Aerotech News and Review, April 7, 2017

LA County Air Show entertains thousands
by Linda KC Reynolds
staff writer
“Red, White and Boom!” delivered as promised as thousands enjoyed the 4th annual Los Angeles County Air Show at the Gen. William J. Fox Airfield in Lancaster, Calif., March 25-26.
Officially kicking off the event the evening of March 24, Jacob Nelson and the Tone Wranglers got the party started at BEX restaurant in Lancaster, while the title sponsor of the show, Lockheed Martin, hosted the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds air demonstration team in a private reception.
The precision demonstration by the Thunderbirds was beyond impressive, along with numerous aerobatic performers including Rob Holland who has won 18 International medals, nine of them gold.
Among his many awards, Holland is a six-time U.S. National Aerobatic Champion and seven-time U.S. Four-Minute Freestyle Champion.
“I wanted to be a pilot as long as I can remember,” said Holland before the show while he was prepping his aircraft. “Maybe it was Star Wars or something cool like that, that inspired
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Main: Photograph by Linda KC Reynolds. Inset: Photograph by Peter Merlin
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