No turret....Something about the nose of that Catalina is bothering me and I can't place my finger on it...
No turret....
Something about the nose of that Catalina is bothering me and I can't place my finger on it...
Catching up with emails at Cape Hatteras.

Sweet pictures! Looks like fun.A visit to the beach airport at Copalis (S16) in Washington State. Here's what it looks like on short final through a wide angle lens:
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And here's my buddy taking off - his is the yellow Maule just below and to the right of the center of the picture
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and here are 2 happy planes parked for a picnic
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Macon County Airport, NC (1A5):
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Donno about Franklin (where that little airport is)... We went to Bryson City and Smoky Mountains for a couple days, and drove Blue Ridge Parkway to Asheville... Thought about flying to and from Asheville but 1A5 approach is way coolerinteresting........anything fun to do around there?
Macon County Airport, NC (1A5):
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Took a friend and his 2 daughters on their first small plane ride yesterday.
They absolutely loved every minute.
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This may be the best part of flying right here
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Up to the Red river to look at the flooding
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Trinity River also out of its banks
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Grab some fuel
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Flew to Dinner, waited out a small storm and had a night flight back home.
Freakin Great day!
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Cherokee is about 40-45 mins of driving away. There's another airport only half as far - Jackson Country 24A. I have not been there, but it also looks cool: https://www.flickr.com/photos/livemusicphotography/11040284746Teddy How close is that to Cherokee. Not that I love poker or anything but a flight up there could be fun.
Miami Skyline
