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Eric Tucker came by to check out the Pilotis. Yes, his dad is Sean D. Tucker. Eric also flies and is involved with unusual attitude training.
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Jet Dragster driver (pilot?) Elaine Larsen was excited to find Pilotis as well.
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This DC-3 put on quite a display of maneuverability and low-altitude flying.
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The Red Knight T-33 does graceful, fast aerobatics.
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Meanwhile over in Paradise City... this Kolb Firestar flew around nearly constantly.
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Low and slow must be a lot of fun, because all these guys and gals couldn't seem to get enough of it!
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The winds were a little stiff but most of the fixed-wing light aircraft and ultralights managed to fly without any problem.
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The plane isn't very large, but it's very well traveled!
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The Zenith 701 STOL isn't the slickest-looking plane, but it sure doesn't need much runway.
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This is one of the more modern LSA's.
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This little trike really went screaming by.
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A Kolb on floats... looks like fun!
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The venerable Drifter design is now back in production by Lockwood.
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If you look closely, you can just about see their smiles!
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Our friends at Aero Adventure were hopping rides all afternoon.
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A nifty little light plane.
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Extra visibility, anyone?
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The Jet Fox is from Europe.
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Culture clash... Baron von Richthofen meets the PPC.
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This was cool... a replica Bleriot.
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Another LSA awaits it's owner's return from seeing the show.
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It was just a matter of time... an electric-powered manned aircraft!
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The batteries are military-surplus Li-Poly cells. The motor is a custom-built brushless unit driving a folding carbon-fiber prop.
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The whole system is actually pretty simple, and looked to borrow a lot from R/C airplane technology where electric is on the way to pushing gas/glow power aside.
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Instead of a gas gauge ad manifold pressure, you have meters for volts and amps.
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The throttle... on/off and a power knob. Endurance is expected to be about 1.5 hours.
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Titan had two of their great little T-51 Mustang replicas on display. They are two-seat aircraft.
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The Mini-Max remains a popular and well-respected light airplane.
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Fans of early ultralights will recognize this as an Easy Riser... originally a hang glider, later a powered ultralight. They are going back into production "due to popular demand".
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This is an original Easy Rider. Control is from a combination of rudder pedals and weight shift.
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The Easy Riser flew towards the end of the daylight... it's a graceful sight.
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The Riser floats in gracefully for a deadstick landing. It seemed to handle OK in the not-so-gentle breeze.
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This is an 87% scale Fieseler 156 Storch replica that is being offered for sale in kit form. Very neat!
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The visibility is great, it's a warbird (kinda)... and the stall speed is 17 mph!
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This odd little van from Subaru was on display... it was only about 4 feet high.
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The wheels are so big, you might be able to land on water with them.
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This Cessna 195 has the coolest paint job we've seen in a long, long time.
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SNF is a great place to see how airplanes work.
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This Pitts was on display in front of the IAC tent.
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Another high-end acro plane near IAC.
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This is a two-seat homebuilt... looks like the viisbility and soaring performance ought to be excellent.
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Comp Air had their brand-new turboprop on display... it had flown just before the show. This thing is REALLY, REALLY BIG!
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