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Colonel has owned and flown this early BVM F-16 for many
years. Recently restored, it is now "museumed" at the
ranch. Gathered around L-R, Bob Violett, Dr. Ken Wagner,
the "Colonel", and our host Greg Arnette. |
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World War II
heroes Dean Bartmess and Bob Thacker enjoyed their
visit. Dean worked at BVM for the past 20 years. This
Bronze Star decorated Infantryman was tested in the
"Battle of the Buldge". Bob's exploits in the B-17
during the attack on Pearl Harbor, his record setting
cross country flight in the P-82 "Betty Joe" and his
F-80 Shooting Star test pilot achievements are an important
part of millitary aviation history. |
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| USAF Retired
General Ray Johns hand
scribed a letter to the Colonel. Bob was honored by the
"4 Star" congratulations and warm regards. |
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The Colonel
picked the "Winners". Here Ritchie Holt is awarded the
"Best Sport Jet" trophy for his Bandit MKII. |
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| Sal DiFloria
assisted Ritchie with the big BVM F-16 PNP - many
sorties flown at Area 51. |
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Sal has several BVM jets. This
BVM/Skymaster twin EVF powered model is one of his
favorites. |
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Jimmy Safie and son Jimmy Jr.
from El Salvador came to enjoy the celebration. Rob Lynch
assisted young Jimmy on his first turbine jet flight
with dad's BVM F-16. |
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The F-16 is a
favorite jet for many enthusiast. Here, the Colonel
displays the small, medium, and large version produced
by BVM during the last 25 years. |
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| Rob Lynch was
on hand to help a lot of BVM guys with fine tuning their
jets and as usual, Rob flew countless times with his BVM
F-16. Best demo pilot on the circuit for sure! |
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Mike Coletta just
finished gearing up a MKII Bandit and enlisted Dustin's
vast experience with the final check out and first
flights. Successful of Course! |
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| A new "Navy
Aggressor" BVM 1/6th scale F-16 with Jetsmunt power was
prepared by Dan Asher.
Dustin was on hand to assure that the first flights went
perfectly. Lot's of "High Alpha" maneuvers were part of
Dustin's routine. |
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This "Fly Navy"
KingCat with Wing Tanks (see
Wing
Tanks) was shown well on many flights by Harley
Condra. |
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| Louis Wellen, an
"Oakley" promotional guy, supplied some top of the line
sunglasses as door prizes for pilots and friends. Louis
is also a very good at flying his BVM F-16 in the HiViz
Edwards scheme. Louis' F-16 has over 250 flights on it. |
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Patty and Michael
Generali were on hand to support the BVM participation
of Colonel Day. Patty flies the eBandit to maintain her
jet pilot proficiency. |
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| F-3A pilot Louis Peng,
coached BV who flew this Fly Navy Ultra Bandit.
Accomplished pattern flyers make good jet pilots because
of countless hours of disciplined practice and a flowing
maneuver presentation. |
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The A-4 Skymaster
Skyhawk is presented and flown well by Tim Len. Jason
Bauer always does a great job of showing off the BVM
F-16 in the Texas A.N.G. scheme. Both models have a
great presence and visibility in the sky. |
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| The Colonel chose
Greg Arnette's flights with the 1/5th scale F-16 and the
Mirage F-1 prototype to be worthy of the "Best of Show"
presentation. |
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