Horn Point Antique Aircraft Fly-in

On May 28th, I ditched Allen and went to the Horn Point (MD18) Antique Fly-in with my non-pilot friend. This necessitated a trip around the SFRA and Dahlgren's restricted airspace and over the Chesapeake Bay. The weather was perfect and the air was smooth. Heading south along the Potomac River, we briefly joined up with a fellow flier - a bald eagle. He seemed unperturbed as we passed him rather slowly (Rudolph is a Champ, after all). The winds were not even unfavorable...until we turned to the east and headed out over water. Then, it felt like we hit a wall as a 15 mph headwind impeded our progress towards the other shore. The large number of boats out on the bay eased our minds some, but our worry was unnecessary.

Upon arriving at Horn Point, we grabbed some lunch and met up with friends from Warrenton, Culpeper and Petersburg, VA. We sat around, talked and enjoyed the sunshine for a bit. Of course, we also checked out the other airplanes there. Of note was a Bird, Beechcraft Staggerwing, Starduster Too, PT23, Cessna T-50 ('Bamboo Bomber') and Carbon Cub.

Picture at the fly-in. All photo credits go to my friend. I forgot my camera.

On the way back to Warrenton, we decided to stop off with our friends at a private strip on the Virginia side of the Potomac, where we continued socializing for a bit before heading to our home bases. All in all, it was a great day. This was the first event of the type that my non-pilot friend had been to and she had a great time (or so she tells me).