Virginia eastern shore flying pics

[GyroRon]

Well went up to see Angelo this weekend to pick up my old Red Dominator to bring back here to sell for him - already took a deposit on it last week from a local PRA chapter 13 member.

I brought Shannon and Kasey so they could play at the beach while I did gyro stuff. Angelo wanted us to go flying together for a little while before I took the blades off the Dominator to load up to come back.

It was very windy and bumpy yesterday on the eastern shore. The Corn and soybean fields looked like they were going to get blown over due to the strong winds. I estimate it was blowing at least 20 mph gusting to 30+ with lot's of nice powerful thermals mixed in for excitement. Maybe it was worse, maybe I was just scared, but either way Angelo didn't fly his machine at all and I only went up for 20 minutes. Sure wish I could have flown longer. I wish I could have taken more pics too, this area was THE MOST BEAUTIFUL area I have ever flown over. I could fly here forever.

Anyway here is some pics. This first one was taken early Saturday morning. Kasey saw a Tractor in Angelos yard - first time Kasey has noticed a tractor - and he loved the BIg tires on the back!

[GyroRon]

Angelo had this carport building built to store his two gyros on his property. He has 45 acres of land at this house - Angelo owns many houses! - but no runway yet. Anyway the carport hangar is nice and was cheap, less than 3 grand installed.

[GyroRon]

Here is a inside shot of the gyro hangar.

[GyroRon]

Here is a shot of Angelos house. Notice the Water just beyond his place, that is the Chesapeake Bay.

[StanFoster]

Ron: Nice pictures.......what a cool place

[GyroRon]

Here is the runway you take off from when flying out of Angelos place. What runway you ask??? The grey one the cars and trucks use to get to the beach! :) hey it is a rural area and the roads are straight and just wide enough to take off from... Why not right?!

Btw, like I said this is just one of Angelos many homes. We got to stay here by ourselves since He typically stays at one of his houses in Virginia Beach. This house was very nice. Can't wait to go back to visit again!

[GyroRon]

Here is a shot of the countryside. Might be able to make out the Atlantic Ocean in this pic. My camera sucks.

[GyroRon]

another view of the area.

[CLS447]

Oh man, Angelo, if there is one thing I'm gonna do, it's take you up on the invitation to fly down there! Thanks, Ron!

Did you see the Bay Bridge /Tunnel?

[GyroRon]

Mostly farmland out there. The Altantic was on one side the Chesapeake on the other, and water everywhere, and I only got a few pics of the beach.

[GyroRon]

Chris hold on a minute....

yes here is the Beach finally

[GyroRon]

Closer to the beach, was flying over the open waters of the Chesapeake! Close enough to land on land if the engine quit.

[GyroRon]

Here is the beach Shannon and Kasey were at while I was flying. Wanted to buzz them but it was too windy and too many other people on the beach so I stayed a few hundred feet up.

[GyroRon]

Shannon and Kasey are down there but you can't tell cause my Camera Sucks!

[GyroRon]

another Pretty place around the bend from the Beach Shannon and Kasey were at

[GyroRon]

More cool places. I want to be rich when I grow up so I can live out there and fly every day....

[GyroRon]

that is all the flying pics I got, like I said it was very windy and I had had enough of it after 20 minutes. Wish I had been braver and gone back up for a few more pics. I could fly hours here and not see all the things I wanted to check out.

Here I have landed at the Airport Angelo normally uses - I think I am the only one to take off Aussie style from the road in front of his house! - I landed here to meet Angelo so we could fly together, but the wind was kicking my Butt and I told Angelo about it and he thought It was best to wait to later to fly. Too bad for me cause I couldn't stay till later to fly again. It was a 6 hour drive to go home!

[GyroRon]

Angelo didn't do much with my old gyro while he had it. It still looks great! Wish I had never sold it.

[GyroRon]

Look at this Ag cat. What a impressive machine!

[GyroRon]

We had to drive back to the airport with my truck and trailer to load up the Dominator, so while we did that Shannon and Kasey got to drive around Angelos place on his Golfcart.

[GyroRon]

So here we are on highway 13 about to get onto the Bay Bridge tunnel. Toll was 20 bucks to get across! TWENTY BUCKS!!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: EACH WAY! :mad:

The view was worth it though!

[GyroRon]

Here we are about to reach one of the tunnels. Instead of building the bridge extra tall for the big boats to go under, they made a tunnel under the chesapeake for the boats to go over the road! 2 tunnels to be exact.

[GyroRon]

Here we are entering one of the tunnels.

[GyroRon]

That is pretty much it. here is the last blurry pic as I am in the tunnel about to come out the other side.

[KenSandyEggo]

Oh man. I'm jealous. Wonder how long a water to water trip would take? Tell me Angelo is a nurse or an A&P. (Maybe there's hope for us Counselor).

[Heron]

Ron . . .as far as I am concerned you are already a rich man!
Nice family, good friend, great pilot . . .should I go on?
Thanks for the beautifull pics
Heron
whats the legal stuff on using a publico road for t/o or landing?

[GyroRon]

Don't know Heron, it was a Private drive....

[Chuck Irby]

Nice pics of beautiful country, Ron. Thanks a lot for sharing with us.

To me one of the main benefits of being a member of this forum is being able to see pictures like this, from all over the world.

Thank you all picture posters.

[Angelo]

Hello Ron,

You certainly are a lucky man ! I am glad you had a good time. Maybe you and the family can stay a bit longer and enjoy the flying in this area. It usually is not windy here. Flying down the beach at 60 mph and at 200 feet is a wonderful experience.This would a beautiful place to meet here with other gyro pilots and make a weekend of it.

Sincerely,

Angelo

[KenSandyEggo]

whats the legal stuff on using a publico road for t/o or landing?

Same as speeding. If no one sees you or arrests you, you're home free. It's like if a tree falls in the woods and no one hears it crashing down....did it make noise? Hey Heron. Know why the turkey crossed the road? Because it was the chicken's day off. (Stolen from "Meet the Parents"). I'm tired. I better go to bed.

[Heron]

I am asking because I was planning a demo for a group of guys here, they play soccer every sunday at one of Broward's parks.
He can fly by and do some low flying, there is enough room for a safe demo, and I asked the park's supervisor if he could land there at the soccer field.
She was truly excited (Ken you pervert) but has to go through so many hoops that I kinda gave up!
WE may fake an engine out (the damn fuel pump again?) and the guys (60+) would have a ball around our little alumminun Pegasus . . .
She is working on it though!
Thanks and hope you had a wonderfull night without nightmares from Karjakistan. :)
Heron

[barnstorm2]

Great picts Ron! The beach shots and the biPlane are my fav.

[animal]

another Pretty place around the bend from the Beach Shannon and Kasey were at
Ron what part of the eastern shores was that? I use to live in cheriton va. on the eastern shores when i was a teenager.
did lots of flying in those days in a pa-18 super cub the civil air patrol had.
those pics bring back many memorys

[GyroRon]

I was in Cape Charles. Right at the southern point of the area.

[animal]

I was in Cape Charles. Right at the southern point of the area.
I knew it! cape charles was right near cheriton,by any chance was that crop duster at a feild near a camp ground called cherrystone camp ground?
I use to help the crop dusters load the planes there when i was younger,what i loved is if you climbed to about 2000 feet you could see both sides at the same time,it was only 6 miles wide at that point. did you fly down to accomack county airport? it was an old bomber feild in ww2 was 3 miles long and something like 100 feet wide,that is where the C.A.P. chapter was.

fly safe.love those pics keep them coming.