If any of you ever get to Maine..

[Ty Marcucci]

 

[Steve Helmick]

Tyrone...don't miss the Alberta Railroad Museum and Alberta Aviation Museum while you're trekkin' to Alaska. Both are rather "homey" and you'll like that. Be sure to tour the shop at the AAM.  Homey

[George]

Ty,

Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome was Cole Palen's dream. Some of the guys I used to work with knew him in his early years when he would have full-size aircraft engine parts spread out in his living room.

Since he passed away, a group has taken over and are doing their best. I haven't been there in several years, although I live just across the river (~10 miles). Perhaps they were readying for the season. They do have some excellent planes, both in the museum and in the hangers for flyable planes.

It IS located in the woods and I would suspect that those old planes had bird crap on them even when they were new. :-)

George

[Randy Ryan]

I have got to take a long vacation, get on my bike and do a museum tour. There are so many great museums all over the place!

[Avaiojet]

Done the Owls Head and the Aerodome.

Worth every penny.

Charles

[Michael Boucher]

I understand what Ty's talking about. 

[George]

Here's the place for info on the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome:  http://www.oldrhinebeck.org/  

I like that "Octogenerian" weekend coming up. Free admission if they can do one pushup. Whatta challenge.

Ty, I can understand the disappointment when you have waited so long and catch them "without makeup".  :-)  

George

Edit: Geez, it's a wonder my blood isn't "type o"! 
        Also, some years ago, they let us have a Boy Scout Camporee there...and we got to see the air show free if we were in uniform. Actually, I think that was the last time I was at ORA.

[Tim Wescott]

Man, it's been over 20 years since I've been through Owl's Head.  It was just as nice then.  The only disappointment is that most of the old WW-I fighters with round cowls had flat-4 engines underneath.  But, I suppose that a Lycoming or Continental and a bunch of lead bricks is a heck of a lot more reliable than a rotary, and easier to find parts for.

[Steve Helmick]

Man, it's been over 20 years since I've been through Owl's Head.  It was just as nice then.  The only disappointment is that most of the old WW-I fighters with round cowls had flat-4 engines underneath.  But, I suppose that a Lycoming or Continental and a bunch of lead bricks is a heck of a lot more reliable than a rotary, and easier to find parts for.

Also a lot easier to fly and mucho less likely to catch fire in the air. It would take a brave man to fly a rotary when he really didn't have to.  Steve

[Tim Wescott]

and mucho less likely to catch fire in the air

I knew that some rotary engines had a rep for flinging cylinders (which, according to the sources I have, was a quality issue with the manufacturer).

But did they also tend to catch on fire?