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| Sal Luciana and Joe Raimondo man the registration booth. |
Gary Sciarratta and Brian Bunda gear up for the breakfast crowd. |
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| The tents are up and pilots prep for a day of flying. |
Pilots gather for the pre-flight meeting. |
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| Chris Leeds explains the rules. |
The first pilots stage for take-off. |
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| Spectators gather at the flight line to watch the show. |
Prepping the kitchen for lunch. |
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| Haakon Aurdal preps the sausage peppers and onions while Bob Levanduski and Brian Bunda set up for the hamburgers and hot dogs. |
Lunch is served. |
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| Pilots position their planes in preparation for the People’s Choice judging. |
Scott
Bonomo is this year’s People’s Choice Award winner with his 110”
Corsair, powered by a 5-cylinder Moki 250 radial engine. This
magnificent plane includes hydraulic folding wings, a tail hook,
retracts, flaps and lighting. Together with Scott’s flying skill it was
a real crowd pleaser. |
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| Hydraulic folding wings in upright position. |
Panoramic photo by Roger Fowler. Nice! |
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| Alan Newton’s PT-17, 72”, 12 Lbs., Evolution26. | Dale Wirth’s PT-17, 80”, 15 Lbs., G23 engine. |
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| Chris Leeds’ Corsair, 64”, 7.5 Lbs. 75cc engine and flaps and flaps. | Dan Murphy’s Sopwith Tri-Plane, 52”, 7Lbs., 46 engine. |
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| Nobu Iwasawa’s Ziroli P-40 Warhawk, 96”, 35Lbs., G62, flaps and retracts. | Walt Siedlecki Sr. and Jr. start their Fokker DR-1 Tri-Plane, 70” 16 Lbs., G26.
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| John English’s multi-engine P-38 Lightning, 85”, 15 Lbs., dual OS 61 engines, and flaps. | Ken Karpinski’s Maxford USA Curtis Jenny with custom stickers, 105”, 20 Lbs., 55cc engine. |
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Bill Malinowski’s AT-6 Texan, 44”, 4 Lbs., .15 engine.
| John Kohler’s P-40 Warhawk 101”, 35 Lbs., Quadra 75, retracts and flaps.
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Tom Dyl’s P-47D Thunderbolt, 85”, 27 Lbs., Q52, retracts, flaps and tank drop.
| John Braun Sr. and Jr. pose with their PT-17 Stearman, 89”, 27 Lbs., G-38. |
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Mike Ferguson and friend Neville pose with Mike’s Ziroli Corsair, 92”, 35 Lbs.,
G-62, retracts and flaps. | Tom Abate’s Fokker D7, 65”, 11Lbs. 20cc engine. |
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| Fred Stagg’s scratch Ziroli Stuka, 103”, 28 Lbs., flaps and a DA-50. | Joe Hansen’s DH4, 128”, 35 Lbs., G-62 and smoke system. |
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| Charles Kellogg’s Stearman, 87”, 28 Lbs., G-62 and smoke system. | Fran Schneider’s SBD Dauntless, 101”, 38 Lbs., 3W 75i, retracts, flaps and dive brakes. |
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| Rick Andrese’s Beech Staggerwing, 86”, 28 Lbs., Fuji 86, retracts and flaps. | George Kowalewski’s AT-6 Texan, 103”, 23 Lbs., G-62. |
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| Keith Zimmerly’s scratch built DH-4, 173” 51 Lbs., DA 100. | August Lucidi’s 1/3 scale Nieuport 17, 88”, 32 Lbs., Zenoah GT-80. |
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| Carl Gubkin’s P-19, 89”, 15 Lbs., Saito 180. | Bob Levanduski’s 1/3 scale Avro, 144”, 50 Lbs., 3W 100. |
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| Pat Monacelli’s Avro 504, 144”, 40 Lbs. | Brian Bunda’s 1/3 scale Nieuport 28, 108”, Fuji 86. |
