Alton Bay Fly-in

FlyingRobs · 02-21-2012, 05:57 PM

Hi everyone! I'm a central PA pilot and have been watching this forum off and on for a while. I decided to make a name and post for the first time in honor of the excitement around this year's fly-in considering that finally... FINALLY... after 4 years of trying, scheduling, and being foiled by weather and work, I made it to the ice runway. It was not, unfortunately, for the winter carnival, but we did get to see the setup well underway and we got to enjoy lunch on Saturday the 18th.

We had a low-visibility three hour flight from Pennsylvania, but upon arriving in New England the clouds and weather practically melted away, and the lake was just as beautiful and intoxicating as I had imagined it. Landing on the ice was the culmination of a dream for me, and while we only got to spend a few hours amongst you, it was a wonderful experience nevertheless. I'm linking a video of our landing and taxi that you will all hopefully enjoy. Ironically, if you watch the video of the Cherokee above in the thread, we were there eating lunch when they were filming that. If you look really closely, you can see our plane parked on the ice in a few shots!

In any case, thanks for the experience. We're considering driving up next year and getting a hotel room so we can actually stay for a few days and not have our arrival and departure times dictated by the flyable weather.

http://youtu.be/yNCzZPee6aU

RLW · 02-21-2012, 07:42 PM

FlyingRobs, I just noticed that you are fairly new to the forum and glad you have joined us. Have fun and enjoy the Winni Forum while making many new friends. Thanks so much for your wonderful input to our ice runway and what the community tries to do to make it a place for lots of fun. I/we (community) hope that you can enjoy all the great festivities next year. Again, thanks so much for your input and taking the time to do it.
RLW

Brian Neidhardt · 02-22-2012, 10:38 AM

Video from the Alton Bay Fly-In on Feb 19th. Thanks to my friends at Lakes Region Seaplane Services for the help. Make sure to maximize the viewer to see it more easily.

http://smu.gs/znZDMN

02-21-2012, 07:42 PM	#2
RLW Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Alton Bay on the mountain by a lake Posts: 2,023 Thanks: 563 Thanked 444 Times in 311 Posts	Thanks *FlyingRobs,* I just noticed that you are fairly new to the forum and glad you have joined us. Have fun and enjoy the Winni Forum while making many new friends. Thanks so much for your wonderful input to our ice runway and what the community tries to do to make it a place for lots of fun. I/we (community) hope that you can enjoy all the great festivities next year. Again, thanks so much for your input and taking the time to do it. RLW __________________ There is nothing better than living on Alton Mountain & our grand kids visits.

02-22-2012, 10:38 AM	#3
Brian Neidhardt Junior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Meredith NH Posts: 7 Thanks: 1 Thanked 22 Times in 5 Posts	Quick HD Video from the Alton Bay Fly-In Video from the Alton Bay Fly-In on Feb 19th. Thanks to my friends at Lakes Region Seaplane Services for the help. Make sure to maximize the viewer to see it more easily. http://smu.gs/znZDMN

02-21-2012, 05:57 PM	#1
FlyingRobs Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 1 Post	Hi everyone! I'm a central PA pilot and have been watching this forum off and on for a while. I decided to make a name and post for the first time in honor of the excitement around this year's fly-in considering that finally... FINALLY... after 4 years of trying, scheduling, and being foiled by weather and work, I made it to the ice runway. It was not, unfortunately, for the winter carnival, but we did get to see the setup well underway and we got to enjoy lunch on Saturday the 18th. We had a low-visibility three hour flight from Pennsylvania, but upon arriving in New England the clouds and weather practically melted away, and the lake was just as beautiful and intoxicating as I had imagined it. Landing on the ice was the culmination of a dream for me, and while we only got to spend a few hours amongst you, it was a wonderful experience nevertheless. I'm linking a video of our landing and taxi that you will all hopefully enjoy. Ironically, if you watch the video of the Cherokee above in the thread, we were there eating lunch when they were filming that. If you look really closely, you can see our plane parked on the ice in a few shots! In any case, thanks for the experience. We're considering driving up next year and getting a hotel room so we can actually stay for a few days and not have our arrival and departure times dictated by the flyable weather. http://youtu.be/yNCzZPee6aU

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