[RobertV]

Two of our full-scale airplanes also served as part of the giant charity raffle each day. On Saturday, Jeff Foley (Stearman PT-17) and Mark Glazer (RV-8) offered scenic rides in their respecitve aircraft to lucky winners drawn in the afternoon.

Mark Farmer of Rocky Mt., NC won the Stearman ride but selflessly "gave" it to Miss Alayna Chandley of Claremont, NC. And my son, Jay Vess, won the ride with Mark (pics of Mark's plane are below). This was Jay's first light plane ride and he loved it! Both airplanes made their way over the RDRC field late in the day and Jay managed to snap the following pics as they circled the field. You can see the huge scope of this event even though it was late and many people had already left for the evening.

Note that Mark was also able to return Sunday and donated yet another fun ride to a lucky winner. RDRC would like to thank Mark and Jeff for these memorable contributons to the 2007 Fly-for-Tots!