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Pictures from 30 Aug 08

Here are some pictures.

N266ER 1980 PA44-180 From Scott Air Force Base Aero Club
In the shop at Langa for repair

Highway 55
Looking north

Fields

Illinois / Indiana Border
The river dividing the 2 states	Again

Terre Haute International-Hulman Field (HUF) at Terre Haute, IN
Passed by at 5,500 feet and about 7 miles

Coal Train
Train goes around in a circle to fill up

Tall Towers Near Franklin Flying Field
These towers are 2,200 feet tall	Really tall	I was descending so I had to watch out for them
Didn't want to hit anything

Frankling Flying Field (3FK) at Franklin, IN
Approaching from the west south west	Almost to downwind for runway 3	On Base for runway 3
On Final for runway 3	On final for runway 3	Almost to runway 3
Rolling down runway 3	Turning in the Pattern	Town near airport
On Downwind for runway 3	On Downwind for runway 3	On Downwind for runway 3
On Base for runwy 3	On Final for runway 3	Almost down again
Hangar at the field	Field near by	On Final for runway 3
On Final for runway 3	Hangar at Airport	Rolling down runway 3
Field near airport

Quary
Quary near airport		Adam likes quarys

Greensburg-Decatur County Airport (I34) at Greensburg, IN
Approaching from the northwest	On Final for runway 36	Lined up better for runway 36
Buildings at airport	Buildings at airport	Looking out the window as I took off again
Plane on runway	Buildings	Plane on runway
Plane taking off	Going higher	On Final for runway 36
Rolling down runway 36	Buildings	Ball fields
Buildings	On Final for runway 36	Getting closer
On final for runway 36	A little crooked for Final for runway 36

Columbus Municipal Airport (BAK) at Columbus, IN
Approaching from the northeast	Getting closer	Getting lined up for runway 32
On Base for runway 32	Turning Final for runway 32	On Final for runway 32
On Final for runway 32	Buildings at airport	Rolling down runway 32
Old Northwest Terminal and parking area	2 planes parked at old Northwest ramp	On downwind for runway 32
Looking at main ramp	On downwind for runway 32	On Final for runway 32
Rolling down runway 32	Work going on near airport	Plane landing on runway 32
Plane rolling down runway 32	Turning Final for runway 32	Almost down on runway 32
Plane parked at airport	Tower	Plane next to us and Terminal
N4231V 1976 Piper PA-31-350 Doing charter work. I heard the pilot say it wasn't very fast. It only goes about 210 miles per hour. I told him "mine" only went about 110.	Looking across the ramp	Columbus Tower
Terminal Building	Prices at Rhodes Aviation	Looking at "our" plane on the ramp
Other planes on the ramp	Big plane on the ramp	Flags on Terminal Building
More Flags

North Vernon Airport (OVO) at North Vernon, IN
Approaching from the northwest	On Downwind for runway 5	On Final for runway 5
On Final for runway 5	Getting closer to runway 5	Almost to runway 5
Buildings at airport	Planes at airport	Fuel island and planes
On Downwind for runway 5	Golf Course next to airport	Golfers

Freeman Municipal Airport (SER) at Seymour, IN
Approaching from the eastnortheast	Flying past to get on correct side of runway 5	Walmart near airport Adam likes Walmarts too
On Downwind for runway 5	Buildings at airport	Hills near airport
On Final for runway 5	Looking at buildings at airport	On Final for runway 5
Almost to runway 5	Getting closer	Rolling down runway 5
Planes parked on ramp	Old runway	On Final for runway 5
City of Seymour, IN	More hills near airport	Rolling down runway 5
Taking off runway 5

Refinery
Passing by a tank farm and refinery	Better view

My Instruments
99.6 miles from Alton Air Speed: 99 knots Ground Speed: 120 knots Altitude: 6,500 feet above sea level Heading: 275 degrees 49 minutes 49 seconds (at current speed) to reach Alton South of Champaign, IN

Lake Newton

Highway headed south
The small road and railroad tracks are straight. Why couldn't they build the highway straight

Lake Carlyle
Flying past Lake Carlyle	A closer view

Greenville, IL
The town and the Prison	Better view of the Prison

More Fields

Highway 140
About 30 miles from Alton. 140 goes al the way home.

Instruments again
2.0 miles from Alton Air Speed: 101 knots Altitude: 1,160 feet above sea level Heading: 300 degrees 1 minute 30 seconds to reach Alton

St Louis Regional Airport (ALN) at Alton, IN
On 4 mile Final for runway 29.	Getting closer to runway 29	Almost to runway 29
Looking at the main part of the airport	Almost to runway 29	Rolling down runway 29

N97WT Gulfstream 690C from Kansas City, MO
Rolling past on taxiway Bravo	A closer view

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