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The ultimate feeling is when you no longer feel that you are riding in an airplane. You feel like you, yourself, are flying... "I pull back on the stick, I push the power"... becomes, "I'm going that way," and you just, you do whatever it takes to go that way. The airplane literally becomes an extension of your body.
(Lt. Gen. Earl Brown, USAF [Ret.])
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Event Report
Event Reports - EAA AirVenture 2004
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Skybolt - Return Trip
Monday, August 2 - Wednesday, August 11
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EAA AirVenture 2004
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08/11/2004
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08/11/2004
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Article by Steen Staff
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Barrett and Mike brought the Skybolt back starting on Monday, August 2nd, going back the same way they flew up.
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A nice day in the mountains.
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The wires and struts add a certain feel to the experience.
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The view from the front seat.
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Mike and Barrett pass by a mountain.
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Beautiful scenery passes below.
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Quite a few boaters were out enjoying a nice day.
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The Yellowbird spent the first years of her life flying out of a mountain airstrip... this must have felt like home!
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The Smokey Mountains are just that.
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Picturesque mountains surround the plane... quite a change from our low and very flat Florida stomping grounds.
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A golf course hidden in the mountains. Fore!
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Sun glints off the flying wires...
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Coming down the home stretch, a small shower created this beautiful partial rainbow. Space Center Executive Airport (TIX, aka TICO) is visible to the lower left while I-95 lies below. The Kennedy Space Center is directly across the Indian River from TIX.
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Other entries in this series:
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We're heading up to Wisconsin!
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July
21,
2004
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Skybolt Flight - Melbourne to Oshkosh
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July
22,
2004
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Travelling to Oshkosh
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July
23,
2004
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Pre-Show Setup
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July
26,
2004
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Tuesday, July 27 - Opening Day
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July
27,
2004
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Wednesday, July 28
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July
28,
2004
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Thursday, July 29
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July
29,
2004
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Friday, July 30
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July
30,
2004
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Saturday, July 31
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July
31,
2004
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Sunday, August 1
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August
1,
2004
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Monday, August 2
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August
2,
2004
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» Skybolt - Return Trip
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August
2,
2004
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