AIRSHOW NEWS WORLD
WORLD
MAY/JUNE 2014
Matt Younkin
Continuing a 25-Year Family Tradition
A PATRIOTIC TRIBUTE IN RED, WHITE & BLUE!
Julie Clark’s
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Publisher: Sandra M. Parnau Editor: Jim Froneberger Senior Photographer: Scott Slocum Canadian Editor: Kerry J. Newstead Contributing Editors: Denise Decker, Michael J. Gallagher, Sonny Everett Airshow Evangelist: Hugh Oldham A.C.E. Columnist: Greg Koontz Air Racing: Brad Haskin Editor at Large: Jeff Parnau
AIRSHOW NEWS WORLD
MAY/JUNE 2014
VOLUME 29, NO. 3
Covering Nothing but Airshows Since 1986 • Our 29th Year
Features
Recent Contributors Aldous, Skip Aro, Charlene Beckman, Jay Bell, Robert Buff, Chris Burrows, Nate Carey, John Cheung, Ken Cook, Clark Cromer, Lynn Freedman, John Glowaski, Adam Gonzalez, Manny Grace, Larry Graf, Norman A. Grantonic, Ryan Greenwell, Arnold Haskin, Brad Hong, Kevin Holzinger, Steven Houghtaling, Jon Huxman, Andrew Kolasa, Rich Kunkel, Colin Lang, Adrian Larson, Sam Leach, Greg Leininger, David Loper, Mark Lynaugh, Mike
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Jim “Fang” Maroney 18 Remembering One of a Kind
Center Spread 30 The Twin Beech in Formation?
Sun ‘n Fun ‘n The Blues 20 A Stellar Year for the Season Opener
Airshow Grunts, the Series 42 John Cowart, Scott Rensberger
Eugene Nock’s Batcopter 24 ...and Batmobile
Twin Beech, Two Generations 28 Matt Younkin Keeps the Beech Flying
The Regular Stuff 6 8 10 12 14
From the Publisher From Our Readers Jim Froneberger, Editor Hugh Oldham, A.E. Greg Koontz, A.C.E.
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Airshow News Airshow Highlights Airshow Snapshots Airshow Calendar Stick Time with Wayne Boggs
On the Cover Matt Younkin is carrying on a family tradition begun by his father Bobby twenty-five years ago – amazing airshow crowds coast-to-coast with graceful aerobatic routines in the big Twin Beech. Read how Matt is helping bring the big Beech to a whole new generation of fans in our feature story beginning on page 28 (photo by Adam Glowaski).
May/June 2014