We went to the Fly-In Drive-In event at the Marion airport to take some plane rides and we ended up on the news! Cynthia and Rose are in the very first plane featured and I'm visible in the plane that appears in the video at 00:25 (you can kind of see Emily in the backseat): Marion Fly-In Drive-In
Cynthia and Rose were in the plane just ahead of us waiting for takeoff:
It was the first time flying for both Rose and Emily. I think they had fun.
It had been raining, but cleared up right before we got there and the flights were just starting when we arrived. Even though it wasn't sunny, it was still really cool to go up in a plane:
That plane that looks like a dot in the middle of the sky is the plane that Cynthia and Rose were riding in:
I think that's Marion High School down there:
That's Collins Road and Lindale Mall in the distance:
Linn-Mar:
During the flight we kept drifting through low-hanging thin ghostly clouds:
Hey, there's a roundabout! That thing that baffles Iowa drivers:
See the runway up ahead?
They offered helicopter rides as well, but they were shorter than the plane rides and more expensive. This one was just taking off as we were about to land:
Coming back down:
Cynthia and Rose's plane again:
That was a lot of fun and maybe we'll do it again soon.
The airport had several planes and helicopters on display in and around the hangers:
Rose tried out a helicopter:
Good times! I think the girls are ready for a plane flight to Pensacola...
