Page 20 - October 2017

Barry Pendrak performed Gary Ward flew an awe inspiring aerobatic display
aerobatic maneuvers in his in his green and purple MX2.
custom built Super Skybolt.

Geoff Latter flew his
graceful aerobatic
display in “Nancy”,
a Nanchang CJ-6A
originally purchased
from The Peoples’
Republic of China.

Kent Pietsch, best known for At 75 years of age, Gary lives on the edge and is
his comedy act done in his proof age is only a number. Starting his spectacular
yellow “Jelly Belly” Interstate take-off by pulling his MX2 steeply into the vertical,
Cadet, thrilled the spectators his whole routine is packed with high G maneuvers,
with an actual aileron falling snap rolls, flat spins and high-speed dives. One can
off his airplane. only wonder what his body must be going through
Yellow Thunder, consisting of brothers Drew and Dave during the performance
Watson flying their yellow Harvards, teamed together Flying the world’s first single engine jet fighter, the
with brothers Richard and John Mrazek for a four-plane De Havilland DH-115 Vampire, Jerry Conley
formation aerobatic performance flown only at the impressed spectators with graceful rolls and high-
Edmonton Airshow. speed passes.

It’s a rare sight, seeing a Vampire in flight and

The thundering sound of the Pratt & Whitney Wasp hearing the Goblin Turbojet engine thunder!
radial engines makes “Yellow Thunder” live up to their The Erickson Collection (located in Madras, Oregon)
name! brought five rare Warbirds from their collection to

the airshow. It’s so impressive to see restored
Warbirds in a museum, even more impressive and
To hear the Pratt & Whitney Double Wasp and Merlin
rare is to see them fly!
engines run, would give any warbird enthusiast chills
and F4U-7 Corsair
down the spine.