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Jack Diaz's F-86 won expert class in Top
Gun '07. He flew it many times at this sporting event. |
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| Frankie Mirandes converted this 12 year
old Maverick to EVF 5012 power and logged countless flights at Winamac. |
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Nice colors and trim lines adorn David
Ribbe's new Ultra Bandit. First flights were posted at Jets Over The
Heartland with a JetCat P-180 pushing it along quite well. |
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| Mary and Chris Trump traveled
from Quebec, Canada to enjoy the flying and friendship.
This BVM .96 powered Aggressor III and Balsa Bandit have made several of
these trips and are signature representatives of Chris's craftsmanship.
Emily, the puppy enjoyed the show as well. |
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KingCats and Bobcats are favorites with
the Scott and Kim Foster team. They show them well. |
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| Richie Holt is busy
with his Bandit ARF. He is relatively new to turbine flying and has
enjoyed good council from Rob Lynch. |
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Rob received the events Top Gun Award
for his 60+ flights during the 4 days of flying. Some of them were
with the BVM demo "Ultra". |
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| Rob Lynch, Robbie Rich, and Richie Holt
take a moment to pose with Robbie's Bandit ARF. |
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This Classic Bandit in a weathered Camo
scheme was originally owned by Eric Meyers. Now Mike Sieniarecki
guides it with a new JR/DSM 12X Radio. Great Pilot - Great Model -
Great Radio. |
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| David Plaine and brother John came
from Bel Air, Maryland to assist the BVM effort. Navy Hi-Viz paint
schemes are popular on BVM Jets, this one with P-70 power was flown
impressively and very smoothly by David. Bandit ARF and Camo Electra's
show in the background. |
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Jack George, Toni Matyi, and Scott
Bonomo hale from New Jersey and look great with Jack's Bandit ARF.
Jack sent along a few words: "Hi Bob, just a
short note to let you know what a pleasure it was to meet you at the Winamac
event. Thank you for taking time to look over my Bandit ARF/P-70
installation. I love the way it flies, lands, the instructions, fit,
and finish are the best in the market. It is absolutely my favorite
jet! Thanks for taking pictures of my jet at the event."
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| Vernon Montgomery wasn't available at
photo time but here are his 80" BVM Sabre and Ultra Bandit. Charter
members of the "Mississippi Gang", David Reid and Vernon always have a good
time at the "Heartland" gathering. |
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Tim Redelman took a moment to pose with
his "Fabulous Phantom" with JetCat Titan power and JR guidance.
This is a real show stopper. Tim and Tracy really put their hearts
into the Heartland event which is why so many of us ( 76 this year ) travel
so far to enjoy it. |
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| Sean and Sherry Saddler from Celina,
Ohio make this Bandit look good, both here and in flight. |
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Our British friends Johnathan and Jo
Smith enjoy a summer vacation annually at Winamac. They keep a few
models in the states like this Bandit and a Bobcat to attend this and the
Lake Wales, Florida events. |
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| Jeff White (from England) helped Francis
Pichner with the maiden flight on this new "Kramer Painted" Super Bandit.
See also
Bandit Hotshots. |
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The "Hun's" had one flight together with
pilots BV and Jack Diaz. BV's orange striped prototype is now in its
9th year. Jack's red and white striped has quite a "Top Gun" pedigree. Both have JetCat P-120 engines. |
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| Electra Jets were plentiful at this '08
event. Robbie Rich flew this EVF 5012 version often, many times in
formation with a duplicate Camo flown by Rob Lynch. |
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This EVF 6416 is a rocket in flight.
David and Kim Payne display it well. |
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| Your photographer got a few flights in
on this EVF 4010 powered Sabre Jet. Some good
news for Sabre enthusiasts coming soon! |
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