1 001 Our float
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| 3 003 District IX VP Mark Smith snapping a shot. Thanks for coming Mark!
| 4 004 Walking the parade route, advertising the show
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5 005 Blanketing both sides with members in club colors is important
| 6 006 The idea is to pass out fliers about the air show to as many people as possible.
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| 8 008 Lots of people wanted fliers!
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9 009 After the parade, lunch was served at the field
| 10 010 And some beautiful planes flew!
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| 12 012 Thing think can flat spin about like a Frisbee!
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13 013 Lots of kids brought their parents to watch
| 14 014 The big planes were out in force
| 15 015 As is tradition, Bert Sutton kicked off the show in his usual patriotic style!
| 16 016 A simulator tent was set up for the public
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17 017 Tons of people flew the simulators
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| 19 019 Thanks to the manufacturers and stores that showed up!
| 20 020 Colors
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21 021 They tried to launch a rocket at the end of the anthem but technical difficulties delayed it until later
| 22 022 The wind kicked up and gave the fliers a challenge
| 23 023 Here's Bert starting the show
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| 26 026 Nice Harrier landing, Bert!
| 27 027 The Jeffco club showed up for a war bird demo
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| 30 030 And a beautiful site it was!
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| 32 032 Twins are always fun because of the cool sound they make
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33 033 Aeroworks showed up in force with two of these beautiful 42% Extra 260s.
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| 35 035 Eric flew the tiny electric heli
| 36 036 And it flew very well!
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37 037 A mass Striker launch
| 38 038 Tuning up four engines is a challenge
| 39 039 Flew great!
| 40 040 The Aeroworks team to fly in tandem
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41 041 And start up in tandem
| 42 042 And perform in tandem
| 43 043 And hover in tandem!
| 44 044 Control line demo. Very impressive flying.
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| 46 046 Big crowd!
| 47 047 Extremely low hover
| 48 048 Oops...too low!
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49 049 The result of mowing the concrete
| 50 050 Finally the rocket launch!
| 51 051 Eric was kind enough to bring candy for the kids. Of course, he had to give it out from his helicopter!
| 52 052 Candy drop - no kids below
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53 053 After the heli moved to a safe distance, the kids have at it!
| 54 054 A few kids didn't get any and so Eric did a second drop just for them
| 55 055 After they had their chance the rest were let out. Man did they clean that runway quick!
| 56 056 Bert back at it - great flying Bert!
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| 59 059 And back to team Aeroworks
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| 62 062 All-in-all, a really great day!!!
Thanks to all the volunteers, the pilots, the industry, and to the City of Arvada!
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