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At the end of 2012, Bob and I drove to Tillamook, Oregon to check out the Tillamook Air Museum. This wasn't the first time we'd been there, but it was the last time we saw some of the airplanes there. Some of the airplanes have since been moved to the Erickson Aircraft Collection in Madras, … Continue reading Oregon: Tillamook Air Museum
In our last week in Oregon, we used our Harvest Hosts membership to stay at the Erickson Aircraft Collection in Madras, Oregon. Harvest Hosts is a network of wineries, breweries and distilleries, farms, and attractions that invite RVers to visit and stay overnight for free with no hookups. The membership is a reasonable price, and … Continue reading Oregon: Erickson Aircraft Collection
I was looking through the Eugene, Cascades, and Coast website for unique places to visit and ran across the Oregon Air and Space Museum. I am a big fan of aviation museums (see Oregon: Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum, Inside the Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum, Part 1, and Inside the Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum, Part … Continue reading Oregon: Oregon Air and Space Museum
One of our favorite museums to visit is Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum in McMinnville. Conveniently, our RV park happened to be located behind the museum, so I took advantage of the proximity. I took my dad to the museum for an early Father's Day celebration, since we were originally planning to be on the … Continue reading Oregon: Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum
Set to the US National Anthem, enjoy this video of the airshow performances at the Buckeye Air Fair, in Buckeye, Arizona, on Sunday February 10, 2019. https://youtu.be/zpSXL-ZsQ8o If you are looking for photos, check out the previous posts about the Buckeye Air Fair: Photo Gallery Day 1: February 9, 2019 Day 2: February 10, 2019
This post will be mostly photos. There were several acts at the airshow: Jeff Boerboon & the Yak 110 Jon Melby & the Hangar 24 bi-plane Brad Wursten & the MXS-R aircraft On Saturday only, there was an F-35 flyover from Luke Air Force Base. The Yak 110 was the highlight of the airshow and … Continue reading Arizona: Buckeye Air Fair Photo Gallery
We started day 2 of the Buckeye Air Fair on a much better weather note. Blue skies, wispy/puffy white clouds, and sunshine. It was still cold for Phoenix residents (approximately 60 degrees, which is chilly if you're used to 115 degree temperatures for 4 months), so we saw a lot of jackets and gloves. On … Continue reading Arizona: Buckeye Air Fair, Day 2
Day 1 of the Buckeye Air Fair had some amazing aerobatic performances...and horrible, gray skies. The Yak 110 in flight, with pilot in left cockpit. Don't get me wrong...the aerobatic performances themselves were awesome. Nature's backdrop, however, left a lot to be desired. The Air Fair also featured the Copperstate Fly-in, an event designed to … Continue reading Arizona: Buckeye Air Fair, Day 1
A photographer contact posted about an upcoming event in Buckeye, Arizona - the Buckeye Air Fair. I asked if there were any restrictions on photography or videography at the event, and that turned into an opportunity for media passes to the event. There are several events going on at the Air Fair: A daily air … Continue reading Coming Up: Buckeye Air Fair
