bhancock(at)worldwidewarb
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 Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 6:13 pm Post subject: It's been a great ride |
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Gang,
ARS VII is in the books. 50+ airplanes for 3+ days of professional,
safe, and fun flying, and great evening events. There truly is
nothing like ARS anywhere in the world. Amy, Amanda, and Lysandra
did their usual magic of keeping everyone happy, well fed, hydrated
(it was 100+ every day), sunscreened (ditto) and entertained while
Hartely and Brandon kept everyone flying, training, and learning.
Alan Silver again gave a fantastic emergency egress brief, Bill
Blackwell gave a talk on his in-flight engine failure, former USN
Survival Specialist Noah Graeme gave a great talk on what to do once
you've survived the egress/emergency landing, and Skip Holm capped
our Saturday banquet with a talk on Reno Racers.
Transition training, aerobatics, basic FAST formation, Tactical
Formation (another great brief, Moto!), and BFM/ACM were all safely
enjoyed - a testament to the professionalism of our pilots and a
great reflection on the RPA's commitment to excellence. And we flew
more this year than we did in each of the last 2 years, to boot.
We have new champions of the Carrier Landing (I avoided claiming the
"Boltron" award  ), Formation Challenge, and Bomb Drop competitions
(you should see the eye watering perpetual awards provided by
Condor!), and more importantly old acquaintances were renewed and new
friendships forged. Participants came from all over California,
Arizona, Washington, Idaho, and one each from Maine and North Carolina.
This year marked my 5th year as Event Director for ARS, and it's with
mixed emotions that I'm officially announcing it is my last.
Resigning is a bitter sweet, but necessary and ultimately very
positive step I need to make at this time. The event will continue
on in the very capable hands of the ARS staff and enjoy continued
support from the RPA. I am grateful to all of you who have in any
way been associated with ARS throughout the years - your efforts and
support are appreciated and have made ARS the "best darned warbird
event in the country!"
Thank you for a great ride.
Check six,
Bdog
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