OK, so once again I've fallen behind on getting stuff posted to my blog. I'm working on the “better late than never” theory. At least that's my excuse (and I'm sticking to it!)

Anyway, the weekend after Labor Day means it's time for the Midwest Antique Airplane Club's (MAAC) Grassroots Fly-in at Brodhead airport in southern Wisconsin. This year the weekend brought beautiful weather, and Jeri and I had a great flight down to Brodhead in the Waco.

When we arrived we were treated to a field pretty much full of a wide variety of really nice airplanes (and really nice people too!). Topping the list of planes in attendance was Addison Pemberton's newly restored Boeing Model 40. Addison and his whole family worked on the restoration, and it's magnificent!!

Here's another plane in attendance at Grassroots that has history as a mail plane – a Stearman 4E.

This Stearman and the Boeing Model 40 went from Brodhead to the east coast to begin an historic flight across the country on an air mail reenactment. They were joined on the mail flight by a Stearman C3B. The whole story of the mail flight can be found on http://www.antiqueairfield.com/.

Of course, this entry wouldn't be complete without a picture of the Waco standing proud on the line at Brodhead!

Another interesting vehicle seen during Grassroots was this antique Ford racing car.

Ted Davis recently finished the restoration of a New Standard D25. He did his best to start wearing it out by hauling rides each day during Grassroots.

There's always a wide variety of airplanes at Grassroots, like these two Cessna amphibs.

So Grassroots 2008 was a great event. I highly recommend membership in MAAC and attendance at Grassroots. This is the place to be if you're a vintage airplane fan!