Air Shows & Events

“Spark it up, dude!” Mechanic welding the longeron back into place. This page best viewed at 800×600 or better

“It broke. We fixed it.” A broken lower longeron at the landing gear point put a hole in the oil tank which called for a little emergency weld work. This page best viewed at 800×600 or better

“No butt jokes…please.” The nose art on the Stinson Observer “Dromedary Aire”. This page best viewed at 800×600 or better

“Not so casual Observer.” A Stinson Observer in camo livery with the litter door open for a peek inside. This page best viewed at 800×600 or better

“Nice duckin’ pitot cover.” Yet another…ahem…original pitot tube cover that we found wandering around the grounds. This page best viewed at 800×600 or better

“A very ‘Spartan’ paint job.” This nice shiny machine is a Spartan Executive sans paint. This page best viewed at 800×600 or better

“It’s one a them wooden planes.” This lovely lady is a Bellanca cruiseair, a wood and fabric construction. Nice work! This page best viewed at 800×600 or better

“HEY, MIKEY!” We also found CART points leader Micheal Andretti at the Gathering for Eagles. Guess we should have given him a bit more warning. This page best viewed at 800×600 or better

“Chuck’s bonin’ up.” From left: Ed Bowlin, Jack Rousch, and Gen. Chuck Yeager at the Gathering for Eagles. And yes, Gen. Yeager is reading “NASCAR for Dummies”. This page best viewed at 800×600 or better

“The Yeager-meister.” Gen. Chuck Yeager says a few words to the assembled at the Gathering for Eagles. This page best viewed at 800×600 or better