The radial engine contingent turned out to hear overhauler Al Holloway talk about the care and feeding of radial engines at the Blakesburg Fly-In.

In a surprise ceremony today at the AAA/APM National Fly-In, Paul Poberezny presented AAA founder Robert L. Taylor with an EAA Founder's Award.

Matt Malkin from Seattle hopping a ride in the evening Friday in Matt's Harlow PJC-2, the first one to visit Antique Airfield in many years.

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Hopping rides in a Bucker.

Dreaming of flying a Waco.

Stories with Captain Chuck Downey.

A beautiful Rearwin Cloudster, freshly restored.

A family matched set of Culver Cadets.

Thursday was a beautiful day at the fly-in, with about 160 planes on the field. Photos by Clay Anderson.

Larry Howard's Laird arriving.

Corporate Aircraft at Antique Airfield

Piles of Treasure at the Fly-Mart.

The aircraft parking crew.

Jim Jones arriving in his Meyers OTW.

A multi-colored lineup of Howards.

A balloon floated by just as the sun was setting.

Hopping rides in the evening.

Cynthia Grant and Howard Hollinger's wedding will take place at 1pm on the steps of the Library at Antique Airfield. Photos to come soon!

Jim Clark sent a photo of the taxi test of an Inland Sport, just out of restoration.

Got a favorite fuel stop that's antiquer-friendly? Send it in and we'll publish it for the benefit of other members. Two good stops when approaching Blakesburg from are:

Carlson Aviation at Yankton, SD. Gary and Katie Carlson run the FBO which has a great terminal and lounge, cheap gas (ask about an antiquer & Oshkosh discount) and wonderful friendly service. Hangars are available for antiquers. After a long day of being bumped across the South Dakota badlands, Yankton is a welcoming place to relax.

Greenfield, IA now has a 24 hour credit card gas pump, and is the home to the Iowa Aviation Museum which is well worth seeing.

A quick look inside the Iowa Aviation Museum.

Cynthia Grant and Howard Hollinger sent a quick set of photos about their flight to Blakesburg from Texas:

One of the best things about flying a Luscombe is the interesting people you meet at fuel stops along the way. We met Joe Champagne, winner of the 2008 Airventure Best Luscombe award, at Miami, OK. At Lee's Summit, MO, we met Howard Cox, who is looking for a Luscombe 8A.

Joe Champagne at Miami, OK.

Howard Cox at Lee's Summit, MO.