Airplane Fly-In, Minnesota Fun
Mar 5, 2023 15:37:59 #
This past Saturday a fun Fly-In on the frozen Mille Lacs Lake in Isle, Minnesota.
Mar 5, 2023 15:39:56 #
Bushpilot wrote:
This past Saturday a fun Fly-In on the frozen Mille Lacs Lake in Isle, Minnesota.
Mar 5, 2023 16:11:31 #
JohnnyDW
Loc: Richmond and Sunshine Valley British Columbia
Bushpilot wrote:
This past Saturday a fun Fly-In on the frozen Mille Lacs Lake in Isle, Minnesota.
Interesting! Are the landing strips right on lake ice? Notice most of the aircraft are on wheels.
Mar 5, 2023 16:38:12 #
JohnnyDW wrote:
Interesting! Are the landing strips right on lake ice? Notice most of the aircraft are on wheels.
The ice is plowed of snow for the event so wheeled planes can operate, ski planes and those with bush wheels can operate on snow. The big lake has a plowed road system during the winter so ice fishing houses can be accessed by vehicles. These houses are removed at the end of the Walleye and Northern Pike fishing season and the roads are touched up for airplane use for this fly in. This event occurred at Mac"s Twin Bay Resort.
Mar 5, 2023 17:15:41 #
How cool is that?! Not something you see much farther south!
Wheels, skis, skids, snow machines and ATV's all coming together for fun!! Do they have vendors on the ice for food and drink?
Rob
Wheels, skis, skids, snow machines and ATV's all coming together for fun!! Do they have vendors on the ice for food and drink?
Rob
Mar 5, 2023 18:41:59 #
Very nice set! And I thought it was just snow machines and ice fishing up there.
Mar 5, 2023 22:58:30 #
Umnak wrote:
How cool is that?! Not something you see much farther south!
Wheels, skis, skids, snow machines and ATV's all coming together for fun!! Do they have vendors on the ice for food and drink?
Rob
Wheels, skis, skids, snow machines and ATV's all coming together for fun!! Do they have vendors on the ice for food and drink?
Rob
The runway and taxi ways were opened by Mac's Twin Bay resort they had a nice brunch buffet available.
Mar 5, 2023 23:00:21 #
Mar 6, 2023 06:43:35 #
Mar 6, 2023 06:49:17 #
Mar 6, 2023 07:28:01 #
Bushpilot wrote:
This past Saturday a fun Fly-In on the frozen Mille Lacs Lake in Isle, Minnesota.
Mar 6, 2023 08:23:54 #
Nice pictures. I have not heard of this event. Looks like it would be fun. Thanks for sharing
Mar 6, 2023 12:35:08 #
Mar 6, 2023 13:42:12 #
How thick does the ice have to be to support the weight of those planes? I see several that should go over 5000 lbs.
Mar 6, 2023 19:40:55 #
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