Simviation Forum - More Airplanes w/No Apologies (Old Rhinebeck Pt.1)

Jan 4^th, 2005 at 11:02pm

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Some scanned old prints for the WWI buffs, taken at one of the greatest air museums in the world...

There are better pictures on the ORA website, but these are mine!! Most are poor quality, but some of the worst ones capture some great moments. Not many in-flight pix... at the time, I didn't have a decent lens. Hope you vintage buffs enjoy...
The flight line- this place is like a time capsule. Something about the air... carnival food, grass, and- burning castor oil...
A lovely Spad and, I believe... a Camel. Feel free to correct me on that one. Most of these crates are replicas (most very old in their own right- 40+ yrs.), but most of the engines are originals, lovingly coaxed back to life every weekend from May to October. Nothing like the sound of an old rotary!

Meet the Fokkers... D5 and D3. They're great in flight, but wonderful on the ground, too. So damn ... jaunty. And yet wicked-looking. Love 'em.

Another shot of the D5, with a very old Indian 4 motorcycle. ORA has a number of amazing old bikes, cars, tanks, and trucks that still putter around to everyone's delight.

A magnificently filthy Avro trainer!
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More to come...

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Reply #1 - Jan 4^th, 2005 at 11:05pm

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Where's the Avro, dammit...!? One mo' time...

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Reply #2 - Jan 4^th, 2005 at 11:06pm

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And the D5 with the motorcycle?! Hmmm...

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Reply #3 - Jan 4^th, 2005 at 11:08pm

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Urgh... should've renamed that one...

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Reply #4 - Jan 5^th, 2005 at 5:28am

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Very nice Rottydaddy. You're obviously a man after my own heart. Old Rhinebeck is one of those special places with a wonderful atmosphere. Wink

It took a little detective work but I tracked down your missing photo. D5 , Indian 4.jpg might be original but it's not the most suitable file name I've seen. Wink

[url]http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/D5 , Indian 4.jpg[/url]

Here's another tip. Save or rename your images without spaces in the file names before uploading them. You can use a dash or underscore in place of a space if you wish. This would be a better name for your image. D5_Indian-4.jpg

I give all my own images my own da- prefix before uploading them here just in case someone else used the same file name. For example, an image with the name 737.jpg would stand every chance of overwriting someone else's shot. You might be surprised at how many people use file names like this when they first start posting images.

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Reply #5 - Jan 5^th, 2005 at 7:34am

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I don't care what they say, Hagar- you're really not so horrible! Yes, it's an idiotic filename- I meant to change it, but in my haste, etc. Glad you like the pics- I'll be posting more soon. I take it you've been to ORA?

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Reply #6 - Jan 5^th, 2005 at 8:12am

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I don't care what they say, Hagar- you're really not so horrible! Yes, it's an idiotic filename- I meant to change it, but in my haste, etc. Glad you like the pics- I'll be posting more soon. I take it you've been to ORA?

My bark is worse than my bite. LOL Grin

Please post more of your interesting shots.

Yes, I visited ORA with my brother during my last trip to the US. No way we were going to miss that opportunity. As I recall, it took about 2 1/2 hours on Amtrak from Penn Street station in Manhattan. A pleasant trip alongside the Hudson river. Unfortunately the wind was too strong to fly those old WWI machines but they still put on a wonderful show. It was an excellent day out & we both thoroughly enjoyed it. I posted some old photos in an earlier thread. http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=photos;action=display;num=...
I have a few more when I find time to scan them.

PS. I still have the "raincheck" ticket somewhere which will save me the $8 entry fee if I ever visit the US again. Wink

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Reply #7 - Jan 6^th, 2005 at 8:03am

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Too bad they weren't flying that day, but what the heck- it's worth the price of admission just to wander around there. Not sure when you were there, but a few years back they "went legit" and built a shiny new museum hangar in addition to the funky old barns (not that I minded the funky old barns- every time I go in there, I see something in a corner that I missed last time). They've also got a second New Standard now, which shortens the wait for a ride (it's really too bad you missed taking a ride in the New Standard!). I've heard a lot about Old Warden, and it's definitely on my list should I find myself in the UK. BTW, it's Penn as in Pennsylvania Station... it's at 33rd between 7th and 8th Avenues, not Penn Street (that error could lead to a very expensive, confusing cab ride- LOL!) Next time you're here, you should check out the USS Intrepid museum- she's moored at the piers on the West Side near Times Square, and loaded with aircraft, etc. The submarine Growler is next door, and I haven't gone to see it yet, but a Concorde on a barge was recently added to the neighborhood. I've got a few pics from the Intrepid that I'll be posting later. Teterboro Airport also has a small but interesting museum (short bus ride from the Port Authority station at 42nd St.), and I think they still allow visitors in the old control tower. One can sit up there with a view of the whole field and listen to the radio chatter. ..

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Reply #8 - Jan 6^th, 2005 at 9:06am

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Too bad they weren't flying that day, but what the heck- it's worth the price of admission just to wander around there. Not sure when you were there, but a few years back they "went legit" and built a shiny new museum hangar in addition to the funky old barns (not that I minded the funky old barns- every time I go in there, I see something in a corner that I missed last time). They've also got a second New Standard now, which shortens the wait for a ride (it's really too bad you missed taking a ride in the New Standard!). I've heard a lot about Old Warden, and it's definitely on my list should I find myself in the UK.

According to my passport it was in June 1996. It was just before the Atlanta Olympics & we met the flame carriers in Washington DC. The route went right past the hotel entrance but we spent the day at the NAS Museum so we missed all the fuss. Beautiful weather at ORA but a strong gusty wind. A hurricane had followed us all the way up from Florida but fortunately didn't come inland. I remember the "locusts" chirping in the trees & you couldn't avoid treading on them. The darned things were everywhere. I believe that these were really cicadas but locusts is what the locals called them. You would love Old Warden. One of my favourite spots on the planet. You must have seen some of my photos taken there.

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BTW, it's Penn as in Pennsylvania Station... it's at 33rd between 7th and 8th Avenues, not Penn Street (that error could lead to a very expensive, confusing cab ride- LOL!)

I'll take your word for it. The station entrance was just opposite our hotel so we didn't need a cab. I think that was on 33rd Street.

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Next time you're here, you should check out the USS Intrepid museum- she's moored at the piers on the West Side near Times Square, and loaded with aircraft, etc. The submarine Growler is next door, and I haven't gone to see it yet, but a Concorde on a barge was recently added to the neighborhood. I've got a few pics from the Intrepid that I'll be posting later.

I'd like to see those pics. I visited Intrepid on the last day of an earlier visit. Would you believe it, this was the only day of the week it was closed. Just my luck. Roll Eyes

The attendant took pity on me & allowed me in to see the exhibits on the dockside. I walked back to my hotel afterwards. This took about 1 hour. Wink

PS. Of course, this was long before Concorde was on display in NYC but I've been on the ones at Duxford & another museum in the UK.

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Reply #9 - Jan 6^th, 2005 at 8:50pm

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I don't think I've seen your OW pics, but I'll look for them. I'm currently cooking up a fresh batch of photos to post, so stand by (would've been done sooner, but came home after an afternoon troubleshooting a control system at work to find one of the home routers offline- second time in 2 days!!). Angry

That wasted some precious time, what with the call to New Delhi and all. Wink

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