Sunday, June 14, 2015

Asheboro Airport Fly-in and Flash Fire Jet Truck

Yesterday was the annual NC Aviation Museum fly-in at the Asheboro Airport. Very good day - but very warm!




Our flight instructors gave $99 introductory flights - they stayed busy and very warm! Here a young man is taking his first flight and his parents are there to share the enjoyment.



One of the big draws this year was the "Flash Fire Jet Truck".  They were hired to make 2 runs down the runway at 300+ mph.  The little Chevy pickup is mostly just a big jet engine with a vaguely pick-up truck looking facade.





It was fun to watch - I took this shaky video near the runway.  (The runway was closed at the time, if you're wondering!)   Watch for the vintage Twin Beech who races the truck down the runway!


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