Thu Jun 30, 2005 6:14 pm
Jim,
Called the Nut Tree by the locals, the actual name of the airport is the Solano County Airport. The Nut Tree restaurant and gift shops have long since been torn down.
Hollister is one of the places to go for a P-51 ride, and most Saturdays have at least one or two of them flying.
I wasn't aware that it was now easier to get into Travis AFB. Thanks for the info. We gave up trying a couple years ago, without a sponsor.
If you like Antiques and want to go north of the Golden Gate Bridge, there's an airport called Schellville that is home to dozens of antique and rare aircraft, including a Ryan SCW and Curtiss Wright 19R (see the Merced post in the Antiques section) You can also catch a ride in one of three Stearmans or an SNJ for soft aerobatics or sightseeing. Check out the Airplanes at te airport on their link at:
http://www.napanet.net/~arbeau/usaah/
Called the Nut Tree by the locals, the actual name of the airport is the Solano County Airport. The Nut Tree restaurant and gift shops have long since been torn down.
Hollister is one of the places to go for a P-51 ride, and most Saturdays have at least one or two of them flying.
I wasn't aware that it was now easier to get into Travis AFB. Thanks for the info. We gave up trying a couple years ago, without a sponsor.
If you like Antiques and want to go north of the Golden Gate Bridge, there's an airport called Schellville that is home to dozens of antique and rare aircraft, including a Ryan SCW and Curtiss Wright 19R (see the Merced post in the Antiques section) You can also catch a ride in one of three Stearmans or an SNJ for soft aerobatics or sightseeing. Check out the Airplanes at te airport on their link at:
http://www.napanet.net/~arbeau/usaah/
Sat Jul 02, 2005 9:13 pm
Well, I made it out to the USS Hornet today, by a combination of bus, BART and bus again (plus a bit of walking too!) Public transport is really a pain here, for future trips across here I'll certainly get a rental car organised.
The Hornet was well worth the visit, I spent a very happy 3 or 4 hours there. Some of the aircraft could do with a bit of work, but several of them are very nicely presented.
Unfortunately I left my cabling at home, so downloading photos will have to wait until I get back to the UK at the end of the week. I'll post some up then.
Thanks for all your advice everyone - it looks like I've got a pretty good list of places to keep me amused on future visits over here.
The Hornet was well worth the visit, I spent a very happy 3 or 4 hours there. Some of the aircraft could do with a bit of work, but several of them are very nicely presented.
Unfortunately I left my cabling at home, so downloading photos will have to wait until I get back to the UK at the end of the week. I'll post some up then.
Thanks for all your advice everyone - it looks like I've got a pretty good list of places to keep me amused on future visits over here.
Fri Jul 29, 2005 11:46 pm
Thanks all for your info. Much appreciated. 
I've posted up some of my USS Hornet photos here.
Hopefully I'll get to the Western Aerospace Museum at Oakland on Sunday.
I've posted up some of my USS Hornet photos here.
Hopefully I'll get to the Western Aerospace Museum at Oakland on Sunday.
Sat Jul 30, 2005 12:11 am
Hi Mike!
Try Auburn on the 13th if you're still here. There's an airshow, should be pretty good. I'm going up with the T28. Should be a good time.
Try Auburn on the 13th if you're still here. There's an airshow, should be pretty good. I'm going up with the T28. Should be a good time.