Lake City Fly-in 2018 | Cessna 172 Taildragger This grassroots fly-in attracts many local planes in beautiful condition like this taildragger. See Lake City Fly-in 2018 | a 7 Image Story for the whole story.
Lake City Fly-in 2018 | Wag Air Sportsman 2+2 Experimental The Sportsman 2+2, a modern replica of the Piper PA-14 Family Cruiser, is a cruiser with extra baggage area and increased fuel capacity. The Sportsman 2+2 has docile handling. It can also utilize large tires for off-airport operation and can hold an IFR instrument panel. Obviously, it can also be configured as a float plane. See Lake City Fly-in 2018 | a 7 Image Story for the whole story.
Lake City Fly-in 2018 | Boeing Stearman Model 75 A Stearman represents the true nature of a grassroots fly-in. The Model 75 was introduced to the US Army Air Forces as a trainer in 1934 and remained in production until the end of WWII. It’s relatively easy to fly and simple to maintain. After the war, the demand for Stearmans remained high; used mostly as agricultural crop dusters and aerobatic air show performers. Many are still airworthy today. See Lake City Fly-in 2018 | a 7 Image Story for the whole story.
Lake City Fly-in 2018 | Piper J-3 Cub Landing For a photographer, the Lake City Fly-in represents the old grass roots fly-ins of aviation’s early years with beautiful backgrounds and grass runways. Unlike the backgrounds of most airports that contain buildings, roads, towers, etc., these runways run next to nature with trees and fields. In fact, did you ever wonder why sometimes airports are called fields? It’s because early airports where just that; large fields where the airplanes could always takeoff and land into the wind. See Lake City Fly-in 2018 | a 7 Image Story for the whole story.
Lake City Fly-in 2018 | Piper J-3 Cub This Piper Cub fired up after a good breakfast at the fly-in/drive-in breakfast at the 2018 Lake City Fly-in held each year on the Sunday before Memorial Day. The Piper J-3 Cub is a high-wing, strut-braced monoplane built between 1937 and 1947 by Piper Aircraft. It’s powered by an air-cooled engine and a fixed pitch propeller. Its fuselage is a welded steel frame covered in fabric with seating for two in tandem. It has a simple, lightweight design giving it good low speed handling properties and short field performance. The Cub’s standard chrome yellow paint known as “Cub Yellow” identifies it as one of the best known aircraft of all time. It’s simplicity, affordability, popularity, and performance make it a prized bush plane. Large numbers of Cubs are still flying today. See Lake City Fly-in 2018 | a 7 Image Story for the whole story.
Lake City Fly-in 2018 | a 7 Image Story The Lake City grassroots fly-in attracts many local planes in beautiful condition. This Piper Cub fired up after a good breakfast at the fly-in/drive-in breakfast at the 2018 Lake City Fly-in held each year on the Sunday before Memorial Day. The Piper J-3 Cub is a high-wing, strut-braced monoplane built between 1937 and 1947 by Piper Aircraft. It’s powered by an air-cooled engine and a fixed pitch propeller. Its fuselage is a welded steel frame covered in fabric with seating for two in tandem. It has a simple, lightweight design giving it good low speed handling properties and short field performance. The Cub’s standard chrome yellow paint known as “Cub Yellow” identifies it as one of the best known aircraft of all time. It’s simplicity, affordability, popularity, and performance make it a prized bush plane. Large numbers of Cubs are still flying today.
A Stearman represents the true nature of a grassroots fly-in. The Model 75 was introduced to the US Army Air Forces as a trainer in 1934 and remained in production until the end of WWII. It’s relatively easy to fly and simple to maintain. After the war, the demand for Stearmans remained high; used mostly as agricultural crop dusters and aerobatic air show performers. Many are still airworthy today.
The Sportsman 2+2, a modern replica of the Piper PA-14 Family Cruiser, is a cruiser with extra baggage area and increased fuel capacity. The Sportsman 2+2 has docile handling. It can also utilize large tires for off-airport operation and can hold an IFR instrument panel. Obviously, it can also be configured as a float plane.
The 1948 Luscombe has been beautifully restored and looks at home on a grass strip. It features a 85hp Continental C85 engine and an electrical system. And, In a fly-in with grass runways and taildraggers, the Cessna 172 still seems comfortable. Since 1956, more Skyhawks have built than any other aircraft; more than 44,000 airplanes.
For a photographer, the Lake City Fly-in represents the old grass roots fly-ins of aviation’s early years with beautiful backgrounds and grass runways. Unlike the backgrounds of most airports that contain buildings, roads, towers, etc., these runways run next to nature with trees and fields. In fact, did you ever wonder why sometimes airports are called fields? It’s because early airports where just that; large fields where the airplanes could always takeoff and land into the wind.
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TBM Avenger Gathering 2018 | North American F-86 Sabre Three F-68 Sabres attended the 3rd Annual TBM Avenger Gathering held this year at the Illinois Valley Regional Airport in Peru, IL. A few years ago, I briefly shared the pattern with an F-86. I felt honored to share a piece of sky with such an iconic airplane. What a beautiful airplane; looks fast even while taxiing! See TBM Avenger Gathering 2018 | a 7 Image Story for the whole story.
TBM Avenger Gathering 2018 | North American T-6 Texan The avenger gathering attracted several other military aircraft including the T-6 Texan. The North American T-6 Texan Two-Seat Advanced Trainer is a military single-engine aircraft primarily used as a trainer. It’s first flight was on April 1st, 1935. Before the end of its production run, nearly 16,000 planes were built. The T-6 Texan was used extensively during WWII and the Korean conflict. It was even used to some extent during the Vietnam War. In fact, a few are still in operational service today. Of course, many are flown regularly in fly-ins and air shows around the world. See TBM Avenger Gathering 2018 | a 7 Image Story for the whole story.
