Gryphon's Aeire


Pictures from 29 Aug 09

Here are some pictures I took.

Sky Looking to the North

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Clark Bridge in Alton, IL

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Approaching from the southeast

Big Quary near River

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Near the confluence of the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers

St Charles Airport (3SQ) at St. Charles, MO

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Passing by at 1,500 feet

Clouds

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Scattered clouds below
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Clear Above

Calaway Nuclear Power Plant near Jefferson City, MO

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Columbia Regional Airport (COU) at Columbia, MO

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Passing by at 6,500 feet

More Clouds

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Clouds getting thicker
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Below the clouds, after decending through a hole

Interesting (to me at least) field

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A twisty waterway

Clouds

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Skys clearing

Lawrence Smith Memorial Airport (LRY) at Harrisonville, MO

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Approaching from the eastnortheast
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On downwind for runway 35
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On final for runway 35
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On final for runway 35
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On short final for runway 35
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Plane waiting to take off
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Planes and main buildings
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Instruments
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On final for runway 35
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Another plane waiting to take off
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Helicopter at airport

Miami County Airport (K81) at Paola, KS

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Approaching from the northeast
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On downwind for runway 03
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Drive In Theater near airport
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Drive In Theater and runway 03
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On final for runway 03
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On final for runway 03
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Close-up of Drive in and getting closer to runway 03
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On short final for runway 03

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Plane waiting to take off

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Turning final for runway 03
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Planes on ramp
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Charging fuel for plane
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Waiting for "Verification"
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N92446 - 1946 Piper JC3-65
from Pleasanton, KS
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N92446 - 1946 Piper JC3-65
from Pleasanton, KS
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N22154 - 1989 Yakovlev YAK 52
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2 planes on Ramp
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N7084T - 1959 Cessna 172
from Kansas City, KS
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N4939L - 1967 Piper PA-28-180
from Clinton, MO
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N2621Z - 1998 Cessna 172R
from Overland Park, KS
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Main building and We-Be-Smokin Restaurant

We-B-Smokin Website

Hillsdale Lake

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Northwest of Paola, KS

Clouds

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It's overcast again

Hillside Airport (63K) at Stillwell, KS

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Turning final for overflight of runway 36
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Getting closer

Lee's Summit Municipal Airport (LXT) at Lee's Summit, MO

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Entering left downwind for runway 36
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On final for runway 36
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Almost to runway 36
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Buildings at Aiirport
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On right downwind for runway 36

Clouds

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Overcast layer
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Clearing
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Climbing between
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Above the clouds
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Clearing
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Almost gone

Another Field

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Another interesting waterway

Missouri River

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Sailboats on Mississippi River

St Louis Regional Airport (ALN) at Alton, IL

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Approaching from the west