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Title: Meat, beans and nitro
Post by: Steve Scott on September 07, 2009, 06:15:50 PM

This Labor Day found about 15 members of the Minneapolis Piston Poppers and spouses gathering at their club field for a day of sport flying, burgers, hot dogs, baked beans, pasta salad, cookies, cake and soft drinks.

(http://home.comcast.net/~steve.scott8/images/p9070130.jpg)Foreground is infield of a former ball diamond - we fly off the better section in the outfield.  Grain silos and the marshalling yard for BNSF railway in background.  No noise complaints here!	(http://home.comcast.net/~steve.scott8/images/p9070146.jpg)Glen Peterson carrying out his Brodak Fancy Pants
(http://home.comcast.net/~steve.scott8/images/p9070156.jpg) Wayne Willey's superb scratch-built PBY-5 Catalina stunter.  Two Saito .30s power it.	(http://home.comcast.net/~steve.scott8/images/p9070119.jpg) Ivars Greizins piloting his venerable Sig Twister on circle #1
(http://home.comcast.net/~steve.scott8/images/p9070121.jpg) Ivars' Twister airborne showing rebuilt outboard wing panel	(http://home.comcast.net/~steve.scott8/images/p9070137.jpg) Lineup of airplanes and members
(http://home.comcast.net/~steve.scott8/images/p9070118.jpg) TF Tutor ARF owned by...  Bob Cheney	(http://home.comcast.net/~steve.scott8/images/p9070135.jpg) Mr. Cheney doing duties at the grill.  Sina Gourdarzi anxiously awaits a scrumptuous patty
(http://home.comcast.net/~steve.scott8/images/p9070123.jpg) George Murphy (L) with unknown bipe in teutonic insignia.  Bob Cheney (R-foreground) and Glen Peterson look on	(http://home.comcast.net/~steve.scott8/images/p9070141.jpg) Wayne Wiley's kit-bashed Twister is now a Stuka
(http://home.comcast.net/~steve.scott8/images/p9070125.jpg) Wayne's fab PBY.  Glen Peterson assists.	(http://home.comcast.net/~steve.scott8/images/p9070161.jpg) Wayne signals to launch the 'cat
(http://home.comcast.net/~steve.scott8/images/p9070151.jpg) Not everyone had the holiday off.  Member/MPLS firefighter Keith Sandberg on a lunch break prepping an ARF Primary Force (after responding to two fires that morning)	(http://home.comcast.net/~steve.scott8/images/p9070145.jpg) Keith also has an equally superb Beach 18 w/twin OS 30 four strokes

Title: Re: Meat, beans and nitro
Post by: Steve Scott on September 07, 2009, 09:28:50 PM

A few more shots from this afternoon:

(http://home.comcast.net/~steve.scott8/images/p9070154.jpg) Wayne's fine F6-F Hellcat	(http://home.comcast.net/~steve.scott8/images/p9070155.jpg) Another example of Wayne's attention to detail and skill with an airbrush.  Note the engine and gun exhaust stains
(http://home.comcast.net/~steve.scott8/images/p9070138.jpg) Keith Sandberg's semi-scale P-40 stunter.  Nice!  Saito .56 for power.

Title: Re: Meat, beans and nitro
Post by: jim gilmore on September 08, 2009, 04:39:03 AM

Nice photos, I hope all had fun.

Title: Re: Meat, beans and nitro
Post by: john e. holliday on September 08, 2009, 08:29:12 AM

The pictures are great and great to see it was a family affair.  The old Sky Devils of KCMo did that a couple of times.  JJ, my son was just a baby back then.   DOC Holliday

Title: Re: Meat, beans and nitro
Post by: Ward Van Duzer on September 08, 2009, 09:10:44 AM

Great post!

(how did he do dat)?



W.

Title: Re: Meat, beans and nitro
Post by: wwwarbird on September 20, 2009, 11:51:48 AM

 Nice pics Steve, thanks for putting them up! y1