America The Beautiful

[Richard Cranium]

As seen from a J-3 Piper Cub....

http://www.vintageflying.com/page24.html

[PocketThunder]

Cool shots!  thanks for posting.   

[hemi68charger]

Awesome pictures............   

[TeeWJay426]

Great pics! Thanks for posting that. 

[ITSA426]

Sort of makes me miss the old Aeronca.  That is the best kind of flying and the stuff of dreams.  You can only experience it.  Thanks

[69rtse4spd]

Got a sister that lives just N. of N.Y. Been  there many a time, the Intrepid is awesome, & city is to. Great photos, thanks for sharing. .

[Troy]

Flying in little old planes with few instruments and fewer conveniences really allows you to take in the world. I remember in the mid 90s we went to Oshkosh in the company Citation (private jet). We had a new guy with us who had never flown in anything. He was awed by the jet and how smooth and comfortable it was. When we got to the show we took him for a ride in a Ford Tri-motor. It wasn't a long flight (we certainly didn't go very far but it took about 30 minutes) but the stark contrast between the two planes - speed along with the proximity to the ground - had him acting like a kid again. Well, all of use were pretty enamored with the Tri-Motor. It's sensory overload!

I used to keep my cars in an EAA hangar surrounded by old planes. Took several cross country trips in a Cessna 140 taildragger (even landing on grass strips) but we stayed closer to the airport in the Aeronca, Cub, and Waco. My step dad wants to buy a Tri Pacer and take a tour of the U.S. for his retirement. Sounds like fun to me.

Troy

[tricky lugnuts]

Air Trip!

445 gallons of fuel's not too bad . . . How much does a plane like that cost?

[Bob T]

Great pics , Cheers

Flying in little old planes with few instruments and fewer conveniences really allows you to take in the world. I remember in the mid 90s we went to Oshkosh in the company Citation (private jet). We had a new guy with us who had never flown in anything. He was awed by the jet and how smooth and comfortable it was. When we got to the show we took him for a ride in a Ford Tri-motor. It wasn't a long flight (we certainly didn't go very far but it took about 30 minutes) but the stark contrast between the two planes - speed along with the proximity to the ground - had him acting like a kid again. Well, all of use were pretty enamored with the Tri-Motor. It's sensory overload!

I used to keep my cars in an EAA hangar surrounded by old planes. Took several cross country trips in a Cessna 140 taildragger (even landing on grass strips) but we stayed closer to the airport in the Aeronca, Cub, and Waco. My step dad wants to buy a Tri Pacer and take a tour of the U.S. for his retirement. Sounds like fun to me.

Troy

Coming up 2 years ago I won the "hard Luck' prize with broken  wheel studs on a run at our club Nationals, the prize was a 20 minute ride in a 1942 Harvard with lots of wing overs, dives , loops and the like, I can see how Pilots get the Hook for that stuff, incredible fun . When I came down after the flight I was amped for the whole day, was a really cool 40th present for 2 days later too

[Troy]

Air Trip!

445 gallons of fuel's not too bad . . . How much does a plane like that cost?

About $30-110k depending on model, condition, and how proud the owner is of the plane. Here's some examples:
http://www.barnstormers.com/Piper,%20J-3+Cub%20Classifieds.htm

Troy

[mauve66]

reminds me of why i love this country so much, thanks

[FlatbackFanatic]

Great pics!! Thanks...