Sunday was a perfect day for me. The weather in NW New Jersey was beautiful, low 70s, fairly clear sky. I took my morning walk with my Nikon D50 in hand & shot a few photos around my neighborhood. I was reminiscing about the good ole days in the seventies when I used to hang out at Flanders Valley Airport. I would sit in the grass and watch cows & the local Cessnas, Pipers, and other small aircraft takeoff/land. I would also on occasion sit in the pilot’s lounge to hear the tall stories and general aviation banter of the locals. This experience later led to me work in aviation electronics for 13 years.
So I decided to head out to Sky Manor Airport near Pittstown to spend a similar day to watch airplanes fly & taxi. My husband managed to find a good bench to sit on-they have picnic tables and a nice little restaurant at the field. Sunday brunch is good at the airport but we had already eaten. So I grabbed my Nikon & went out talk to the pilots on the tarmac. I met a lot of nice folks, one with a nice Cessna 150, another with a Navy T-28, and a gentleman who used to fly a Mooney but retired after his partners bowed out. The T-28 made quite a show with its loud radial engine and made a nice takeoff. I even saw a Piper Cub liftoff and land from the grass near a barn at the other end of the field. Now that’s the way it should be!
Erika
