| Most viewed - Chilliwack Fly-In Best of the Best May 2007 |
42 viewsLuke builds even smaller planes...ready for take off with his miniature scale Gypsy Moth.
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41 viewsSaturday morning at the pond...Ivan prepping his Short Sealand.
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39 viewsSolent, Solent, Solent...
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38 viewsIvan's first flight of the day, making a beautiful pass down the flight line.
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37 viewsFrank Jaerschky with his Twin Otter scratch built from Model Airplane News plans. Designer - Anton Eisele. It's a beauty.
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37 viewsHere's an eerie image captured by Sam of Dan's Sealand going in...
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37 viewsThe Float Fly gang - what a great looking group.
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36 viewsLOOK CLOSELY...not only does he have moths, but check out the mosquito on his wrist. Luke hand launching his Moth.
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35 viewsDan Idorn built this Short Sealand from Ivan Pettigrew plans.
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35 viewsCouldn't remember these fellows names. Here they are prepping their Twin Otter for it's first flight.
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35 viewsRick, Brad, Ivan, Geoff, Al and Sarah trying to figure out where Luke went??? From all of the stress prepping for his maiden flight, he was probably in the bushes taking care of business. LOL
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35 viewsDan's Grumman Goose just before taxiing out.
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33 viewsAfter spending several hours in the Peden M*A*S*H unit, and a couple of stripped servos later, she was as good as new.
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33 viewsLuke also builds small planes...here he is prepping his Pietenpol Aircamper for its first flight.
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33 viewsRick Bell, from nearby Abbotsford, readying his Short Solent, another past plane from Ivan's fleet. It's still a beautiful flyer.
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33 viewsRoll Call! Everyone fall in.
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33 viewsThis thing looks so real.
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32 viewsHere's a close up of the details. Check out the panel lines. If you look very closely, you can see all of the "rivets." From what we understand, he went through 5 pens to apply the.
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32 viewsPoor Dan was plagued with major glitches on takeoff. After a few seconds of fighting to keep it in the air, it went in behind the grassy knoll. Amazingly enough, it came out practically unscathed.
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32 viewsSam getting Barney the Bush Pilot ready for his first flight.
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32 viewsAs Luke said..."it's like a wedding." Congratulations!
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31 viewsLuke Middleton's unveiling of his new Solent Friday evening at the field - scratch built from Ivan Pettigrew plans.
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31 viewsGlen, from Lake Louise, Alberta, after the re-maiden flight.
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31 viewsHal Norrish's shark partol sitting on the beach. It did a great job as we never did see any sharks.
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30 viewsAnother pic of Luke's Aircamper.
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30 viewsIvan's Short Sealant throttling up for take off.
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30 viewsAnother Tigermoth 400, not sure of the owner.
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30 viewsIvan getting is Short Solent (100" wing span) ready in preflight.
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29 viewsGlen Peden's Hangar 9 Spitfire. This plane used up one of its 9 lives on Thursday when it hit one of the tallest trees located at the west end of the runway. We think that Glen was trying to reenact the flat spin in the Top Gun movie.
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29 viewsHey Brad, can you see me?
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28 viewsSafely on the ground...back on standby.
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28 viewsAlan's Ultra 25 Stick - another excellent performer.
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