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Mike Bem, who runs the Flying Machine Cafe on the field and the pilots association, spearheaded the planning of this event. He parked his Long EZ right after me in a prime spot.
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Before you knew it, the place was full of people and airplanes. They had food stands, an announcer, an air boss and lots of exotic aircraft. It really worked out.
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Some of the aircraft on display.
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Nancy and Sean check out the interior of a large Sikorsky executive transport helicopter in what the rep described as "VVIP Trim". It was a steal at only $13 million. Unfortunately, they are actually struggling to keep up with renewed demand. (really) Oh well, maybe next show.
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Two of the guys from work showed up with their sons to see the show.
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The RV pilots load up for some formation passes.
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Holding with the T6's in the runup area waiting for our turn.
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The T6 flight takes off with smoke on. We're up next. My passenger, Jai, has a front row seat.
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...and we're off, with the gear retracting as we pass the crowd. The Air Boss tells us to make two low passes.
Here is a video of the takeoff I found on Youtube today.
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The first pass.
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A quick clip of the second pass.
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Jai enjoyed his flight. Not bad - in a Velocity at an air show.
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I pulled the plane back to its place in the display area. Lots of great folks stopped by to look at the plane. It was a lot of fun. Here's a quick video of a Mustang and a Spitfire doing a fly by as we stood by my plane. Good stuff.
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It was a great show with lots of planes, pilots and folks from the community getting together. It was a nice way to spend what looks like it will be the last warm day of the year.
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