Oct. 26, 2002

The morning broke bright and clear with the promise of a great fly-in! Wait what's that I hear? The alarm! It is time to get up and a quick look out the window shows .......... FOG?! Well, hope springs eternal and off to the airfield. It looked very grim (well foggy actually) for most of the morning. People were arriving anyway, just not by airplane. Finally at about 11:30 AM the fog and low clouds began to break and our first aircraft began to arrive. We count this day as a great success with about 25 aircraft flying in and many more people arriving by car. We hope you enjoy the photos and comments below and will join us at future fly-ins at Bob White Field.

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1. An early morning shot of the airfield from in front of the maintenance hanger.

2. Airfield residents get ready for a fly-in despite the fog.

3. Not all of the vintage vehicles that arrived for the fly-in were airplanes.

4. 1981 Pitts S1-C w/ 180 HP Lycoming.

5. 1946 Ercoupe 415-D w/ 75 HP Continental C-75.

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6. 1945 Aeronca 7BCM w/ 85 HP Continental C-85.

7. Another view of the Aeronca.

8. 1948 Cessna 140 w/ 90 HP Continental C-90.

9. 1953 Piper Tri-Pacer (PA22-135) w/ 135 HP Lycoming O-290.

10. 1968 Cessna 150H w/ 100 HP Continental O-200.

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11. 1961 Cessna 150B w/ 100 HP Continental O-200.

12. 1947 Luscombe 8E w/ 85 HP Continental C-85.

13. 1959 Cessna 172 w/ 145 HP Continental O-300.

14. 1978 Gulfstream American Tiger (AA-5A) w/ 180 HP Lycoming O-320.

15. 1983 Wag- Aero Cuby J-3  75 HP Continental C-75.

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16. Our fly-ins would not be the success they are without the help of friends like Russ (foreground) and Jack.

17. 1947 Aeronca 7AC Champ w/ 65 HP Continental C-65.

18. Stearman.

19. 1970 Mooney M10 w/ 90 HP Continental C-90.

20. East flight line and automobile parking area.

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21. 1947 Fairchild 24W-46 w/ 175 HP Warner rotary engine. This plane was the 1983 Oshkosh Grand Champion Antique. Restored and owned by Charlie Bell.

22. 1946 Aeronca 7AC Champ w/ 65 HP Continental C-65.

23. 1963 Cessna 182F w/ 230 HP Continental O-470.

24. 1972 Piper Arrow (PA28R-200) w/ 200 HP Lycoming IO-360.

25. 2001 Rans S-7 Courier (Experimental). Bob White Field resident.

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26. Our very own 1966 Cessna 150G "Texas Taildragger" goes out for a demo ride.

27. This Bellanca is resident at Bob White Field.

28. This 1939 Piper J3 Cub (J3L-65S) with a 65 HP Lycoming O-145B is another Bob White Field resident.

29. If you look closely, you can see our resident AT6 throw out a cloud of smoke as he cranks up.

30. At closer look at the 1949 T-6G w/ a Pratt & Whitney 600 HP radial.

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31. One of our resident families from Hangar 21 is taking advantage of the afternoon shade while they watch the aircraft departing the field. From left to right is Alice Rehn, Ginger Long, Richard Long, and Barbara Rice.

32. This Ryan PT-22 is another Bob White resident.

33. I cannot think of a better way to wrap this day up than this beautiful shot of this Citabria as he leaves at the end of the day. Specifically this is a 1995 American Champion Citabria 7GCBC with a Lycoming 180 HP O-320. He also gets the prize for being the youngest aircraft at the fly-in this day.

Last updated on July 01, 2003