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Arlington Fly-In 2011

I chose a different approach to the Fly-In this year.

Rather than re-taking photos of airplanes that I've taken in the past,

this year I devoted my energies to the people - and I had the pleasure of meeting some great and interesting folks!
welcome to Arlington!
welcome to Arlington!		 Herman, from Sky Valley Tractor - one of the people who move the people.
Herman, from Sky Valley Tractor - one of the people who move the people.		 faces of the ramp tower
faces of the ramp tower		 the follow me! squad - aircraft escort crew
the "follow me!" squad - aircraft escort crew		 arrived!
arrived!
morning coffee
morning coffee		 enjoying the morning
enjoying the morning		 just getting started
just getting started		 pancakes!
pancakes!		 Here they come! Children's Day.
Here they come! Children's Day.
the preflight briefing
the preflight briefing		 peek...
peek...		 some serious simulator time
some serious simulator time		 bringing in the customers
bringing in the customers		 the local EAA tent
the local EAA tent
a little help with a parachute
a little help with a parachute		 first flight
first flight		 Brian Hawkins, Education Specialist with NASA
Brian Hawkins, Education Specialist with NASA		 the old barn
the old barn		 learning about air flow
learning about air flow
OK, who brought all the water?
OK, who brought all the water?		 lunch with friends
lunch with friends		 the cub
the cub		 based near Bellingham, a kindly soul
based near Bellingham, a kindly soul		 a 170, highly polished
a 170, highly polished
biplane in the sun
biplane in the sun		 time with grandpa
time with grandpa		 little man
little man		 now that's a Dad!
now that's a Dad!		 a beautiful 170
a beautiful 170
learning the ropes
learning the ropes		 don't look at my scores
don't look at my scores		 it's a tough job!
it's a tough job!		 another of the people movers
another of the people movers		 Dave Mathieson, before a performance
Dave Mathieson, before a performance
and they're off!
and they're off!		 front row seats
front row seats		 a captivated audience
a captivated audience		 friends sharing a moment
friends sharing a moment		 WOW!
WOW!
you and me and baby makes three...
you and me and baby makes three...		 after her show - Vicki Benzing and her Extra 300s
after her show - Vicki Benzing and her Extra 300s		 All the way from Italy, via Canada.
All the way from Italy, via Canada.		 first biplane ride
first biplane ride		 smiles all around
smiles all around
what a thrill!
what a thrill!		 Mike, a barnstormer
Mike, a barnstormer		 red on blue
red on blue		 hey, Mr. Photographer - want to get some aerial shots?
hey, Mr. Photographer - want to get some aerial shots?		 I hopped right in!
I hopped right in!
the view to the southeast
the view to the southeast		 rounding the western edge
rounding the western edge		 the E ticket smile
the "E" ticket smile		 the grand parade of vehicles
the grand parade of vehicles		 motorcycle escort
motorcycle escort
another escort
another escort		 discussing Allied strategy
discussing Allied strategy		 using air to open things up
using air to open things up		 now comes the heat!
now comes the heat!		 whoa!
whoa!
ready for the balloon glow
ready for the balloon glow		 ahhh...
ahhh...

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Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)11-Aug-2011 06:32
Amazing work,congrats! Vote!
Paolo
Long Bach Nguyen20-Jul-2011 15:22
excellent images, well done on the subject matter, it's great to see another perspective of the Arlington airshow.
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