After part 1 (http://forum.scramble.nl/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=117618), part 2 (http://forum.scramble.nl/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=117643) and part 3 (http://forum.scramble.nl/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=118555) it's time for part 3 (not the last one!).
So the day after Memphis I went to West Memphis which is located in Arkansa just across the Mississippi.
West Memphis Airport - 7th of August
N106GA Beech Baron 58 Private N1190Z American Aviation AA-5 Private N1289D Cessna 170 Private N262AG Short SD3-30 McNeely Charter Services N267FE Boeing 727-233F FedEx Express N281MA Mitsubishi MU-2K North Hughes Flying Service Inc N325BG Air Tractor AT-602 Private N333PM Cessna 340 Private N4540F Air Tractor AT-402 Private N611RH Swearingen Merlin River City Aviation N654AR Swearingen Metro McNeely Charter Services N85SR Cessna 310 Private N8872S Cessna 150 Private1. One of the reasons that I wanted to visit West Memphis was this 727
2. Gotta love these little twins
3. The (civil) highlight was this Short SD3-30
West Memphis City - 7th of August
152263 McDonnell Douglas F-4N Phantom II United States Navy4. Another reason to visit West Memphis was this Phantom
Batesville - 8th of August
N3030Q Air Tractor AT-802 PrivateJackson Hawkins Field - 8th of August
N1184B Luscombe 8 Silvaire Private N1692T Piper PA-28-140D Cherokee Private N1771M Cessna 182 Private N2458L Cessna 172 Private N38191 Beech Musketeer C23 Sundowner Private N3BA Douglas C-47A Jim Hankins Air Service N4209V Beech Volpar Turbo Jim Hankins Air Service N52800 Cessna 177 Private N561DA Cessna Citation C560 High Flight LLC N5821M Cessna 310 Private N633CP Cessna 182 Private N7223G Cessna 150 Private N737NV Cessna 172 Private N7731T Cessna 172 Private N8061A Douglas C-47 Jim Hankins Air Service N92756 Beech 18H Jim Hankins Air Service N992 Piper PA-23-150 Apache Private N994CP Cessna 172 Private5. Nice Cessna V Ultra at this fenceless side of the airport.
6. Also a type of aircraft which you don't see in the Netherlands
7. A Beech 18 with a different landing gear.
8. A normal Beech 18.
9. A nice Dakota, not sure if it's still airworthy
10. REQUEST: Does anyone know wich registration belongs to the metal Douglas C-47?
The next day we drove past two small airfields, Natchez and Vicksburg Mississippi
Natchez - 9th of August
N4525W American Aviation AA-5 Private N78190 Cessna 172 Private N9748R Beech Bonanza M35 PrivateVicksburg - 9th of August
N536JR Cessna 172 Private N924KA Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee Private N973JM Cessna 182 PrivateThe next day we went to New Orleans, but with a short stop at Baton Rouge.
Baton Rouge - 10th of August
165973 Beechcraft T-6A Texan II United States Navy 2316 CASA HC-144A Ocean Sentry United States Coast Guard N10HS Pilatus PC-XII JG GP LLC N1135F Cessna 172 Private N160CF Learjet 31A LA Aviation LLC N224JD Pilatus PC-XII Conway Aviation Sales & Leasing LLC N23203 Cessna 172 Private N313NG Pilatus PC-XII RMW Aviation LLC N3339J Cessna 150 Private N38024 Beech Skipper 77 Private N421FM Cessna 421 Private N469ER Cessna 172 Private N4707J Beech Musketeer A23-24 Private N528EA Eclipse EA500 Associated Aviation Enterprises LLC N5567Q Mooney M.20-21 Private N6358C Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Private N6519M Cessna 182 Private N69031 Cessna 152 Private N699GG Learjet 31A TME Logistics LLC N71133 Cessna 182 Private N712RH Beech 200 AMR Aviation LLC N7516V Cessna 177 Private N777KY Boeing 727-2B6 Team Aviation LLC N8306G Cessna 150 Private N8PY Cirrus SR20 Private N925RW Beech 200GT Warren Manufacturing Inc11. One of my favorite aircraft PC-XII
12. Learjet 31 are nice too
13. A SR20
14. Lovely 727 of a Basketballteam, don't like the heathaze though
Then we were off to New Orleans, I expected a lot of bizzjets.... Well, could be worse.
New Orleans Neil Armstrong airport - 10th of August
N225BJ Hawker 125-700A Pathfinder LLC N536BW Hawker 900XP Highlandia Consulting of Delaware LLC N869AF Pilatus PC-XII Planesense N941FD Boeing 757-225SF FedEx Express N978QS Cessna Citation X NetJets N9LJ Cessna 337 Private15. Nice yellow cheatline
16. PC-XII
17. REQUEST: Anyone for that Piper PA28's registration?
18. Also a jet which I really like, the Cessna X
We stayed in New Orleans this day, but lots of aircraft were seen. I went to fly a Seaplane for the first time (at Belle Chasse). This airport is close to New Orleans JRB so a few military planes were seen this day. We went to New Orleans Lakefront at the end of the day.
Belle Chasse Southern Seaplanes - 11th of August
N1574P Cessna 210 Private N21058 de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Southern Seaplane N217C Cessna 185 Southern Seaplane N2272X Cessna 206 Southern Seaplane N5222R Cessna 185 Southern Seaplane N522SS Cessna 185 Southern Seaplane N61301 Cessna 185 Southern Seaplane N70822 Cessna 206 Southern Seaplane N81PK Piper PA-32R-301 Saratoga SP Private N9069M Cessna 180 Private19. Not only a seairport...
20. The plane which would take us for the flight, with one splash 'nd go in the Bayou.
21. New Orleans downtown!
22. Inbound for the splash and go!
23. The Beaver of Southern Seaplanes
New Orleans JRB - 11th of August
147750 Douglas A-4L Skyhawk United States Navy (preserved) 157761 Bell AH-1J Sea Cobra United States Marine Corps (preserved) 159974 Ling-Temco-Vought A-7E Corsair II United States Navy (preserved) 161726 McDonnell Douglas F-18A Hornet United States Navy (preserved) 165741 Cessna Citation UC-35A United States Marine Corps 82-0047 McDonnell Douglas F-15D Eagle United States Air Force24. The New Orleans JRB Gate Guard
25. Seen from the flight
26.
Lastly we went to New Orleans Lakefront.
New Orleans Lakefront - 11th of August
162024 Bell TH-57C Sea Ranger United States Navy 13-20621 Sikorsky UM-60 Blackhawk United States Army N1068L Lake LA-4 -200Buccaneer Private N112WC Beech 400 Gulf Equipment LLC N200LP Mitsubishi MU-300 Central Flying Service Inc N200TK Beech B200 Flight Line Holdings LLC N2473Z Cessna 172 Private N255TC Cessna Citation C550 Zeppelin Holdings LLC N3123H Piper PA-46 Malibu Meridian Regional Transport Leasing Inc N333WA Beech Bonanza A36 Private N378CD Cirrus SR22 Private N400BP Beech Duke 60 Private N40KV Robinson R44 Raven II Private N424JR IAI Westwind A Kanner & Whiteley LLC N433DB Piper PA-31P-425 Pressurised Navajo Private N43WW Piper PA-32R-301 Saratoga SP Private N4782W Rockwell Commander 114 Private N4823V Cessna 172 Private N4864L Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee Private N500ZE Hughes 369D Private N506KS Learjet 40XR Wal-Mart Aviation N5122P Cessna 152 Private N5301T Piper PA-28R-200 Cherokee Arrow II Private N54810 Piper PA-23-250E Aztec Private N5807V Mooney M.20-231 Private N589SR Cirrus SR22 Private N58BN Beech Baron 58TC Private N601PF Ted Smith Aerostar 601P Private N6051P Cessna 162 Private N615PC Cessna 340 Private N628JS Lake LA-4-200 Buccaneer Private N64989 Cessna 152 Private N6728L Beech Baron 58 Private N728PH Embraer Legacy 600 BHM-SCM Services N72JE Cirrus SR22 Private N730QS Gulfstream G200 NetJets N7390Q Cessna 182 Private N73KM Beech Baron B55 Private N740HC Piper PA-31P-350 Pressurised Navajo Private N8036R Beech Sierra A24R Super R Private N8141L Cirrus SR22 Private N8211P Cessna 206 Private N845XG Cirrus SR22 Private N90PA Piper PA-44-180T Turbo Seminole Private N929KD Eclipse EA500 Capital Holdings 188 LLC N96MA Piper PA-31 Cheyenne Headstrong Inc N984RA Cessna 172 Private N9899A Mooney M.20-201 Private27. Blackhawk!!!!
28. Another one!
29. Nice plane, didn't see it before.
30. One of the many planes at Lakefront
31.
32. And a big jet arrived as well!
That's it for now! Comments are appriciated, next edition will follow (one day )