9 airframes are loaded into Mark's truck as we head for the ferry to the mainland.
Nedim Bek and the Calgary Air Force fleet!
ALways prepping for another event. Nedim is the man!
Chad & Nedim's planes.
The weekend venue.... we were impressed!
Another shot of the flying area.
Flight line.
Venue shot.
Steve Lyne, Brad Baigent and Mike Allman prepare for the fun to start!
Mike's Fancy Foam Osiris. Man this thing flies nicely! I like it so much I bought a kit!
Flight station.
Calgary Air Force area 51
Jon Harwood's PhellonE
Another shot of the PhellonE
Al Allman'sE-Flite Enticement
Jon's spray job... very nice!
Spray paint expert.
Awards table,
Neat slow flyer.
Ok this is a great lesson on CF support rod installation techniques :-) oops
Chad with the fleet.
Chad and his planes>
Norm Bryson and Mike Allman lead the pilots meeting
Group shot
Mark's PhellonE cruises by.
Mark after decking an airplane... it happens.
Lorne Hansen talks his son Brydon through the sequence.
Mark has lunch prior to judging.
What to do with drag inducers??? Poor man's sun evaders??
Chad's stick plane gets a rare rest.
Mike preps the troops before things get started.
Hartley Hughson starts his round.
Mark retrieves Hartley's plane
Chad assumes his standard pose.... we were just messing around actually... or were we???
Jon with his home build that I call the "Extractor"
Even the "owners" showed up to watch the fun.
Braydon gets ready to fly with dad Lorne calling.
Hover practice/.
Mark's Charge/Repair station
Mark's planes after two flights :-)
Nedim helps me out with some music for the freestyle portion.
Lets go!
The "ladies" judge.... LOL
Chads first ever crash!
Sh*t happens... no pain, no gain.
Repairs
Looks straight.
Mike sets up the Obstacle course
The crowd gathers!
Oops
Steve has a laugh after running the obstacle course.
Mark gets back to the pit area after his flight. Yes the nose is a tad shorter now.
Carnage did happen alright!
Preping for the trip home.
Intermediate Winner Jon Harwood with Norm & Mike.... yes Mike is always messing around.
Chad wins F3P
Dave, Chad and Mike with the F3P awards.
The ride home... yep some things just ride 1st class!