Ed Anderson Covers the Arlington Fly-In and Sport Aviation Convention July 8-12, Washington State
The 2009 edition
of the Arlington Fly-In at Arlington
Municipal Airport (AWO) was a well-earned
success. Weather for the week was near
ideal conditions, spoiled only by invading
thunderstorms over night Saturday and into
Sunday. Nonetheless, the week offered up
an abundance of attractions,
entertainment, various forums, workshops,
displays, exhibits, guest speakers and
light flying demonstrations during the
daylight hours 8 am to 8
pm.
Judging of
presented aircraft started early each
morning and finished up around 12 noon on
Saturday. The Awards ceremony followed at
10 am Sunday, July 12. Award categories
included Grand Champion, Reserve Grand
Champion, 1-4 Champions, 1-4 Workmanship.
Results can be viewed at www.nweaa.org.
An early count was said to tally some 700
hundred aircraft registered for this
year's show.
Among the
visiting vintage aircraft was a pair of
extremely rare birds in the Antique Class
&endash; a 1928 Boeing 40C biplane
(N5339), and a 1930 Laird, LC-1B 300
(N13907), both from the State of
Washington. Pilot/Owners were listed as
Anson Pemberton and Larry Howard,
respectively, who individually took home
awards of Antique grand Champion and
Antique Champion.
The airshow
elements were on the mid afternoon
schedule. Performers included; Bud and
Ross Granley with their aerobatic Yaks,
Bud Granley and his 'Golden Hawk' T-6,
veteran airshow pilot John Mrazek with
"Pussycat II", his Mk.IV Harvard, Renny
Price (SU-29), Ken Fowler/Eric Hansen
Rocket Aerobatics, Kathy Hirtz, Matt
Groth, Will Allen, John Pierson, and Hans
von der Hofen with a pair of Alpha Jets.
Also participating in the flying program
and the 'Parade of Warbirds' were members
of the Cascade Warbirds, Squadron
2.
Story and
Photos
By Ed
Anderson
