What a gorgeous flying day we had! After a failed start the previous week, the weather gods were on our side with beautiful blue skies and light winds, making for a very enjoyable trip to Merritt Field, PA (4PN7).
Six aircraft (including a guest appearance) arrived at Merritt Field, with a total of fourteen pilots and passengers. Our hosts quickly marshalled us to parking and gave us a very warm welcome (no red carpet, but the grass runway and taxiway did their best to substitute), after which we made our way to the various museum hangars located on the field.

Following a quick snack at the ticket booth/snack bar, we started with the car museum, where some of our members experienced a proper trip down memory lane, recalling childhood memories involving cars they saw in the museum, and discussing various (mis)adventures experienced in them.

Next in line was the motorcycle museum – and while we found a Honda VFR Four on display, nobody could find its IFR equivalent. Sounds like it might be a niche worth filling.

The airplane hangars were next – full of historical aircraft and in a pristine state! Especially for our first-time visitors, they left quite the impression.

It was getting late in the afternoon by this point (we spent quite a bit of time there) and after thanking our hosts for the warm welcome and the great job they’re doing, we all headed back home, with the plan to come back there in the near future.

A big THANK YOU to the pilots that joined us for this fly-out! We couldn’t make this happen without your help. Our next Fly-Out is scheduled for Sunday, September 20th, with the chapter going underground as we fly to Penn’s Cave airport (N74).