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The show begins on a patriotic note

The show begins on a patriotic note

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28 Sep 2021 124
Flying the American flag, Ted Williams and his fellow jumpers opened the show.
Some come for the chicken dinner . . .

Some come for the chicken dinner . . .

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28 Sep 2021 1 125
. . . and stay for the airshow, while others come for the airshow and stay for the chicken dinner. Still others come for both.
More curtain

More curtain

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27 Sep 2021 115
The other jumper closing the show was Scott Adams of Wellston, Ohio.
Bringing down the curtain

Bringing down the curtain

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27 Sep 2021 115
Here's Ted Williams of Marietta, Ohio, one of the jumpers who closed the show.
As scary as it looks

As scary as it looks

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27 Sep 2021 1 149
Brett Hunter, in an RV-6 kit plane, flies under Robert "Tico" LaCerda, going sideways in his Pitts Special biplane, itself only 20 feet off the ground. The slightest mistake by either one and things would be very ugly. Neither one made a mistake, no one was hurt, and the airplanes remained flyable.
They didn't run over him, though

They didn't run over him, though

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27 Sep 2021 110
With no spinning props nearby, Santa turns loose the young horde.
No, it's not bait

No, it's not bait

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27 Sep 2021 1 118
Meanwhile, Santa's helpers Scott Adams and Harry Sowers, known as subordinate clauses, salt the runway with candy. The kiddies will dash out and collect it all.
Not something you see every day

Not something you see every day

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27 Sep 2021 75
Yes, it's really Santa Claus.
Ho, ho, ho below!

Ho, ho, ho below!

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27 Sep 2021 75
Santa in September? Kids are always happy to see him, even more so if he arrives by parachute.
It's called a spin

It's called a spin

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27 Sep 2021 90
Student pilots are taught that if their airplane goes into a spin, they need to take their hands off the yoke and kick opposite rudder. Tico LaCerda knows this. That's why the corkscrew does not end at the ground.
Sideways and smoking, near the ground

Sideways and smoking, near the ground

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27 Sep 2021 2 1 98
Airplanes under control aren't normally in this attitude. They're sure as hell not normally at this attitude this low. When he's not throwing his Pitts Special around the sky, Roberrt "Tico" LaCerda flies a different plane, called a 747. Really.
There it goes

There it goes

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27 Sep 2021 73
Nope, it's flying just fine!
Is there gas in it?

Is there gas in it?

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27 Sep 2021 80
Hmmm. Something wrong with Roger's lawn mower?
Almost stopped at the top of the sky

Almost stopped at the top of the sky

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27 Sep 2021 82
It's called a hammerhead stall. And it's best performed with some sky below you.
Just upside down now

Just upside down now

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27 Sep 2021 78
A Champion Sky-Trac, upside down.
Upside down and headed groundward

Upside down and headed groundward

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27 Sep 2021 79
Emerson Stewart III of Waynesville, Ohio put his Champion Sky-Trac through its paces as the first aerobatic plane to fly on a perfect Sunday afternoon.
What colors is your parachute?

What colors is your parachute?

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27 Sep 2021 80
The show began with a parachute exhibition. Here's Bob Church of nearby Albany, Ohio.
Learning the rules

Learning the rules

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27 Sep 2021 68
Before an airshow begins, there's a pilots meeting. It is where they learn everything from radio frequencies to the part of the sky reserved for the show.
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