Post by J30<>Reinamann on Oct 4, 2017 16:00:46 GMT
AAR dated Oct 2 2017
I was on a road trip and decided to stop by the Kingsbury Aerodrome where the Pioneer Flight Museum is located.
Its has a grass landing strip with two hangers and a workshop.
www.txtransportationmuseum.org/kingsbury-aerodrome.php
www.facebook.com/pg/Pioneer-Flight-Museum-239346991900/photos/?ref=page_internal
I pulled up in front of the workshop to inquire about the museum, as all I saw were rusty buildings, no planes and no sign for a museum. The workshop was cluttered with all sorts of dusty parts stacked on top of each other. Three guys were working in a separate room off to one side and another was working on a Piper Cub in the main area.
I inquired about the museum and the guy working on the Cub said this was the place and he would be with me in a few minutes. So I went back to the car and got my camera.
The guy working on the Cub was named Roger and just so happened to be the owner.
He was just the nicest guy. There were no other visitors there, just me. He stopped what he was doing and gave me a hour and half personal tour. This included the workshop, the hangers, the garage and even his office with private historical mementos.
In short he explained to me that they make replicas of WW1 and early age aircraft for museums and individuals. Rogers father had accumulated a great amount of old plane parts and from these he refurbishes and creates replicas. All of which are flyable. " If you see it in a museum, I probably built it".
They work off of original blue prints using spruce wood and piano wire. Amazing.
Only two WW1 planes are stored here. The DR1 is a replica and the DVII is restored.
The picture below shows the Fokker DVII's plate number 2469 .
It was a most interesting experience. More information than I could explain here.
