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Check out a few highlights from TORCHS 1st Annual Heli Fun Fly
on Oct. 8, 1996.
TORCHS held it's 1st Annual Fun Fly on Sunday Oct. 6, 1996 at
the club's field in Bithlo, FL. The weather gave us overcast skies from
the start but held off on the rain until 2 p.m. which gave enough time
to get in all the planned events.
| Peter Wale's UH1-N on the stand just before it flew beautifully (35K) | |
| Another view of Peter's UH1-N showing the twin exhaust ports leading
from the gas engine. Fuse is a Scalehouse Helicopter kit (30K) |
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Roosevelt Newsome tries to move the red ball in the novice obstacle course event - easier said than done (39K). |
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John Schmitt nudges the ball into the circle (31K). |
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Mike Bender lends a hand in the impound area while Steve, Craig, and Cliff look on (35K) |
| Ewald Heim vs. Dabling Harward in the semi-final drag race with start man Craig Kirker (21K). | |
| Dabling vs. Marvin Dericho (30K) | |
| Marvin vs. (28K) | |
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The final drag for all the marbles - Marvin vs. Ewald. Ewald edged Marvin out at the end for the win (24K). |
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Miniature Aircraft rep. Gary Scott Breithaupt from Toronto, Canada (33K). |
| Cliff Hiatt's YS 91 powered 4 stroke XL Pro (24K) | |
| TORCHS president Steve Hathaway's XL Custom and Gas XL (45K) | |
| Sloan Davis' Gas XCell (38K) |
Last updated
12/20/02
All photos copyright © 1998 TORCHS
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