Hi guys,

I flew into Denver last weekend to see the annual Warbirds Over the Rockies R/C show at Chatfield State Part in Littleton (south Denver area). Wow - I was most impressed. Not only were the models simply stunning examples of the craft, but the pilots were obviously very experienced, and flew these beauties very "scale" like.

I would like to mention that I was quite blown over by the welcoming reception I got. I was but one 'sponsor' (donated some prints for their auction), but I was treated as an old friend by the event organizers, getting full access to the facilities and airfield. As you'll see by these pictures, I took full advantage of my VIP pass. I shot over 900 images, and over 8 or 9 posts in this thread, I hope to show my favorites.

For the shutterbugs among us, I used a Canon EOS 20D with a 17-85mm IS (IS *off*) lens. For the flying shots, I set the AF point to center spot only. Aperture Priority (usually 1/800-1000 sec) was set. ISO at 200. Drive was set to Burst. For the ground shots, the camera's AutoProgram was used.

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Wade

Hey Wade wish I new you were here... I was. Its about a 10 minute drive from my house. Glad the fellows welcomed you!

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Wow! Great pictures! Thanks for sharing Wade!

Jean-Luc

Wow just by the photos im blown away! Great job on the in flight pictures too. Im wondering if the P-51 RC version flew as well as its original.

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Always wanted to try RC aircraft, but it's just a bit out of my price range if I keep building things in plastic!!

A couple of months ago one of the local malls had a display from one of the RC clubs. I couldn't believe the work on some of them, especially the 3/8 scale P-38J!!!!

Steve Pisanos (71 ES & 4 FG) and Russ Kyler (56th FG) attended the flying event and spoke at the Saturday night banquet.

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I happened to be looking at that beautiful P-38 (see my engine-run shots of her a few posts above) through the lens as she came in with, I believe, a gear problem. Extremely skillful flying on the pilot's part kept the damage to a 'repairable' minimum. The mishap notwithstanding, she flew superbly throughout her routine. I had a soft spot for this one as she displayed a 435th FS patch on her nose ... I flew with and did some artwork for the *current* 435th FTS (IFF) at Moody AFB, Ga, not too long ago:

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In Memoriam - a beautiful Avenger (and HUGE, too!), which met it's end at the event:





Hats off, please:

Hi Wade!

It's fantastic to see how some R/C models look like the real thing! The paint job on most of them is awsome!
Too bad for the Avenger! What happened?

Jean-Luc