Page 23 - October 2018
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Over the past years,                                 Jim Bourke flew a spectacular display in his Extra 300SC,
         it’s been a real treat                               painted in a stunning scheme of orange, blue and white.
         to see Geoff in his
         vintage “Nancy”
         perform aerobatics
         and share her
         history.
        Buck Roetman, from Lutherville, Georgia, flew an amazing
        display of tail slides, inverted flat spins, loops and
        hammerheads in his yellow modified Pitts S2S.


                                                              The tail of his aircraft is decorated with a list of awards he
                                                              won in aerobatic competitions.  His whole routine was
                                                              packed with high G maneuvers, hammer heads, snap rolls
                                                              and flat spins.











        Buck wowed spectators by his inverted ribbon cut!








                                                                                                      One can only
                                                                                                      imagine what
                                                                                                      his body must
                                                                                                      be going
                                                                                                      through
                                                                                                      during the
                                                                                                      performance

                                                                                                      as pushes his
        Conair Aerial Firefighting demonstrated aerial firefighting                                   Extra 300SC
        with a fleet of Air Tractor AT 802 light airtanker and                                        to the limit.
        Cessna Caravan C208B. They gave the spectators a real
        glimpse of how aerial firefighting is performed.
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