Anyone been to Blakesburg?

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:v743b.276820$uu5.62374@sccrnsc04...
(Apparently the organizers *will* allow our Spam-can to land on their farm
during the show, but they will park us WAY out in the middle of no where,
far from all the antiques, lest any of our "spam-ness" rubs off on those
beautiful old Stinsons...

The Luscombes also park way out back with the Cubs, T-craft, Aeronca's, etc.

Pioneer Period
1903 - 1914
World War I Period
1914 - 1918
Antique or Golden Age
1919-1936
Classic
1936 - 1942
World War II
1940 - 1945
Neo-Classic
1946 - 1950



We're considering attending -- our guests explained the somewhat bizarre
"red flag/green flag" arrival procedure

Red/green flag is for landing/departing aircraft. Green = OK to
takeoff/land. Red = Not OK to takeoff/land.
Nothing bizarre here.

-- but has anyone here ever flown into this show?

Sure, for quite a few years. Been there in a WACO YMF-5, WACO 10 (OX-5) &
WACO RNF

Anything to watch out for, or not to miss? It's pretty
pricey, at seventy bucks, but I guess that keeps the riff-raff out!

Watch out for us pesky NORDO aircraft. Many of the antiques attending have
no radio. The following is from the website:

http://www.aaa-apm.org/

"Please keep you pattern in reasonably close, but do not fly over any of the
aircraft parking areas. This is so the flag man does not lose sight of you
and to keep the traffic flow going. There is NO unicom nor any form of radio
communication when operating from Antique Airfield. So please keep your head
and those of you passengers up and out of the cockpit.

Once on final please note the flagman near the approach end of the runway
and follow his signals. If anytime on final if you are given a red flag
initiate a go around IMMEDIATELY."

Kris Kortokrax
AAA Lifetime member