Last weekend I was finally free to go somewhere! My son and I flew from 12J to 82J (Ferguson) a small private field extremely close to all sorts of MOAs and restricted areas in the Pensacola area. Another pilot at the field flew down as well.
Ferguson was having a fly-in. It was really well attended. It appeared that more people drove in rather than flying in but there was a good assortment of nice aircraft there (Yaks, Ercoupes, Stinsons, Taylorcrafts, Stearmans, Huskies, RV's, Cessnas, Tripacers, etc...).
It has been a long time since I have seen that much activity at any airport. We had a good time.
On the way down I took advantage of having another airplane headed to the same destination. I took some photos of the Stinson in flight and on the return trip my son flew in the Stinson and took some photos of the Cessna in flight.
I was a little apprehensive about coming back in the hottest part of the day with two of us in the Cessna so My son flew in the Stinson. It would have probably been fine, the runway at 82J is 3200 feet long but being the big guy that I am, I was still apprehensive. Anyway, it gave my son the chance to experience other aircraft and gave me peace of mind.
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