Hiller UH-12E4 with a LYCOMING VO-540 SER<\/p><\/div>\n

These guys had just flown in from Texas. Note that there are no doors on the cabin.<\/p>\n

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The Christmas Tree<\/p><\/div>\n

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Note the pilot sits by himself up front. Behind him is a bench seat for 3.<\/p><\/div>\n

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A "Showroom Clean", immaculate Rearwin Sportster<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Rearwin's business end<\/p><\/div>\n

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John & Julie Frisbie camping out under the wing of their 1940 Taylorcraft BC-65<\/p><\/div>\n

As the clouds were now appearing certain to release their burden at any moment, I headed back toward my car having made a cursory tour of the area. As I was passing this attractive Taylorcraft I happened to recognize a guy I had met about a week ago when dropping into Cherokee Strip with my Quicksilver MXL during a fun flight around my area. It was John and his wife Julie who had flown up from Udall, Kansas. We talked for a little bit but as the sprinkles were starting to fall we had to break it off. John offered me a ride in the Taylorcraft tomorrow so I can get some aerials of the Aerodrome. EXCELLENT!<\/p>\n

Blue Skies & Tailwinds,<\/p>\n

Brian FitzGerald<\/p>\n

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