Air Show Practice (July 21, 2023)

We did not go to the Dayton Air Show this year, due to come prior commitments. It is a damn fine air show and a lot of fun, but will be returning to that in 2024.

What we did do though, was to go to Hairless Hare Brewing in Vandalia, Ohio. Excellent food and very tasty beer can be found there. Being across from the airport, give a good view of the planes which were practicing for the weekend air show. 

Got a photo of the F-15 at left, and an F-16 just below that. At the bottom is a formation of F-15's. 

It was a lot of fun and we really enjoyed watching the fighters fly around. This is a great area for aviation and thankful to see sights such as these, and others while living here.

 

Barnstormers Carnival (July 16, 2023)

We went to this event which is held at the Springfield Airport in Springfield, Ohio. Free event except for the very good food at the food trucks, and airplane rides on the biplanes. Rode on one of those planes during our last visit in 2021. 

Was a lot of things to see there, both on the ground and in the air. Both manned airplanes and r/c planes flew and the flying was excellent. 

In addition to the aircraft on this Sunday, there was a car show. Some of the cars were rare and unique. 

We were out of town last year and did not want to miss this. Was a great time on a beautiful day and looking forward to attending again in 2024!

 

Cockpit view (July 5, 2023)

Had to put this up after seeing the planes fly in on the 4th of July, went back out on July 5 and toured the aircraft. This is the cockpit of the B-29 Fifi. Looking like a certain spacecraft which flew in a certain galaxy far far away. 

Was a fun experience seeing the B-29, the B-24 and the T-28 outside of the US Air Force Museum. That they were all flying historic aircraft was also a big plus. 

The Air Force Museum here in Dayton is a national treasure for sure!
 

History arrives at US Air Force Museum (July 4, 2023)

Delayed due to the weather, these planes flew in to the museum on July 4 and I drove out to watch them fly in. Quite a crowd was there. T-6 Texan at left, B-24 "Diamond Lil" below that, and two photos of the B-29 "Fifi" below that. Rare birds indeed from WW2. 

They had ground tours that day on the 4th and 5th. I came back on the 5th to tour them via motorcycle. Those photos on my "Racing with the Wind" Page.

 

Return to Rising Sun Indiana (June 27-29, 2023)

Nice two day trip to Rising Sun Indiana which is a favorite place of ours to go. Had a great time though an unusual trip in that the air was VERY hazy due to smoke from the Canadian wildfires. Did very little outside, and in fact the photos you see here were from inside the car or the room in the case of the last one. 

That said, we had a great trip as usual and the weather was good otherwise. No rain and a lot of fun while we were there. Excellent eats and relaxing. 

 

Sights around the Lakes (June 14, 2023)

Just in the past couple of days while wandering around the lakes, have been getting photos of birds. Fun place to live and get to see some interesting sights here. 

The Blue Heron, and the Woodpecker are difficult to get photos of. They tend to fly when they see people, but these seemed to pose for me, which was cool.

Baby ducks though are curious, and easy to photograph. As for the C-17 was flying during the rain yesterday and got that picture from my porch.

Thanks for visiting!

 

June....Day 1 June 1, 2023)

Loving this time of year. What has been really great is that while the temperature is up (expecting the first 90 degree day of the year today) the humidity is not. I love that, not a fan of heat and humidity. In fact May had the lowest average humidity since 1967 according to the local weather. 

Have been enjoying seeing the Herons flying here, hard bird to catch. Very flighty when they see people, but that is cool because they are beautiful in flight. 

A few days ago saw the first baby ducks of the year (baby geese are all over the place). Love the interesting sights to be seen here, and really enjoying living here in Ohio!