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Woodland/Davis Jet Fun-Fly — October 13-15
October 13-15 was the 20th year of the Jet Fun-Fly held at Woodland/Davis Aeromodelers' airfield in Woodland. As usual, it was a great success with more than 25 pilots, 38 aircraft, and great weather.
The event began in 1986 with only five or six ducted-fan-engine aircraft at the first meet. Twenty years later it has grown to 38 true jet-powered aircraft. Covered extensively by local television and newspapers, the fun-fly draws hundreds of spectators.
The event has significantly increased public awareness and appreciation for the sport and has proven to be a viable source of revenue to help offset the club's operating expenses.
Many thanks to the members of the Woodland/Davis club for their support.
USRA Giant Scale Racing — Parker, Arizona — October 26-29
Mike Brown reported on the 2006 Unlimited Scale Racing Association's (USRA) event in Parker, Arizona, October 26-29.
I was invited to photograph the USRA Giant Scale Races in Parker, Arizona, this past October. I've been to almost every kind of event this hobby has to offer, but never Giant Scale Racing, and I was excited to see what it's all about.
I was privileged to travel to the event with L&S Racing Team of Fresno, California. During the trip I asked many questions and they prepared me for almost everything—everything except the actual racing itself! It was great.
The race starts with the Dominator Class: an oversized Q-500-type airplane with a Moki 2.1 engine, and the racing gets faster from there. Entries include Unlimited models with engines such as the 280 Herbranson, DA 150, and Arrow 200s. These airplanes are unbelievable; they have to be seen to be appreciated. The pylons are 1,600 feet apart and the racers complete five laps in less than 115 seconds. It's awesome!
Not only are these airplanes fast, they're beautiful, and the pilots and crew treated me as one of their own. I'd like to tell you more, but there just isn't room.
I highly recommend you go to one of the races next year. For more information, log on to the USRA website at www.usrainfo.com, and check out roughly 600 of my pictures at http://flyinggiants.com.
Till next time ... Keep 'em safe and keep 'em fly'n.
Transcribed from original scans by AI. Minor OCR errors may remain.
