State Fly-In

Monday, June 19, 2006

Aerobatic pilot Rob Ator tumbles his Pitts Special biplane during the headline performance of Saturday's State Fly-In at the McCook Regional Airport. Rainstorms skirted the area long enough for about 1,500 people to enjoy the airshow, which also included the Colorado Yak Pak in four Russian Yak 52 training planes, and Harry Barr of Lincoln's 1945 P-51D Mustang, lower left. Other sights, clockwise from top, include Yak Pak members, from left, P.J. Ashura of Elberts, Colo., Roy Murray of Plattville, Colo., Harry Beckett of Longmont, Colo., and, top, Scott McMillan of Parker, Colo.; John Kugler of McCook seals up the top of his new 105,000 cubic foot hot air balloon for a tethered flight Saturday; Christine Case of Max tries out the cockpit of a Yak 52; powered parachutes cruise around the airport; former RAF pilot Douglas Cairns speaks about flying while coping with diabetes; fly-in fans watch the show in the sky; Harry Barr taxis back from his flight demonstration; and Lt. Frank Peck explains the capabilities of his Nebraska State Patrol helicopter. More information, including fly-in director Diane R. Bartels' talk about pioneering woman pilot Evelyn Sharp, will be published in an upcoming edition.

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