| Most viewed - Chilliwack Fly-In Saturday May 29, 2010 |
17 viewsIvan launches his Solent into the pond for his first flight of the day.
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17 viewsSam's Cessna turns back for another pass down the beach.
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16 viewsSam's Tofino Air Cessna 172 flies over head.
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16 viewsAs the Cessna makes a close pass, you can see Barney the Bush Pilot manning the controls in the cockpit.
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15 viewsFrank holds Mike's portable hangar as he preps the CL-215 in pre-flight.
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15 viewsBeverly captures her first picture of the CL-215 in flight.
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15 viewsThe CL-215 climbs skyward.
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15 viewsBeverly as she tries to take cover from the perpetual rain showers.
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14 viewsMike's beautiful "suitcase" CL-215 sitting on the table in pre-flight. This plane made it all of the way from the UK in a suitcase - as designed by Mike Roach himself.
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14 viewsPreparing for take off.
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14 viewsMike launches his CL-215 for it's second flight of the day - from the pond this time. Check out the argyle socks - all the way from the UK.
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14 viewsNo worries Barney, you're A-OK - you're flight detail is done for the day.
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13 viewsComing back around, Frank's Otter fit right in with the moodiness of the wet coastal weather.
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13 viewsIvan's Solent taxis out.
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13 viewsTrevor, also from the UK, carries Mike's CL-215 back to the hangar.
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13 viewsFlight of the Solents - Luke's Solent passes through the slot.
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13 viewsAfter that devastating snap roll, Frank inspects the damage. Hey, I can fix this with a bit of thin CA.
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12 viewsKern, from Maple Ridge, puts on the first flight on this soggy Saturday morning with his Green Model Tiger Moth.
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12 viewsGlen takes cover in his make-shift workshop where he spent most of the rainy days working on his new Nieuport.
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12 viewsCome hell or high water, I came here to fly and I'm going to fly - who needs to go to the float pond.
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12 viewsCome on plane.....go. Frank throttles up for his first ever flight off the field with floats.
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12 viewsWhoooo Hoooo....we're flying. Frank's Twin Otter makes a close pass for the photographer.
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12 viewsMike holds up a first edition signed transmitter by the great Frank Jaerschky that he borrowed to fly his CL-215.
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12 viewsLike a re-enactment from ice pilots, Mike land the CL-215 gear-up, only this time it wasn't the Turks flying it, it was Mike.
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12 viewsThe Otter just after take off with water droplets falling from the floate and fuse.
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12 viewsMike and Ivan hanging out at the float pond.
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12 viewsTrevor had the honour of flying many of Ivan's planes throughout the weekend - this one being the Seagull.
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12 viewsYou should have seen how Trevor placed the Seagull so gracefully on the pond - it was as if he few this plane a hundred times before.
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12 viewsMike Roach, Hal Norrish, Trevor Hewson, Mary Hewson and Ivan Pettigrew enjoying the moment.
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12 viewsTrevor looks on as Ivan dismantles his Solent to get ready to head back to the field.
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