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               Jackson, Michigan Contest  July 8-9, 2006

 


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Can-AM Aerobatic Championship hosted by IAC88
photos and story by, IAC34 member - Bill Lavin

2006 Can-Am Aerobatic Championship

Sign was posted on the fence by the EAA building.

Friday Evening Practice

Bill relieved the Chapter 88 boxmaster from 6pm-8pm.

IAC34 Members

Watching Friday evening practice; Randy Reinhardt, Kim & Randy Wolfe, Mike Wild.

Lined up and ready to fly!

Howard DGA-5 arrives during Friday night Practice

Hinged canopy

Cockpit has shoulder width of 18".

Appears to be a replica of an airplane that holds the inverted speed record.

Ashley Messenger checks it out.

The plane is flown at 105kts in the pattern and stalls at 80kts.

Saturday we flew Sportsman and Unlimited first followed by Primary,  Intermediate 
and Advanced. Primary didn't actually fly since it consisted of a college kid and Joe 
Haycraft who flew to make it a contest.  The Decathlon (same one that was at Marysville)         
had a mechanical problem and Primary ended up flying first and last in the second 
go-around.  Haycraft ended up losing his wallet - not yet found when I left.

We flew Sportsman a third time before the banquet Saturday.  Sunday we flew Primary
a third time and the Unknowns.  I judged Sportsman and Unlimited on Saturday. 
We had five non-flying judges so the five of us judged Primary and the Unknowns 
with no changes in the Judge's line.  We had no weather problems at all.

Allyson Parker-Lauck arrives.

Brought her Panzl in for an Annual and entered the contest. Allyson ranks the Jackson box as one of the three hardest she has flown.

Unlimited Unknowns Difficult for competitors.

Allyson, Hugo, Loren and Michael were all having outs, with winds aloft blowing more than predicted. Hugo broke his helmet during some controllibility probelms.

Aircraft wait to fling themselves into the "delirious burning blue".

Brian and Virginia Jacobson's home on wheels.

Winning Competitors

Standing L to R: Loren Smith, Joe Haycraft, Randy Wolfe, Jeff Granger, Walt Plentis, Doug Bartlett, Michael Vaknin with his son. Kneeling: Allyson Parker-Lauck and Robb Butts.

 

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