Well after a whirlwind of the Vintage Fly-In and Oshkosh and a week to recover, we’re finally back to update the blog. Sorry about the delay.

The fly-in here in Concrete was a great success again this year. Despite some weather woes with IMC mornings and thunderstorms in the evening, there were plenty of airplanes flying in old and new. It was one of the better years for antique airplanes and it was also a better than normal year for non flying visitors.

We have plenty of notes on improvements for next year, especially for parking of antique, vintage and classic planes, and we hope to have a few new things for the fly in next year as well.

There were some some great aircraft on display and the awards handed out by the Concrete Vintage Fly-In are listed below.

Grand Champion – Howard DGA 15P – Fred Lundeen – Olympia, WA

Reserve Grand Champion – Stinson SM-8A – Greg Larson – Snohomish, WA

Champion Warbird – Sterman N2S4 – Kent Johnson – Auburn, WA

Champion Antique – Lockheed 12A – Jim Perry – Monroe, WA

Champion Classic – Cessna 195 – Bob Juranich – Des Moines, WA

Champion Contemporary Classic – Bellanca 14-9-2 Cruisemaster – Rock Snodgrass – Lake Tapps, WA

Champion Experimental – Van’s RV8 – Marc Drake – Arlington, TX

Best Short Wing Piper – PA-22 150 – Herb Huesitis – Point Roberts, WA

Antique Airplane Association Choice – Stinson SM-8A – Greg Larson – Snohomish, WA

After last night’s rain we were a little nervous about the weather. Waking up to IMC it didn’t look good, but as airplanes circled overhead we knew it was thin. About 10am the clouds opened up a bit and the dam broke on the airplanes flooding in. Dozens arrived one after the other making it a busy morning for the parking crew.

The day turned out to be a beautiful one with the temperatures staying a bit cooler. We had a great turnout of antiques and vintage airplanes and a lot of people driving in.

Here are a few pictures from today, more on the way including some of our award winners…

Well after a lot of work all week (and for the past few weeks), the fly in is finally here. The weather forecast for the weekend has been nothing but CAVU and warm temperatures. Even this morning was forecast clear skies all weekend. But by afternoon it was apparent that was going to change. Eventually a monster thunderstorm developed over the North Cascades and flowed west over Concrete. The result was torrential rain for about 15 minutes with thunder and lightening as people scrambled to cover open cockpits and run for cover. Eventually the rain subsided, but everything was quite wet. The upside is the grass should be a bit greener in the near future and the fire danger is down.

Hopefully the weather will look better tomorrow for the busiest day of the fly in. There should be some great planes flying in and scroll down a post to see the schedule for the weekend. Hope to see you up here!

The weather is looking good, the grass is mowed and the planes are arriving. Tonight there will be a movie at the museum’s hangar and tomorrow is the big day with lots to see and do. For a complete schedule of events check out the image below. We hope to see you here and look forward to a great weekend.