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Title: about 20 years ago....
Post by: Derek Barry on March 01, 2010, 07:40:47 AM
 I was looking through the pictures that survived the fire and boy did it bring back some memories. I will post more old pics as I scan them in. I am sure you guys will get a kick out of some of them, I know I did! ;D
Title: Re: about 20 years ago....
Post by: Derek Barry on March 01, 2010, 07:42:14 AM
Archie! He always had beautiful planes!
Title: Re: about 20 years ago....
Post by: Tom Niebuhr on March 01, 2010, 07:45:08 AM
Derek,
Is it really 20 years??!!??
Title: Re: about 20 years ago....
Post by: Matt Colan on March 01, 2010, 07:54:03 AM
I love the first picture, assuming that is you holding Windy's Red Baron, it is SOOOOO much bigger than you!  Cool pics!

Title: Re: about 20 years ago....
Post by: Derek Barry on March 01, 2010, 07:57:45 AM
Derek,
Is it really 20 years??!!??

I think the first pics were in 1989, so 21 years!
Title: Re: about 20 years ago....
Post by: Derek Barry on March 01, 2010, 08:01:07 AM
here are some more! The first two are Atlanta, and the last one is Dad's uncle Charles in the 50's, it got heavy water damage frome the fire dept.
Title: Re: about 20 years ago....
Post by: Derek Barry on March 01, 2010, 08:02:57 AM
And more! ;D The first is dad watching my last junior flight at the 1990 NATS. I think he was a little nervous!
Title: Re: about 20 years ago....
Post by: Derek Barry on March 01, 2010, 08:04:03 AM
A couple more!
Title: Re: about 20 years ago....
Post by: Derek Barry on March 01, 2010, 09:09:23 AM
I am sure you know these guys!
Title: Re: about 20 years ago....
Post by: Derek Barry on March 01, 2010, 09:09:58 AM
1990
Title: Re: about 20 years ago....
Post by: Derek Barry on March 01, 2010, 09:11:03 AM
Some of MY FAVORITES! ;D
Title: Re: about 20 years ago....
Post by: Derek Barry on March 01, 2010, 09:14:24 AM
How lucky can one get? My first Worlds trip was with in my opinion, the three best pilots ever!!!!!
Title: Re: about 20 years ago....
Post by: Derek Barry on March 01, 2010, 09:21:52 AM
This is where it started for me. June 1986!

Hey Matt, I thought you would get a kick out of some of these.
Title: Re: about 20 years ago....
Post by: jose modesto on March 01, 2010, 10:00:14 AM
Derek here is one for you,got to love the glasses.
one of Dondi
Jose Modesto
Title: Re: about 20 years ago....
Post by: Ward Van Duzer on March 01, 2010, 11:06:39 AM
Wow! Derek is part of the fearsom foursome!

And Joe Ortiz.......

        And Jimmy with Columbia! 


Some real treasures Derek...


Ward-O
Title: Re: about 20 years ago....
Post by: Tom Niebuhr on March 01, 2010, 11:18:42 AM
What memories!

The 1990,  Lawrenceville NATS, top picture is of Derek and my son Craig (with the floppy hat)

The bottom picture has Todd Lee talking to John Davis (in the black shorts). We sure miss John. He left us much too early.

Title: Re: about 20 years ago....
Post by: Derek Barry on March 01, 2010, 11:36:21 AM
Derek here is one for you,got to love the glasses.
one of Dondi
Jose Modesto

Notice the newly paved runway. Black asphalt + black plane = Derek bouncing his wheels on the runway during his inside loops! :)
Title: Re: about 20 years ago....
Post by: Derek Barry on March 01, 2010, 11:37:25 AM
What memories!

The 1990,  Lawrenceville NATS, top picture is of Derek and my son Craig (with the floppy hat)



Thought you would like that one! ;)
Title: Re: about 20 years ago....
Post by: Matt Colan on March 01, 2010, 11:46:35 AM
This is where it started for me. June 1986!

Hey Matt, I thought you would get a kick out of some of these.

Yeah, it sure brings back some memories of when I first started flying CL back in September 2005 (RC in '03).  Man 5 years have gone by since I couldn't even fly level.

Derek, how old were you when you started flying?  I was 11.

Title: Re: about 20 years ago....
Post by: Derek Barry on March 01, 2010, 12:08:14 PM
Yeah, it sure brings back some memories of when I first started flying CL back in September 2005 (RC in '03).  Man 5 years have gone by since I couldn't even fly level.

Derek, how old were you when you started flying?  I was 11.



I was 7 when I started flying. I was 9 at my first contest.
Title: Re: about 20 years ago....
Post by: Matt Colan on March 01, 2010, 12:14:19 PM
I was 7 when I started flying. I was 9 at my first contest.

I was 12 at my first contest in May of 2007.

Title: Re: about 20 years ago....
Post by: Steve Fitton on March 01, 2010, 01:20:13 PM
Wow! Those are some cool pictures! Alot has changed, I hardly recognize anybody in those pics.  Fortunately for all concerned Derek has moved beyond the snazzy socks and shorts he wore in the June '86 picture  LL~
Title: Re: about 20 years ago....
Post by: Derek Barry on March 02, 2010, 07:48:51 AM
more NATS pics
Title: Re: about 20 years ago....
Post by: Derek Barry on March 02, 2010, 07:49:44 AM
The Sweeper!
Title: Re: about 20 years ago....
Post by: Derek Barry on March 02, 2010, 08:07:41 AM
Spiderman!
Title: Re: about 20 years ago....
Post by: Tom Niebuhr on March 02, 2010, 08:29:00 AM
Derek,
I first saw Windy's "Sweeper" in Union N.J. about 1962. We all thought that he was crazy.... We were right!
Title: Re: about 20 years ago....
Post by: Steve Fitton on March 02, 2010, 11:43:44 AM
Too funny, both Brad and I are in the background of the Sweeper shot taking pictures ourselves.  I think everyone wanted to document how crazy Dale and Derek were for building that thing and then flying it on a fridigid and very windy day at Tifton!  I need to see if I can find those pictures...
Title: Re: about 20 years ago....
Post by: scott bolton on March 02, 2010, 05:11:01 PM
   Derek, Great stuff brother!!! What fantastic pictures you've collected through out the years. The one of your Dad looking like he's watching a high wire act is priceless. Derek one of the real cool things I have noticed about the Dude from Georgia is He hasn't forgotten his roots. Thanks so much for the pictures and all your HELP!!! Keep having a blast.   Scott Bolton   H^^