Midwest/East coast trip, day 8

Day 8: Windsor Locks, CT to Poughkeepsie, NY and the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome

After a short 0.7 hour flight from Windsor Locks to Poughkeepsie, we headed to the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome. Well, not after determining that I'd messed up the rental car reservation, having booked it for Monday instead of Sunday. As it turned out, the rental car company wasn't open Sunday. Fortunately, the guys at Millbrook Aviation worked out a rental car as one was due back shortly after we arrived.

As a kid, I'd been to Old Rhinebeck a couple of times. It was always a fascinating place to see the WWI aircraft fly. The simulated dogfights never got old.

Today the show consisted of several biplanes cutting a roll of toilet paper and bursting balloons, The Flying Farmer (aka Stanley Segalla), and some 1/3rd scale WWI remote control aircraft. It was an enjoyable couple of hours sitting in the shade, taking pictures, and remembering the times I'd spent there as a kid.






If you ever get a chance to visit Old Rhinebeck, I'd highly recommend it. http://www.oldrhinebeck.org/ for more information.