Greetings from The Aero Experience Team
Greetings!
The Aero Experience is a celebration of Midwest aviation and aerospace achievement. We invite you to join us as we explore the treasures of Midwest aviation through first-hand experiences. Our contributors take turns flying lead, and we are always looking for new destinations. Check in with The Aero Experience frequently to see where we will land today, and then go out and have your own aero experiences!Blue skies,
Carmelo Turdo, Mark Nankivil and Fred Harl - The Aero Experience Team
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| By Carmelo Turdo |
The St. Charles Flying Service Open House held at St. Charles County (SMARTT) Airport this weekend brought a variety of aircraft just west of St. Louis for the last local fly-in of 2012. The star of the day, the Missouri CAF B-25J "Show Me," flew passengers and later dropped pumpkin cluster bombs as part of the pumpkin drop competition. Aircraft from throughout the area converged on the airport throughout the day, including several Navions, Bonanzas, Aeroncas, a C-47 and other conventional light aircraft. Here are some of the aircraft at the Saturday fly-in:
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| By Carmelo Turdo |
It's that time of year - mid October - and that means the Sackman Field Fly-In was the place to be on Sunday for the St. Louis Metro East area aviation community. The weather was perfect, and attendance was high for planes, trains and automobiles. A wide variety of general aviation, ultralight, and even rotary winged aircraft were on hand, and most pilots made several trips around the grass strip during the day. If you did not attend this year's fly-in, you can experience it with us. But next time, you must be a part of this Midwest aviation tradition.
