Forced to take a year off to rehab a flood-ravaged field, we are pleased to announce we are back in better shape than ever!

Saturday, September 8, is the big day.

Award-winning BBQ, more than $1,000 in prizes, unique trophies, and a relaxed friendly atmosphere guaranteed to make it worth the drive.

The field is smooth and green: 340 ft of PetroMat and 630 ft total runway, unlimited and un-cluttered flyover area.

Because multi-engine pilots are so distinguished and rare, we have expanded the eligible to Warbirds and Classics, but multi-engines will still be celebrated and specially privileged.

Landing fee of $15 per pilot. Prize-winning BBQ included.

That Sunday, September 9, is rain-out day, or just stay and fly some more and eat leftovers, if you're having too much fun to leave!

Lots of nearby motels. Field feels remote, but is only 5 paved miles off the Interstate. See flyer on our website:

https://sites.google.com/site/centra...rs/home/events

AMA Sanctioned, #1833

I hope you can join us.

Mark Taylor, CD

We "congregated" today at Dwayne's field in Radcliffe:

Gorgeous weather

4 bombers, 16 engines, TNTC bombs

The smiles are 'cause we managed not to run into each other.

YET


mt

Was this a practice day at Dwaynes ? or his fly in?

This was The Radcliffe Weekend

Rained out Saturday, gorgeous today.

And, yes, for me it's always practice, especially in that company!

Come to think of it, Where Were You Guys?!

Besides the bombers, we had quite the expert heli display. All Day.


mt

7-day forecast is for high in the mid 70's, light NNE wind (for whatever that's worth!)

With weather that nice and a decent crowd, I will have to bring out Frenesi II

Mark...I am going to try and make it with the He111.

Jeff

Jeff:

That would be so AWESOME!

I love that plane.

If you forget and leave it here, I will babysit it for you till next year.


mt

Don't temp me Mark, that thing is a space hog, and it eats up a lot of room in my garage/trailer. So I could use a baby-sitter for it

Jeff

You guys need to jump on board and harass Mark into flying Frenesi and then bring a crowd down to cheer him on. He's had it for over a year and hasn't flown it himself yet. It's not a real plane unless it gets flown :-) Right Mark? Besides, the more we have here the more fun the fly-in will be. Can't ever have too many pilots show up.
Dave

Oh, yeah, Dave???

Well, word on the street is YOU have a nice B-17 sittin' around that hasn't been flown, also!!

Get that one going and we could have SIX in the air at one time!

I just might have a picture of that one in my files somewhere....here it is. That's you, holding it back (if ya know what I mean)

What?????

Planes that haven't been flown?????

Who'd have guessed?????



Sounds like it's all good in the brotherhood!

Saturday forecast is still near perfect: 75 degrees and light NNW winds

Thanks to our masterful groundskeeper: our amazingly green and flat field. From the North and the South. Pictures taken today

Hope to see ya there!

Mark, looks like I will not be able to make it down until late afternoon, Saturday. But, I still plan to be there and just may have to do my flying on Sunday. Is there any flying on Sunday?

Jeff

We'll be glad to have you any time, Jeff.

Sunday is usually a much more relaxed day: all the prizes are given out Saturday, but you already have won enough of those, right?

Weather Sunday is forecast to be even nicer: high of 77 and basically ZERO wind


mt

See you then

Jeff

Maybe Sunday would be the day I finally scrunch up my nerve and fly the big 17!

Afterall, all it's various parts take up my ENTIRE trailer, so it's not like I can bring it out with other planes.

Your grass fields look great! Is the field in the picture above the Radcliff field? I never new they had that nice of a field. I have lots of family in the Radcliff, Garden City area.

Only the picture in Post #2 is Radcliffe: Dwayne's private strip. It's in good shape

All the other grass is at our field near Ames, not necessarily this year.

Grass got pretty brown during the drought, but has greened up surprisingly after 4" of rain in the last several weeks

Thanks to all pilots and spectators who attended our Fly-In this year.

26 pilots, our best turn-out yet

I'm sorry for the surprise cross-wind that grounded most of us Saturday

Those of you who could stay for Sunday know that it was unspeakably gorgeous with winds 3-10 mph right down the runway.

We flew till we were exhasted and sun-drenched!

Thanks again for coming and I hope to see you again next year

Mark, sorry I had to bail, and could not make it. My brother, from Indiana, made a surprise phone call Friday that he was flying in Sunday morning and coming in town for an interview Monday (today). Next time.

Jeff

No Problem, Jeff:

I know how life gets in the way!

If you had missed Saturday, then shown up Sunday, everybody would've thought you were the Magic Weather Man to miss the cross-wind.


See ya next year,


mt

Mark and the CIA guys, great time at the field as ALWAYS ! I would have never dreamed you guys would be getting so close to *****g out at an event! So many people...But you have really got a good thing going, and why not, Its consistently a fun place to be..

A few more pix:

Mystery:

What is the meaning of this "Number One Finger" sign that everyone keeps making?

Technically, Barnett could've posed for the same picture.

Why are they always smiling?

Because you guys got both of those models home on one engine, huh?

Sorry I never had the chance to participate before I moved away, Mark. But I'm glad to see the event back in full swing!