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Old 09-17-2007, 01:19 PM   #37 (permalink)
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Here's 2 of the "bigger" planes that were in the neighborhood Saturday. I had a great time and The folks at RDRC should get a big "Thank You" from all of the others that attended.
Dick - those are some great pics of our awesome full-scale fly-by planes. The hair on my arms stood up when that Merlin roared by! And I've acutally been fortunate to fly with Jeff in the Stearman. You know, if you look closely, you can see the tailwheel doors are open on the Mustang. That's a few more knots once he gets those closed up.........
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Old 09-17-2007, 02:42 PM   #38 (permalink)
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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!
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Old 09-17-2007, 03:08 PM   #39 (permalink)
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Hey yall!! I had a blast, and hats off to all of the RDRC members and sponsors, what a great event and cause. The money that was raised was off the hook. Thanks for letting us be part of something special. Great flying to everybody!!
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Old 09-17-2007, 03:10 PM   #40 (permalink)
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Those are some great shots from above. What an amazing event. I am so proud to be apart of a our club. Thanks to all that gave their time and energy. I know that Larry will go around and thank you all personally. J/K

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Old 09-17-2007, 09:13 PM   #41 (permalink)
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Here's my video of the event:


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Old 09-22-2007, 08:49 AM   #42 (permalink)
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Here's some video from the event. Enjoy....
http://www.flyinggiants.com/gallery/...=34115&cat=504
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Old 09-22-2007, 09:13 AM   #43 (permalink)
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Hey Cool vid Nick. You got a little different angle on the one wing 580.
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Old 09-22-2007, 09:15 AM   #44 (permalink)
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That is a great video Nick.
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Old 09-22-2007, 09:24 AM   #45 (permalink)
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50% and Nick,

You captured some great footage of a great event! Fun times for sure.

Thanks for sharing, guys!
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Is there any aerial photos from earlier in the day on Saturday?
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Here's some video from the event. Enjoy....
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Old 09-26-2007, 10:00 PM   #48 (permalink)
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You can see the huge scope of this event even though it was late and many people had already left for the evening.
Yeah, I was looking at those pics and thought it must have been late, the parking lot looks empty compared to what it was earlier in the day.
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