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I ssue 13 Novem ber 2012
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TheNat i onalAi rRaceshavebeenhel datRenosi nce1964.Thi syearwast af t ert hecr asht hatki l l ed10spect at or sandonepar t i ci pantsohow t heevent changet hi syearandwhet hert her aci ngwoul dbesi gni f i cant l yaf f ect edw quest i onont hemi ndofmany.RobEdgcumbet r avel l edt oRenof orGARt Whet hert her e woul d evenbe anyai rr aci ngatRenot hi syear was s omet hi ng t hatwas not cl earf oral ongt i me.T het r agi c cr as h oft he Gal l opi ng Ghos t , pi l ot ed by J i mmy L eewar d, whi chcaus edt hedeat hsof10 s pect at or s as wel las J i mmy hi ms el f ,caus edagr eatdeal of s oul s ear chi ngaboutai rr aci ng andai rs howsasawhol e.T he Nat i onalT r ans por t at i on S af et y Boar d( NT S B)i sr es pons i bl ef or acci denti nves t i gat i onsand i t under t ookhear i ngsont heway i n whi ch aer i al event s ar e under t aken. T he f actt hatai r r aci ng and ai rs howsar equi t e di f f er enti nnat ur edi dnots eem t o be i mpor t anti nt hi sr evi ew and gi ven t he number of per f or mer swhohavebeenl os t at ai r s hows r ecent l y, maybe t hi s was not t ot al l y unr eas onabl e. Compet i t or shavel os tt hei rl i ves at Reno overt he year s but
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s pect at or t o accept nt smaybe t o year s t at or s wi l l i t hgr eat er t hought he eacci dent s t unus ual tl etal one yeart her e uousf ocus r i s ks even s t obvi ous er hapsnot t at or s )was nt of t he r nsbef or e r eopened et ur nsar e t i t or s ar e he cr owd. t he f i ni s h dupal i t t l e ce at t hi s r e headi ng t at or s .
Vi nt age j et sf r om t he Eas t er nBl oc make up a good pr opor t i onoft he j etf i el d ( RobEdgcumbe)
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I nt her unupt ot heanni ver s ar yai r s how t heRus s i an Ai rF or c e gave per mi s s i on f ora s mal lnumberof f or ei gn j our nal i s t st o vi s i tt he nor mal l ys ec r etai r bas est hatwer ei nvol vedwi t ht hepr epar at i onsf or t heai r s how andpar ade.Manyoft heai r c r af tt aki ng par tf or war ddepl oyedt obas esc l os ert oMos c ow, andt hi spr es ent edaver ygoodoppor t uni t yt oc at c h s i gni f i c ant number s of ai r c r af tt ypes f l yi ng and pr ac t i s i ngdi s pl aysi nt hel eadupt ot heevent .
The one maj ordi f f er enc e bet ween Wes t er n ai r f or c es and t he Rus s i an Ai rF or c ei st hatwher e Wes t er nf or c esf l yonadai l ybas i sf r om Mondayt o F r i day,t he Rus s i an Ai rF or c ef l i esi nc onc ent r at ed bur s t swher emul t i pl eai r c r af tf l yf oraper i odofs i xt o ei ghthour sperday.Asar es ul toft hi st her ear edays atRus s i anai rbas eswher et her ei snof l yi ngac t i vi t y what s oever ,and on ot herdays t her e wi l lbe a c ons t ants t r eam ofai r c r af ti nt hec i r c ui t .
I nl as tmont h’ sc ompet i t i onwewant edt os eey ourA330pi c t ur es .Thewi nni ngi mageabov e wass el ec t edbyGAM’ sedi t or , Kar l Dr age.Her e’ swhatKar l hadt os ayaboutNi kFr enc h’ s wi nni ngent r y : “ Thes t andar dt hi smont hwasex t r emel yhi ghbutNi k ’ ss hotr eal l yc aughtmyey e.Notonl ydoes i tf eat ur eas t unni ngs pec i al s c heme, i t ’ sal s ot ak enatni ghtandj us tl ook sgr eat ! ”Kar l Tof i ndoutKar l ’ s2ndand3r dpl ac eds hot s , c hec koutt heHangar . t v Ourc ongr at ul at i onsgot oNi kwhohaswonhi ms el fa6mont hGAM s ubs c r i pt i on.
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