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   Skybolt     Air Progress    06/1972     Pg. 56   Robert Hegge       Not yet posted.
Thanks to Bobby Williams for alerting us to this article. We hope to have a copy of this available soon.

   A Sky-Bolt Story     Sport Aviation    10/1976         Gordon F. Price       Not yet posted.

   Skybolt Info     Sport Aviation    02/1978     Pg. 23           Not yet posted.
Charles B. Smith's modified Skybolt which has shortened wings and balanced ailerons and elevators.

   Skybolt N52DH     Sport Aviation    02/1978     Pg. C, 51   Dean M. Hall       Not yet posted.
Extensive article and cover photo of Dean M. Hall's Skybolt N52DH, with lots of photos and diagrams of features and modifications.

   Skybolt Photos     Sport Aviation    06/1978     Pg. 37, 38           Not yet posted.
Photo on p. 37 of 260hp Skybolt N73F built by Robert Falcone. Has Cessna spring gear. Photo on p. 38 of O-360 powered Skybolt N492X built by Frederick R. Miller.

   Back Cover Painting     Sport Aviation    11/1978     Pg. 7, BC           Not yet posted.
Popular aviation artist Stan Stokes' painting of a Skybolt, which won 2nd place in the 1978 Sport Aviation Art Competition. It was inspired by the Skybolt he was building in 1978. P. 7 includes more information.

   Back Cover: Skybolt Painting     Sport Aviation    07/1979     Pg. BC           Not yet posted.
Back cover painting of Skybolt C-GAVB in a loop.

   The Sturdy Skybolt     Kitplanes    04/1985     Pg. 64   Don Downie       Not yet posted.

   Better... The Second Time Around     Sport Aviation    07/1985     Pg. 56   Mark Danielson       Not yet posted.
Article about tweaking a Skybolt after 200 hours of flying.

   Firebolt Convertible Joins Ranks of Aerobatic Biplanes     Kitplanes    10/1987     Pg. 10           Not yet posted.

   Flying a Steen Roller (Skybolt)     Kitplanes    02/1988     Pg. 60           Not yet posted.

   The First Firebolt     Sport Aviation    01/1989     Pg. 13   Jack Cox       Not yet posted.
Article about Guy Moman Jr.'s Firebolt, the first of the type to fly and Reserve Grand Champion (Plans-built) at Oshkosh 1988.

   Randy Harris Article     Kitplanes    05/1989                 Not yet posted.
Randy Harris in Kitplanes May 89? (Seen on Bearfeat.com)

   Skybolt... A Family Affair     Sport Aviation    04/1993     Pg. C, 16   Jack Cox       Not yet posted.
Article about the beautiful Skybolt built by the Cumberland family. Includes many photos and cover photo. Airplane won Lindy award at Oshkosh 1992.

   Remembering LaMar Steen (Skybolt)     Kitplanes    09/1994     Pg. 77           Not yet posted.

   John Prokop's Legacy (JP-1 Skybolt)     Kitplanes    09/1996     Pg. 59           Not yet posted.

   Getting Started
   A Personal Story
  Sport Aerobatics    01/1997     Pg. FC, 16   Jeff Granger       Not yet posted.
Article about getting into aerobatics, including a good deal about the author's Skybolt. Skybolt photo on cover.

   Steen Skybolt
   Beating the Odds
  Custom Planes    12/2000     Pg. 22   Pete Fusco       Not yet posted.
Article about Skybolt N400RF, completed by Bob Fraker in 1997 and later owned by Pete Fusco. Some info on the Firebolt as well.

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   A Handsome Pitts Special     Sport Aviation    11/1960     Pg. 4           Not yet posted.

   A Handsome Pitts Special     Sport Aviation    11/1960     Pg. 4           Not yet posted.

   Pitts 'Little Stinker'     Sport Aviation    02/1961     Pg. 31           Not yet posted.

   Pitts Little Stinker     Sport Aviation    2/1961     Pg. 31           Not yet posted.

   Joy's Toy     Sport Aviation    5/1961     Pg. 4           Not yet posted.

   Cover Photo - N22E     Sport Aviation    09/1965     Pg. C           Not yet posted.
Caption: Drexel A. Scott, EAA 4448, of 302 Home Savings & Loan Building, Youngstown, Ohio, is the present owner of this Pitts "Special", N-22E. This is the same airplane flown to fame by Betty Skelton in 1948-49. At that time, the aircraft was powered with an 85 hp Continental, and is currently powered by a 170 hp Lycoming.

   Check Pilot Report...Pitts Special     Sport Aviation    11/1965     Pg. 20           Not yet posted.

   First Flight of a Pitts     Sport Aviation    01/1966     Pg. 25           Not yet posted.

   Cover Photo - Joyce Funsch     Sport Aviation    06/1966     Pg. C           Not yet posted.
Joyce Case Funsch graces this month's cover of SPORT AVIATION. The young lady does amazing things with the Pitts Special, at one time holding the title of women's aerobatic champion of the world. She has just added another accomplishment as she has received her Air Transport Rating... still in her twenties!
NOTE: Joyce's plane, "Blackjack", is now owned by Tom Fritzinger of Maidens, VA [10/2004]

   Cover Photo - Mary Aikens and Joyce Case Funsch     Sport Aviation    05/1967     Pg. C           Not yet posted.
Caption: ON THE COVER... Mary Aikens and Joyce Case Funsch, both of Wichita, Kans., stand proudly beside their Pitts Specials which they have piloted to "fame and fortune." Both of these excellent aerobatic pilots have earned the title of "Women's Aerobatic Champion." Mary's Pitts is powered with a 160 hp Lycoming while Joyce's ship has a 180 hp Lycoming powerplant.
NOTE: Joyce's plane, "Blackjack", is now owned by Tom Fritzinger of Maidens, VA [10/2004]

   Award Winning Pitts 'Special'     Sport Aviation    06/1967     Pg. 38           Not yet posted.

   Cover Photo - Gene Soucy with Pitts N8J     Sport Aviation    12/1967     Pg. C           Not yet posted.
Caption: The 1967 top Pitts Award went to L. Paul Soucy of Louisville, Ky., for his "Butt-Buster", N-8J. The airplane was originally built by Oramel Rowe and appeared at previous conventions as N-96R.

   New Pitts 'Specials'     Sport Aviation    07/1968     Pg. 18           Not yet posted.
See also "Togetherness Is Three in a Pitts" by Bob Shambaugh in same issue, page 34.

   Togetherness Is Three in a Pitts     Sport Aviation    07/1968     Pg. 34   Bob Shambaugh       Not yet posted.
See also "New Pitts Specials" article on page 18 of same issue.

   Helpful Hints for the Pitts Builder     Sport Aviation    08/1969     Pg. 24   Trux Morgan       Not yet posted.

   New Pitts Specials     Sport Aviation    12/1970     Pg. 6           Not yet posted
11 photos only.

   New Pitts Specials     Sport Aviation    12/1970     Pg. 6           Not yet posted.

   Pitts Landing Gear Jig, Toe-In (building note)     Sport Aviation    5/1970     Pg. 37           Not yet posted.

   Attention: Control Stick Modifications Not to Make     Sport Aviation    6/1970     Pg. 52           Not yet posted.

   Pitts Pilot Report     Sport Aviation    07/1971     Pg. 4   Anthony V. Fletcher       Not yet posted.

   Pitts Pilot Report - Anthony V. Fletcher     Sport Aviation    7/1971     Pg. 4           Not yet posted
Article and 5 pictures.

   Attention: Engine Failure Due to Fuel Starvation (Note)     Sport Aviation    1/1972     Pg. 9           Not yet posted.

   Hot Line - Pitts Flying Wires - What Not to Use     Sport Aviation    10/1972     Pg. 15           Not yet posted.

   Can Good Be Bad - Gene Dearing on Pitts Stresses     Sport Aviation    7/1972     Pg. 35           Not yet posted.

   Single Place Pitts Certified 2-6-73 (S1S)     Sport Aviation    3/1973     Pg. 6           Not yet posted.

   Pitts OK'd for Aerobatics in Canada     Sport Aviation    8/1973     Pg. 8           Not yet posted.

   Paul Sanderson's Stretched Pitts     Sport Aviation    08/1974     Pg. 10   Paul H. Sanderson       Not yet posted.

   Hot Line - short note on new plans     Sport Aviation    11/1974     Pg. 7           Not yet posted.

   Education Through Error - accident report     Sport Aviation    3/1974     Pg. 27           Not yet posted.

   Elongation in Pitts Wing Fittings - safety note     Sport Aviation    3/1974     Pg. 33           Not yet posted.

   Hot Line - note Pitts N Numbers     Sport Aviation    6/1974     Pg. 8           Not yet posted.

   Paul Sanderson's Stretched Pitts (four pictures and article)     Sport Aviation    8/1974     Pg. 10           Not yet posted.

   Typical Problems Caused by Hard Aerobatic Flying     Sport Aerobatics    11/1975     Pg. 13           Not yet posted.

   Fuel Pump Failure     Sport Aerobatics    2/1975     Pg. 22           Not yet posted.

   Fuel System for Aerobatics     Sport Aerobatics    4/1975     Pg. 14           Not yet posted.

   Rudder Pedal Mounting Plate - Chamfer it     Sport Aerobatics    4/1975     Pg. 16           Not yet posted.

   A.D. Note: Micropress Sleeves on Rudder     Sport Aviation    10/1976     Pg. 8           Not yet posted.

   Pitts Horizontal Stabilizer Attachment Failures     Sport Aviation    2/1976     Pg. 23           Not yet posted.

   Flying Pitts for First Time     Sport Aerobatics    6/1976     Pg. 6           Not yet posted.

   Rudder Cable - Check Swaging     Sport Aerobatics    7/1976     Pg. 22           Not yet posted.

   Cover Photo - Dick Bunting and Pitts Special (Chino Grand Champ)     Sport Aviation    08/1977     Pg. C           Not yet posted.
Caption: ON THE COVER... Chino Grand Champion, Dick Bunting and his Pitts. (Photo by Jack Cox)

   Fuel Venting, Cracked Control Torque Tubes, Upper Wing Fittings     Sport Aerobatics    11/1977     Pg. 16           Not yet posted.

   Cracked Torque Tubes     Sport Aerobatics    12/1977     Pg. 16           Not yet posted.

   Routing of Fuel Lines     Sport Aerobatics    12/1977     Pg. 20           Not yet posted.

   Check the Seat     Sport Aerobatics    2/1977     Pg. 13           Not yet posted.

   Items to Check When Pre-flighting     Sport Aerobatics    2/1977     Pg. 12           Not yet posted.

   Pitts Aviation Sold and Moved to Wyoming     Sport Aviation    2/1977     Pg. 7           Not yet posted.

   Tubing Failure in Gear     Sport Aerobatics    3/1977     Pg. 20           Not yet posted.

   Pitts Drawing Change (tubing substitute)     Sport Aviation    3/1977     Pg. 8           Not yet posted.

   Center Section Problems     Sport Aerobatics    5/1977     Pg. 16           Not yet posted.

   Check Welds on Gear     Sport Aerobatics    5/1977     Pg. 16           Not yet posted.

   Glide Ratio     Sport Aerobatics    6/1977     Pg. 16           Not yet posted.

   Accident Report - Modified Pitts     Sport Aerobatics    7/1977     Pg. 16           Not yet posted.

   Gel-cel Battery Conversion     Sport Aerobatics    8/1977     Pg. 16           Not yet posted.

   Severing of Rib Stitching in Upper Wing     Sport Aerobatics    8/1977     Pg. 16           Not yet posted.

   Cover Photo - Noel Summer's Pitts Special (SNF Grand Champ)     Sport Aviation    04/1978     Pg. C           Not yet posted.
Caption: ON THE COVER... Sun 'N Fun Grand Champion Homebuilt, Noel Summer's Pitts Special. (Photo by Jack Cox)

   Bill Waugh's Pitts     Sport Aviation    08/1978     Pg. 39   Jack Cox       Not yet posted.

   Back Cover     Sport Aerobatics    3/1978     Pg. BC           Not yet posted.
Back Cover photo.

   Inspection Hints     Sport Aerobatics    3/1978     Pg. 16           Not yet posted.

   Broken Longeron     Sport Aerobatics    4/1978     Pg. 15           Not yet posted.

   Summer's Grand Champion Pitts     Sport Aviation    4/1978     Pg. 40           Not yet posted.

   Fuel Tank Cracking - Cause and Prevention     Sport Aerobatics    5/1978     Pg. 18           Not yet posted.

   Foreign Matter in Air Intake     Sport Aviation    5/1978     Pg. 59           Not yet posted.

   Back Cover     Sport Aerobatics    8/1978     Pg. BC           Not yet posted.
Back Cover photo.

   Control Blockage     Sport Aerobatics    8/1978     Pg. 30           Not yet posted.

   Bill Waugh's Pitts (yellow color)     Sport Aviation    8/1978     Pg. 39           Not yet posted.

   Aileron Stop Bolts     Sport Aerobatics    9/1978     Pg. 26           Not yet posted.

   Back Cover     Sport Aerobatics    1/1979     Pg. BC           Not yet posted.
Back Cover photo.

   Cover Photo     Sport Aerobatics    11/1979     Pg. C           Not yet posted.
Cover photo.

   String Wire on Pitts to Determine Verticals     Sport Aerobatics    2/1979     Pg. 15           Not yet posted.

   Cover Photo     Sport Aviation    2/1979     Pg. C           Not yet posted.
Cover photo.

   Additional Bracing for Tailwheel     Sport Aerobatics    3/1979     Pg. 22           Not yet posted.

   From California to Michigan in Pitts     Sport Aerobatics    4/1979     Pg. 7, C           Not yet posted
Article and cover photo.

   Horizontal Stabilizer Support Tube Failures Stabilizer Cracks     Sport Aerobatics    7/1979     Pg. 25           Not yet posted.

   Landing Gear & Brake Problems     Sport Aerobatics    7/1979     Pg. 24           Not yet posted.

   Afton, Wyoming - The Pitts Story     Sport Aerobatics    8/1979     Pg. 9           Not yet posted.

   Inspection Tips     Sport Aerobatics    8/1979     Pg. 24           Not yet posted.

   Lower Fuselage Diagonal Vibration Fix     Sport Aerobatics    8/1979     Pg. 24           Not yet posted.

   Smoke Oil System     Sport Aerobatics    8/1979     Pg. 24           Not yet posted.

   Cover Photo     Sport Aviation    8/1979     Pg. C           Not yet posted.
Cover photo.

   Problems with Pitts when Flown Aerobatically     Sport Aerobatics    11/1980     Pg. 20           Not yet posted.

   Horizontal Stabilizer Struts & Attach Prints     Sport Aerobatics    12/1980     Pg. 12           Not yet posted.

   Back Cover: Rossi's 200HP S-1 with Spring Gear     Sport Aerobatics    7/1980     Pg. BC           Not yet posted.
Back Cover photo.

   Learning Is The Pitts     Sport Aviation    09/1981     Pg. 44   F. H. 'Moon' Wheeler       Not yet posted.

   Cover and Back Cover: Pitts S-1     Sport Aerobatics    1/1981     Pg. C, BC           Not yet posted.
Cover and Back Cover.

   Pitts S-1S Front Horizontal Stabilizer Support Tube     Sport Aerobatics    1/1981     Pg. 15           Not yet posted.

   Back Cover: Brancik Pitts (painting)     Sport Aviation    1/1981     Pg. BC           Not yet posted.
Back Cover photo.

   For Better Ground Handling - Positive Caster Angle on Tailwheel     Sport Aerobatics    11/1981     Pg. 19           Not yet posted.

   Building Wing Ribs for Strength     Sport Aerobatics    12/1981     Pg. 16           Not yet posted.

   Exhaust Stack Construction     Sport Aerobatics    12/1981     Pg. 17           Not yet posted.

   Mods for Aerobatics Commonly Seen on Pitts Special     Sport Aerobatics    2/1981     Pg. 14           Not yet posted.

   Back Cover: Mike Nelson's Pitts S1S     Sport Aerobatics    6/1981     Pg. BC           Not yet posted.
Back Cover photo.

   Back Cover: Sam Burgess & His Pitts     Sport Aerobatics    6/1981     Pg. BC           Not yet posted.
Back Cover photo.

   Cover Photo: Kermit Weeks' Pitts     Sport Aerobatics    8/1981     Pg. C           Not yet posted.
Cover photo.

   Cover Photo: Dal Donner's Pitts S1D     Sport Aerobatics    9/1981     Pg. C           Not yet posted.
Cover photo.

   Moon Wheeler's Pitts     Sport Aviation    9/1981     Pg. 44           Not yet posted.

   Mike Button on Control Stick - Beware of Drilling     Sport Aerobatics    1/1982     Pg. 18           Not yet posted.

   Don Ray's Model P.3     Sport Aerobatics    10/1982     Pg. 23           Not yet posted.

   Jack Steinfeld's Pitts Mod - Redesigned Aileron, Dynamic Counter-Balances on Elevators     Sport Aerobatics    3/1982     Pg. 10           Not yet posted.

   Back Cover: Newt Phillips' S-1     Sport Aerobatics    4/1982     Pg. BC           Not yet posted.
Back Cover photo.

   Streamline Tie Rods - Securing Them Critical     Sport Aerobatics    4/1982     Pg. 10           Not yet posted.

   Cover Photo: Pitts S-1 in Flight     Sport Aerobatics    5/1982     Pg. C           Not yet posted.
Cover photo.

   Protect Bungee Cords from Heat     Sport Aerobatics    6/1982     Pg. 15           Not yet posted.

   Cover Photo: Gordon Price's S-1     Sport Aerobatics    7/1982     Pg. C           Not yet posted.
Cover photo.

   Some New Pitts Ideas (alterations)     Sport Aerobatics    7/1982     Pg. 6           Not yet posted.

   John Pierce's Pitts     Sport Aerobatics    8/1982     Pg. 36, C           Not yet posted.
Article and cover photo.

   Modifying a Maule Tailwheel - Making it Lock     Sport Aerobatics    8/1982     Pg. 12           Not yet posted.

   A Tin Bender Builds A Pitts     Sport Aviation    03/1983     Pg. 46   Jack Cox       Not yet posted.

   Cover Photo: Amos Buetell's Pitts     Sport Aerobatics    1/1983     Pg. C           Not yet posted.
Cover photo.

   Pitts sold to Christen Industries     Sport Aviation    1/1983     Pg. 5           Not yet posted.

   Buying Homebuilt Pitts - Problems     Sport Aerobatics    11/1983     Pg. 16           Not yet posted.

   Maule Tailwheels on Pitts     Sport Aerobatics    11/1983     Pg. 17           Not yet posted.

   Cover Photo: 3 Pitts     Sport Aerobatics    2/1983     Pg. C           Not yet posted.
Cover photo.

   S-1 Rudder Pedal Retention Problem     Sport Aerobatics    2/1983     Pg. 23           Not yet posted.

   George Leider's Pitts     Sport Aviation    3/1983     Pg. 46           Not yet posted.

   Cover Photo: Pam Collins' Special     Sport Aerobatics    5/1983     Pg. C           Not yet posted.
Cover photo.

   Cover Photo: Butler/Himler S-1     Sport Aerobatics    8/1983     Pg. C           Not yet posted.
Cover photo.

   Sonny Rudowick's Grand Champion Pitts Special     Sport Aviation    06/1984     Pg. 24   Jack Cox       Not yet posted.

   Service Difficulties (summary)     Sport Aerobatics    1/1984     Pg. 18           Not yet posted.

   Cover Photo: Clint McHenry in his S-1T     Sport Aerobatics    10/1984     Pg. C           Not yet posted.
Cover photo.

   S-1 with Aileron Spades Encounters Flutter when Pushrod Becomes Detached     Sport Aerobatics    11/1984     Pg. 18           Not yet posted.

   Use Large Washers When Attaching Aileron Arm to Push Rod     Sport Aerobatics    11/1984     Pg. 18           Not yet posted.

   Back Cover: Vincent Woods S-1 Cockpit     Sport Aerobatics    2/1984     Pg. BC           Not yet posted.
Back cover only.

   Rib Breakage     Sport Aerobatics    2/1984     Pg. 19           Not yet posted.

   Seat Failure Causes Control Blockage     Sport Aerobatics    2/1984     Pg. 18           Not yet posted.

   Back Cover: Peter Plant's S-1E     Sport Aerobatics    3/1984     Pg. BC           Not yet posted.
Back Cover photo.

   Vlado Lenoch Pitts - World's Fastest?     Sport Aviation    3/1984     Pg. 39           Not yet posted.

   Cover Photo: Steve and Trish Morris' S-10     Sport Aerobatics    5/1984     Pg. C           Not yet posted.
Cover photo.

   Sonny Rudowick's Grand Champ Pitts     Sport Aviation    6/1984     Pg. 24           Not yet posted.

   Vlado Lenoch's Pitts (Cover Also)     Sport Aerobatics    9/1984     Pg. 6, C           Not yet posted.

   Aileron Spades - Some Difficulties     Sport Aerobatics    1/1985     Pg. 26           Not yet posted.

   Tony Silvaroli and His Pitts S1T     Sport Aerobatics    1/1985     Pg. 8           Not yet posted.

   Aileron End Plate Cause Aerodynamic Blockage     Sport Aerobatics    10/1985     Pg. 24           Not yet posted.

   Charlie Hilliard's World Champ S1S (442X)     Sport Aerobatics    11/1985     Pg. 14           Not yet posted.

   Pitts with 2 Landing Gear - One on Top     Sport Aviation    12/1985     Pg. 10           Not yet posted.

   Pitts Canopy - Ajar Warning Device     Sport Aerobatics    4/1985     Pg. 22           Not yet posted.

   Refueling Fuel Level Indicator     Sport Aerobatics    6/1985     Pg. 20           Not yet posted.

   Buying a Used S1 - Things to Look For     Sport Aerobatics    8/1985     Pg. 18           Not yet posted.

   Cover Photo: S1T Flying in Mountains     Sport Aerobatics    8/1985     Pg. C           Not yet posted.
Cover photo.

   Atlantic Crossing... In A Pitts??     Sport Aviation    04/1986     Pg. 57   Jean Sorg       Not yet posted.

   FCVs Airflow Straighteners for Aerobatics     Sport Aerobatics    1/1986     Pg. 18           Not yet posted.

   Back Cover: Mike Staunter's S1T     Sport Aerobatics    10/1986     Pg. BC           Not yet posted.
Back Cover photo.

   Cover Photo: Robert Armstrong/Moon Wheeler Pitts S1Cs     Sport Aerobatics    10/1986     Pg. C           Not yet posted.
Cover Photo - Pitts over WI

   Holding Stick Grips on Stick     Sport Aerobatics    10/1986     Pg. 24           Not yet posted.

   Julie Pfile's S1T     Sport Aerobatics    11/1986     Pg. C           Not yet posted.
Cover photo.

   Back Cover: Johnny Blount and His Pitts S-1     Sport Aerobatics    12/1986     Pg. BC           Not yet posted.
Back Cover photo.

   Pitts Wing Attach Sheared Bolts     Sport Aerobatics    12/1986     Pg. 12           Not yet posted.

   Cover Photo: Mark Marsh in Much Modified S1S     Sport Aerobatics    2/1986     Pg. C           Not yet posted.
Cover photo.

   Aluminum Fairing on Spring Steel Gear Ends Buffeting     Sport Aerobatics    3/1986     Pg. 8           Not yet posted.

   Wes Selvidge's New Leading Edges     Sport Aerobatics    3/1986     Pg. 6           Not yet posted.

   Bayard DuPont's S1C started in 1968     Sport Aviation    4/1986     Pg. 88           Not yet posted.

   Back Cover: Stu Pressey - On His Wedding Day     Sport Aerobatics    6/1986     Pg. BC           Not yet posted.
Back Cover photo.

   Cracked Area Around Engine Mount Washers     Sport Aerobatics    8/1986     Pg. 14           Not yet posted.

   Failed Stab Carry-through Spar on S-1     Sport Aerobatics    8/1986     Pg. 11           Not yet posted.

   Stick Grip Slippage     Sport Aerobatics    8/1986     Pg. 14           Not yet posted.

   Hendrickson S-1 with Lyc 205     Sport Aviation    8/1986     Pg. 96           Not yet posted.

   Unauthorized Aileron Spades on Pitts     Sport Aerobatics    9/1986     Pg. 14           Not yet posted.

   Harold Chappel's Much Modified S1S     Sport Aerobatics    1/1987     Pg. 13           Not yet posted.

   Spades on Ailerons - Effect and Building Them     Sport Aviation    10/1987     Pg. 66           Not yet posted.

   Pitts - Up In The Air (A Progress Report on A Variety of Homebuilts)     Kitplanes    11/1987     Pg. 34           Not yet posted.

   Cover Photo: Bragitte de Saint Phalle in Her S1S     Sport Aerobatics    11/1987     Pg. C           Not yet posted.
Cover photo.

   Cover Photo: Brigitte de Saint Phalle in her S1S     Sport Aerobatics    11/1987     Pg. C           Not yet posted.
Cover photo.

   Falcon-Air Pitts Wings     Sport Aerobatics    11/1987     Pg. 12           Not yet posted.

   Plywood Covered Wings/Revised Airfoil     Sport Aerobatics    18/1987     Pg. 3           Not yet posted.

   Chappell S1S with 260 HP and Swept Lower Wing     Sport Aviation    2/1987     Pg. 96           Not yet posted.

   Shortened Rudder/Fin     Sport Aerobatics    2? 1987     Pg. 3           Not yet posted.

   Aileron Boost Systems     Sport Aerobatics    3/1987     Pg. 7           Not yet posted.

   Fassnacht S1S Over Lake Winnebago     Sport Aerobatics    3/1987     Pg. 17           Not yet posted.

   Oil Cooler in Rear of Fuselage     Sport Aerobatics    3/1987     Pg. 22           Not yet posted.

   Pitts with Aileron Air Gates     Sport Aerobatics    3/1987     Pg. 19           Not yet posted.

   Revised Pressure Cowl for Pitts - 10 MPH Increase     Sport Aerobatics    3/1987     Pg. 21           Not yet posted.

   Production Suspended     Sport Aviation    4/1987     Pg. 11           Not yet posted.

   Engine Quits on Low Level Inverted Flight     Light Plane World    5/1987     Pg. 44           Not yet posted.

   Inverted, Flat Spin Recovery     Sport Aerobatics    5/1987     Pg. 4           Not yet posted.

   Various Models of Pitts Described     Sport Aerobatics    5/1987     Pg. 6           Not yet posted.

   Landing the Pitts     Sport Aerobatics    6/1987     Pg. 15           Not yet posted.

   Clarification of Pitts Aircraft Production     Sport Aviation    6/1987     Pg. 8           Not yet posted.

   S1T Rudder Pedal Pin Problem     Sport Aerobatics    7/1987     Pg. 12           Not yet posted.

   Cover Photo: John Gardiner's S1S Over Michigan     Sport Aerobatics    8/1987     Pg. C           Not yet posted.
Cover photo.

   Andre S1S - With SIT Wings, 220 hp Lyc.     Sport Aviation    09? 07? 1988     Pg. 2           Not yet posted.

   Cover Photo: Mike Mays in S-1S     Sport Aerobatics    1/1988     Pg. C           Not yet posted.
Cover photo.

   Mike Mays Stock S-1S, A Contest Winner     Sport Aerobatics    1/1988     Pg. 19           Not yet posted.

   Inspect Your Tailwheel Springs     Sport Aerobatics    10/1988     Pg. 14           Not yet posted.

   Metal Corrosion In Steel Tube Tall     Sport Aerobatics    10/1988     Pg. 6           Not yet posted.

   Helton Muck-Modified, Lightened Pitts     Sport Aviation    10/1988     Pg. 104           Not yet posted.

   Back Cover: Van Eck S-1S Over Holland, MI     Sport Aerobatics    11/1988     Pg. BC           Not yet posted.
Back Cover photo.

   Flight Techniques For High Performance Biplanes (Pitts, Eagle, etc.)     Sport Aerobatics    11/1988     Pg. 6           Not yet posted.

   McNamara S1 - Built For Competition With No Electrics     Sport Aviation    11/1988     Pg. 97           Not yet posted.

   Back Cover: Dave Green's S-1 Over Camarillo, CA     Sport Aerobatics    6/1988     Pg. BC           Not yet posted.
Back Cover photo.

   Fairlead Causes Rudder Cable Wear     Sport Aerobatics    7/1988     Pg. 6           Not yet posted.

   Chisten's Plans For Pitts Aircraft     Sport Aerobatics    9/1988     Pg. 6           Not yet posted.

   More Brace Wires Needed On Pitts?     Sport Aerobatics    10/1989     Pg. 12           Not yet posted.

   Cracks in Pitts Control Sticks     Sport Aerobatics    2/1989     Pg. 11           Not yet posted.

   Cover Photo: Olterman S-1S Over Denison, TX     Sport Aerobatics    4/1989     Pg. C           Not yet posted.
Cover photo.

   Check Tailwheel Springs For Wear     Sport Aerobatics    5/1989     Pg. 16           Not yet posted.

   Failure (& Fix) For Ultimate Bellcrank     Sport Aerobatics    5/1989     Pg. 14           Not yet posted.

   Landing Dead - Stick in Pitts     Sport Aerobatics    5/1989     Pg. 18           Not yet posted.

   Straightening Landing Gear     Sport Aerobatics    5/1989     Pg. 6           Not yet posted.

   Cover Photo: Handley S-1S Doing Roll     Sport Aerobatics    7/1989     Pg. C           Not yet posted.
Cover photo.

   Back Cover: Spear S-1S at IAC, Fond du Lac     Sport Aerobatics    8/1989     Pg. BC           Not yet posted.
Back Cover photo.

   S-1T Seat Failure     Sport Aerobatics    8/1989     Pg. 14           Not yet posted.

   Summary of all Pitts Accidents - NOTE     Sport Aerobatics    8/1989     Pg. 13           Not yet posted.

   Back Cover: Arlie Titel's S-1C     Sport Aerobatics    9/1989     Pg. BC           Not yet posted.
Back Cover photo.

   Check Cotter Pins In Rudder Pedal Axles     Sport Aerobatics    9/1989     Pg. 9           Not yet posted.

   Back Cover: Andrew's S-1T at Fond du Lac     Sport Aerobatics    10/1990     Pg. BC           Not yet posted.
Back Cover photo.

   Bellcrank Failure Causes Broken Spar     Sport Aerobatics    10/1990     Pg. 22           Not yet posted.

   Check Spar Reinforcement Plates     Sport Aerobatics    10/1990     Pg. 15           Not yet posted.

   S-1 Torque Tubes Cracking     Sport Aerobatics    10/1990     Pg. 4, 26           Not yet posted.

   Back Cover: S-1Ts over Wisconsin     Sport Aerobatics    11/1990     Pg. BC           Not yet posted.
Back Cover photo.

   Curtiss H. Pitts Story     Sport Aerobatics    11/1990     Pg. 6           Not yet posted.

   Replica of 1st Pitts     Sport Aviation    11/1990     Pg. 5           Not yet posted.

   Designing the Pitts in 1945     Sport Aviation    12/1990     Pg. 33           Not yet posted.

   The First Pitts Replica     Sport Aviation    12/1990     Pg. 56           Not yet posted.

   Cover Photo: Lepore S-1 with Modified Sparcraft Wings     Sport Aerobatics    4/1990     Pg. C           Not yet posted.
Cover photo.

   Back Cover: Haigh Pitts     Sport Aerobatics    5/1990     Pg. BC           Not yet posted.
Back Cover photo.

   Cover Photo: Buck Carroll's S-1D over Tennessee     Sport Aerobatics    5/1990     Pg. C           Not yet posted.
Cover photo.

   Gap Seal Looseness Causes Stick Heaviness     Sport Aerobatics    5/1990     Pg. 10           Not yet posted.

   Landing a Pitts (Or Other Short-Coupled Biplane)     Sport Aerobatics    5/1990     Pg. 12           Not yet posted.

   Cover Photo: Wagnon S-1     Sport Aerobatics    6/1990     Pg. C           Not yet posted.
Cover photo.

   SDR's on S-1     Sport Aerobatics    6/1990     Pg. 8           Not yet posted.

   Back Cover: Jardine S-1S Over California     Sport Aerobatics    9/1990     Pg. BC           Not yet posted.
Back Cover photo.

   Takeoffs in Pitts     Sport Aerobatics    9/1990     Pg. 4           Not yet posted.

   Wheel Landing a Pitts     Sport Aerobatics    9/1990     Pg. 4           Not yet posted.

   To The Stars The Hard Way
   Homebuilding in Jamaica
  Sport Aviation    04/1991     Pg. 57   David D'Costa       Not yet posted.
Article about homebuilding in Jamaica. Includes a description of building a Pitts S1 with some help from Red Stripe beer and a Jesuit priest's blessing.

   Plywood seat back fails in S-1C     Sport Aerobatics    1/1991     Pg. 20           Not yet posted.

   Cover Photo: Adams S-1S over Oshkosh     Sport Aerobatics    10/1991     Pg. C           Not yet posted.
Cover photo.

   Pitts wing design     Sport Aerobatics    10/1991     Pg. 14           Not yet posted.

   Curtis Pitts, 1991-92 Annual Fund For Excellence Honorary Chairman     Sport Aviation    10/1991     Pg. 71           Not yet posted.

   First flight/crash in England, 1972     Sport Aerobatics    11/1991     Pg. 6           Not yet posted.

   Tailwheel lock comes loose, causes crash     Sport Aerobatics    11/1991     Pg. 10           Not yet posted.

   Original Pitts special replica     Sport Aviation    11/1991     Pg. 80           Not yet posted.

   Cover Photo: Williamson S-1 over FL     Sport Aerobatics    12/1991     Pg. C           Not yet posted.
Cover photo.

   Pompano Air Center no longer dealer     Sport Aerobatics    12/1991     Pg. 25           Not yet posted.

   Firewall cuts left bungee     Sport Aerobatics    2/1991     Pg. 14           Not yet posted.

   Support tube causes fuel tank crack     Sport Aerobatics    2/1991     Pg. 14           Not yet posted.

   Jackovich sets time-to-climb record     Sport Aviation    5/1991     Pg. 17           Not yet posted.

   Disconnect tailwheel bolt causes crash     Experimenter    6/1991     Pg. 47           Not yet posted.

   Pitts factory sold     Sport Aerobatics    6/1991     Pg. 17           Not yet posted.

   Pitts kits removed from market     Sport Aviation    6/1991     Pg. 14           Not yet posted.

   Pitts kit item discontinued     Sport Aerobatics    7/1991     Pg. 18           Not yet posted.

   Bad fabric on '86 Pitts     Sport Aerobatics    8/1991     Pg. 10           Not yet posted.

   Pitts & Eagle II homebuilt kits available     Sport Aerobatics    9/1991     Pg. 16           Not yet posted.

   Pitts S-1: A Hu-go Pitts     Kitplanes    08/1992     Pg. 26           Not yet posted.

   Beyond the Pitts     Sport Aviation    08/1992     Pg. 27   Dan Rihn       Not yet posted.

   John Eickmeier's Pitts Special     Sport Aviation    09/1992     Pg. 14, C   Jack Cox       Not yet posted.
Cover caption: Front Cover - John Eickmeier's Pitts Special (see page 14)

   Broken throttle cable - installed tight     Sport Aerobatics    10/1992     Pg. 25           Not yet posted.

   Cover Photo: Coltin S-1 over Chicago     Sport Aerobatics    2/1992     Pg. C           Not yet posted.
Cover photo.

   Chafin S1S - Price cowling, 180hp     Sport Aviation    2/1992     Pg. 97           Not yet posted.

   Elevator torque tube bolt comes out     Sport Aerobatics    3/1992     Pg. 16           Not yet posted.

   Rudder post steering tab change     Sport Aerobatics    4/1992     Pg. 28           Not yet posted.

   S-1 inspection tips     Sport Aerobatics    4/1992     Pg. 28           Not yet posted.

   Bad cotton fabric on S-1A built 6/87 and before     Sport Aerobatics    5/1992     Pg. 28           Not yet posted.
2 pages.

   Addendum on Bulletin - oil breather line     Sport Aerobatics    7/1992     Pg. 7           Not yet posted.

   Breakage of diagonal tubing in fuselage     Sport Aerobatics    7/1992     Pg. 15           Not yet posted.

   Doggett S-1 w/Ultimate wings/mods     Sport Aviation    8/1992     Pg. 94           Not yet posted.

   Rihn Pitts derivatives     Sport Aviation    8/1992     Pg. 27           Not yet posted.

   Fixing loose main spar-to-fuselage attach fitting     Sport Aerobatics    9/1992     Pg. 13           Not yet posted.

   Modifying S-1 to be more competitive     Sport Aerobatics    9/1992     Pg. 32           Not yet posted.

   Eickmeier Pitts Special rebuilt     Sport Aviation    9/1992     Pg. 14, C           Not yet posted.
Cover photo and article.

   Walker S-1 -- 25 year project     Sport Aviation    9/1992     Pg. 92           Not yet posted.

   AlphaPitts Soup (Pitts biplane lineage)     Kitplanes    08/1993     Pg. 24           Not yet posted.

   Marangoni S-1S with 6 cyl Lycoming     Sport Aerobatics    1/1993     Pg. C           Not yet posted.
Cover photo.

   Early Pitts -- check for wall thickness or cracks on stick.     Sport Aerobatics    11/1993     Pg. 33           Not yet posted.

   Installing spring steel gear     Sport Aerobatics    2/1993     Pg. 39           Not yet posted.

   Leading edge tube on horizontal stab breaks -- older Pitts     Sport Aerobatics    2/1993     Pg. 18           Not yet posted.

   Coleman S-1     Sport Aviation    2/1993     Pg. 97           Not yet posted.

   Problems with horizontal stab tubing     Sport Aerobatics    3/1993     Pg. 16           Not yet posted.

   Plans now available     Sport Aerobatics    4/1993     Pg. 10           Not yet posted.

   Preflight list for aerobatics     Sport Aerobatics    5/1993     Pg. 24           Not yet posted.

   Broken front spar on top wing of S-1T7     Sport Aerobatics    7/1993     Pg. 17           Not yet posted.

   Marangoni Italian S-1T with IO540     Sport Aerobatics    7/1993     Pg. 6           Not yet posted.

   Merrill S-1T over ID     Sport Aerobatics    7/1993     Pg. C           Not yet posted.
Cover photo.

   Expanding type fuel cap problems     Sport Aerobatics    9/1993     Pg. 20           Not yet posted.

   Failure of early S-1 horiz stab tube     Sport Aerobatics    9/1993     Pg. 21           Not yet posted.

   Installing IO-540 not good idea     Sport Aerobatics    9/1993     Pg. 20           Not yet posted.

   Robbins S1C covered with Blue River 76009     Sport Aviation    9/1993     Pg. 100           Not yet posted.

   Pitts Super Stinker     Sport Aviation    05/1994     Pg. 16, C   Budd Davisson       Not yet posted.
Cover caption: FRONT COVER: Curtis Pitts' new design..... the Pitts Super Stinkers (see page 16).
You can view more articles by Budd Davisson on his website: Airbum.com

   Developments     Sport Aerobatics    12/1994     Pg. 6           Not yet posted.

   Pitts Super Stinker, The Old Master Does it Again     Sport Aviation    5/1994     Pg. 16, C           Not yet posted.
Cover photo and article.

   Cracked fuselage longerons     Sport Aerobatics    11/1995     Pg. 28           Not yet posted.

   Modified Pitts     Sport Aerobatics    11/1995     Pg. 24           Not yet posted.
3 pages, black and white photos.

   Carlos Santiago's Pitts Construction     Sport Aerobatics    1/1996     Pg. 14           Not yet posted.
2-1/2 pages, black and white photos.

   Cover Photo: Pitts S-1S in formation with Pitts S-2Bs     Sport Aerobatics    11/1996     Pg. C           Not yet posted.
Cover photo only.

   The Maiden Flight of The Pitts S-1-11B     Sport Aerobatics    4/1996     Pg. 11           Not yet posted.
Article and photos.

   Pitts Lower Wing Attach Fittings: Final Rule on AD     Sport Aerobatics    10/1997     Pg. 20           Not yet posted.

   Betty Skelton-Frankman     Sport Aerobatics    3/1997     Pg. 28           Not yet posted.
(Pitts Special Pilot - Hall of Fame)

   Pitts over the Amazon     Sport Aerobatics    3/1997     Pg. 30           Not yet posted.
6 pages with photos.

   Wolfpitts - The Baddest Pitts Yet?, 6 pgs, color photos     Sport Aerobatics    1/1998     Pg. 23           Not yet posted.
6 pages with color photos.

   Engine Out - Dead-Sticking a Pitts     Sport Aerobatics    2/1998     Pg. 21           Not yet posted.
1 page.

   Return of a Legendary Standard     Sport Aviation    1/1999     Pg. 94           Not yet posted.

   Harrison S-1S, O-320-D2A, 160hp, Randolf covering     Sport Aviation    10/1999     Pg. 127           Not yet posted.
Photo and caption only.

   Improving a Masterpiece     Sport Aerobatics    6/1999     Pg. 15           Not yet posted.
2 pages, with photos.

   David Richardson's Pitts S1S     Sport Aviation    12/2000     Pg. 95           Not yet posted.
Photo and caption.

   Drum S-1D, O-320-B1A, Haigh tailwheel     Sport Aviation    3/2000     Pg. 78           Not yet posted.
Photo and caption only.

   Pitts Pedals II Reprinted from Technical Tips Manual IV, p. 191     Sport Aerobatics    8/2000     Pg. 18           Not yet posted.

   Celebration Pitts! Bobby Powell's S-1T     Sport Aerobatics    7/2001     Pg. 30           Not yet posted.
2 pages.

   Really Hot Starts (fuel injected engine)     Sport Aerobatics    7/2001     Pg. 32           Not yet posted.
4 pages.

   Teach Anyone to Land a Pitts? Wanna Bet?     Sport Aerobatics    9/2001     Pg. 24           Not yet posted.
8 pages.

   A Pitts Story by Jeffrey Kaney     Sport Aerobatics    1/2002     Pg. 23           Not yet posted.
3 pages.

   Homebuilding's Heritage, No. 8 in a series Pitts S-1 Special     Sport Aviation    10/2002     Pg. 90           Not yet posted.
1 page.

   My First Weekend With My New Pitts, Marilyn Dash     Sport Aerobatics    10/2003     Pg. 33           Not yet posted.
1 page.

   Infatuated with Flight! Mike Wiskus and his Pitts S-1-11B     Sport Aerobatics    12/2003     Pg. 10           Not yet posted.
5-1/2 pages.

   What Have I Gotten Myself Into? A Plans-built Pitts     Sport Aerobatics    3/2003     Pg. 29           Not yet posted.
4 pages.

   Rigging the Pitts     Sport Aerobatics    6/2003     Pg. 36           Not yet posted.
6 pages.

   Rolling Your Own: Sean Worthington's Pitts S-1-11B     Sport Aerobatics    6/2003     Pg. 27           Not yet posted.
5-1/2 pages.

   Pitts!
   I worked out a three-way deal to sell my BD-5 project (now 80 percent done), add the cash to a small...
  Sport Aviation    05/2004     Pg. 52   Joe Joe Pevey       Not yet posted.

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   21 Experimental Aircraft Attend First Fly-In     Sport Aviation (Experimenter)    10/1953     Pg. 1           Not yet posted.
Article lists attendees including Anderson [/Babcock/Sundelin] Knight Twister, N979

   Effie's Twister     Sport Aviation (Experimenter)    04/1954     Pg. 2   Leo J. Kohn       Not yet posted.
Includes photo of Effenheim Knight Twister, NX572?N

   Modified Twister (Cut-Down Cub Ribs & Spars)
   Note: Actual article title may be different
  Sport Aviation (Experimenter)    12/1954     Pg. 9, C           Not yet posted.
Cover: Photo of Peterson Knight Twister by Merle Olmsted
Article: Modified "Knight Twister" (photograph of Pilgrim modified KT project)

   Peterson Twister     Sport Aviation (Experimenter)    12/1954     Pg. 3           Not yet posted.

   The Redfern 'Knight Twister'     Sport Aviation (Experimenter)    02/1955     Pg. 10   Leo J. Kohn       Not yet posted.
Photograph of Redfern Knight Twister, N1328N

   The Pretty Prairie Special     Sport Aviation (Experimenter)    03/1955     Pg. 8   Leo J. Kohn       Not yet posted.
Article includes 2 photos of Unruh Pretty Prarie Special N25460, as well as top view and construction drawings.

   The Pretty Prairie Special - Drawings
   Construction Drawings of the PPS
  Sport Aviation (Experimenter)    04/1955     Pg. 8           Not yet posted.
Three pages of construction drawings of the Pretty Prairie Special. (Follow up to 3/55 SA/Exp. Article)

   The Pretty Prairie Special IV     Sport Aviation (Experimenter)    05/1955     Pg. 8   Leo J. Kohn       Not yet posted.
Includes two photos of the Unruh PPS.

   Passing In Review     Sport Aviation (Experimenter)    03/1956     Pg. 11           Not yet posted.
Includes photos of many airplanes including Sky Harbor Flying Service Knight Twister N13N, Redfern Knight Twister N1328N, Anderson/Babcock Sundelin Knight Twister N979, and Effenheim E-2 Knight Twister.

   Aircraft Seen At The Fly-In     Sport Aviation (Experimenter)    09/1956                 Not yet posted.
Article lists Sherman Anderson/Babcock Sundelin Knight Twister N979. Article "Pictorial Review Of The 1956 Fly-In" beginning on page 12 might also include a KT.

   Photo of Knight Twister     Sport Aviation (Experimenter)    09/1956     Pg. 4           Not yet posted.
Photograph of Anderson/Babcock Sundelin Knight Twister, N979. Unsure if it's associated with the article "First Donor To Scholarship Fund" on the same page.

   Inexperienced Pilot Flys One
   Note: Actual article title may be different. Probably same as the 'Accident Corner' article already ...
  Sport Aviation (Experimenter)    01/1958     Pg. 15           Not yet posted(?)
(Possibly/probably same as the 'Accident Corner' article already posted.)

   Cover Photo - Knight Twister     Sport Aviation    04/1961     Pg. 1           Not yet posted.
Cover Photo: This month's color cover shows the beautiful Knight Twister of James Nagle and Bob Bober, of Kalamazoo, Mich. Ship is powered with Continental 75 - 85. (Photo from 4 x 5 transparency by Dick Stouffer.)

   Cover Photo - Knight Twister and Great Lakes     Sport Aviation    05/1964     Pg. C           Cover Photo is not yet posted.
Caption: Clyde Parsons of Modesto, Calif., flies two of the sportiest biplanes in the West, the fiberglass "Knight Twister" and the Menasco powered "Great Lakes." Story on page 6 (this story is posted - Parson's Knight Twister)

   Cover Photo - Pretty Prairie Special     Sport Aviation    11/1966     Pg. C           Not yet posted.
Caption: ON THE COVER... Dressed in a beautiful paint job the "Pretty Prairie Special" gives the casual observer the impression of a fine aircraft which is exactly what Col. Marion Unruh's much modified Knight Twister is. Powered by a thoroughly reworked Menasco engine the "Special" is an agile performer in the hands of the retired U. S. Air Force colonel from Pretty Prairie, Kans. (Color photo by Jim McDonnell)

   It Finally Flew (Pretty Prairie Special, Long Nose Knight Twister)
   Note: Actual article title may be different. Marion Unruh's PPS/KT.
  Sport Aviation    04/1967     Pg. 4, BC           Not yet posted.
Back cover caption: BACK COVER... Pictured here are Col. Marion D. Unruh's Prettie Prairie Specials II and III, piloted by John Berwick and Russell Brown.

   Retirement Flight of Pretty Prairie Special III     Sport Aviation    03/1969     Pg. 42   Russell Brown       Not yet posted.

   Back Cover Art     Sport Aviation    06/1975     Pg. BC           Not yet posted.
Back cover color artwork only. No article.

   Sabler Special - with C85 - Still Flying
   Note: Actual article title may be different
  Sport Aviation    01/1988     Pg. 41           Not yet posted.

   Knight Twister Imperial... Don Fairbanks     Sport Aviation    08/1989     Pg. 51           Not yet posted.
Don Fairbanks KT Imperial N5DF goes to EAA Museum. (Plane is now in Motorsports Hall of Fame.)

   Company formed to sell components
   Note: Actual article title may be different
  Sport Aviation    03/1994     Pg. 13           Not yet posted.

   Sam Burgess' Knight Twister Project
   Note: Actual article title may be different
  Sport Aviation    07/1994     Pg. 13           Not yet posted.

   Steen Aero Lab Gets Knight Twister
   Note: Actual article title may be different
  Sport Aviation    04/1995     Pg. 9           Not posted yet.

   17th Annual Light Aircraft Construction Workshop     Sport Aviation    02/1998     Pg. 13           Not yet posted. 1 page w/color photo

   Biplanes You Can Build - Knight Twister     Sport Aviation    01/2000     Pg. 24           Not yet posted.
7 pages w/color photos.

   Cover Photo - Hale's Knight Twister     Sport Aerobatics    12/2000                 Not yet posted.
ON THE COVER: Hale Wallace's Knight Twister, one of many recreational aerobatic mounts out there. Piloted by Bob O'Haver. Photo by Mark Schaible.

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