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O.K., O.K,.... this wasn't
really a LAFA event, but it was held at
Richards Field where four of our members keep their planes. It
involved flying and fun, so... some of us just had to go!.
This was Tamiami's
PanAir Flying Club's first annual
Picnic. The event lasted almost all day and included the live Jazz Band
(Brothers is Jazz), a catered BBQ lunch, rides in two of PanAir's four Cessnas and some really
great door and raffle prizes for the 200 attendees.
The
Miami Glider Club
was also present. They flew in some gliders from their home base a few
miles away and spent their time giving introductory flights to prospective
soaring enthusiasts.
The Richards
Field regulars were also there flying vintage Champs, Cubs, Chiefs, Monocoupes, Stearmans and Ryans among many others.
(My Kolb must have felt a bit lonely surrounded by all those GA planes, but
I was pleased to notice that it attracted more attention than the
traditional planes).
Rob Mixon spent
much of his day overhead giving aerobatic demonstrations and lessons in his Citabria (hopefully to students that had not yet eaten).
It was an exciting,
event-filled day from start to finish. Kudos to Steve Barnes for
orchestrating a terrific event!
We look forward to PanAir's second annual picnic
next year where
we hope that LAFA will be represented in a more formal manner.
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