The first couple of times I attended Oshkosh and Sun N Fun I would drive with family or airline in with friends. When I purchased my Taylorcraft I knew I wanted to jump in and fly to Florida for Sun N Fun. My friend Jeff Stone was just about to get his pilots license and was up to joining me. We had an adventurous flight down! Three days down and two days coming back. An encounter with some DEA agents, sleeping under the airplane and waking up with frost on the ground... but all in all a safe and fun trip. That same year I flew to Oshkosh solo in the Taylorcraft and camped out. When I purchased the Cessna 170 I took it to Sun N Fun and battled weather the whole trip. But the weather has been more in our favor in making trips to Oshkosh in the 170. A few friends have made the trip with me but the more memorable trips were made with Mom and Dad along. There is nothing like sitting at Oshkosh in the shade of your own airplane and watching with show with family and friends. Good times!
Somewhere in my digital files are my stories of these flying trips in detail. When I find them I hope to publish them. In thinking about my flying adventures on this snowy day here in Texas I thought of a trip that I read about my friend Kent Wien took many years ago. He wrote about it here on Gadling. Enjoy the read!
2 comments:
That T-Craft you mentioned flying to Sun n' Fun in Florida...what was your departure point? What engine? Reason for asking, most fun flying I ever had was in a restored 1940 T-Craft boasting a 55 hp Lycoming...great machine!
Russ
Russ,
I flew a 65hp Continental powered BC-12D. We flew it from Texas (DFW area) to Lakeland, FL and back. Following roads and having a blast! The 55hp Lycoming T-craft is fairly rare these days!
Dan
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