Bob Gardner wrote:
Things have changed since Neil Gould's visit; the museum is continually
improving. The most notable change is the acquisition of the Champlin
Fighter Museum from Falcon Field in Mesa, AZ.

Not knowing whether you intended to park your plane near the museum I tried
to get some information....after fighting the telephone tree I was switched
to Security, and got one of those "Sorry we missed you..." messages.

Talked to a museum docent today (flew as a B29 crewmember over Japan) and he
suggested that you park in the lot south of the museum, go to the fighter
display first, then to the Red Barn, then where your interests take you.
There are displays across Marginal Way from the Museum...I haven't visited
any of them yet.

The Boeing Surplus store won't score you any memorabilia, just worn-out
office equipment and various kinds of hardware. If you want Boeing stuff,
the best source is The Boeing Store (duh) at 6th and Park in Renton.

Being an airplane person, as opposed to a space person, I like the MofF
better than the Air and Space Museum on the Mall in DC...it leans heavily on
space with a nod to airplanes. Haven't been to Wright-Patterson yet.

Bob, I would suggest a visit to "The Other Air and Space" i.e. The
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center of the National Air and Space Museum, near
Dulles airport. It's LOTs of airplanes (many one of a kind) that Air
and Space has had tucked away for years. No, you can't fly into Dulles
and taxi down, but it's still worth the trip.

Margy

There is an admission fee at the MofF.

Bob Gardner

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:K%Hie.4147$796.1868@attbi_s21...

We're flying to Seattle this weekend aboard the "executive mail tube,"
sadly. Gotta be at my nephew's wedding, and just can't trust that the
weather will cooperate enough for us to fly Atlas over the mountains on a
schedule.

(Although we just had husband & wife guests at the inn who were flying a
gorgeous 1940 Meyers OTW open-cockpit biplane -- at 80 mph -- all the way
from Oregon to Michigan! They landed at KIOW at sunset, after departing
Wyoming at sunrise... Boy, were they COLD and tired!)

We're planning on going to the Museum of Flight on Saturday morning (not
too early...the stag party is the night before!) -- can anyone post a
PIREP on this museum? What's not to miss, what's worth skipping. I
expect we'll have far less than a full day to see it, and I want to make
sure to hit the "high points"....

Also, any unique aviation "stuff" available for sale at the museum? You
know, stuff we can only get there, not at every tent in the Fly Market at
OSH? We're always "on the prowl" for artwork and memorabilia for the
hotel.

Thanks in advance!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"