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Every year the Club participates in several shows and
exhibitions that give us the
opportunity to show off many of the clubs airplanes, show off our flying
skills, and discuss with the
public the thrill of flying and building model aircraft.
2010 NEW YEAR'S DAY FUN FLY
On January 1, 2010 MARKS Field hosted the New Year's Day fun
fly Some 20 or so intrepid airmen attended and enjoyed a brisk day filled with
delicious food, lots of flying and continuous camaraderie. All in
all, a great way to start the New Year. Some Pictures from the event are
posted below courtesy of Geren Mortensen.
Some very hearty club members on New Year's Day
Click on following pictures enlarge
2009 MARKS ANNUAL AIRSHOW
 On Sunday, June 7th,the MARKS Club held its
annual Airshow at MARKS field. This was the first year that the
show was officially sanctioned by the AMA. It was a near perfect day with high cumulus
clouds, temperatures in the mid 80's, and light winds. The good weather and
promoting done by the club resulted in a large crowd estimated between 250 and
300 visitors.
Airshow sponsors and their links are shown below.
The sponsors help provide
funding and prizes for the show. Their help is greatly appreciated and results
in a better show for both visitors and participants.
 As shown in the photo on the left, click to
enlarge, there were several event categories
during the afternoon. All of the fliers were current members of the MARKS Club
or visiting fliers from area clubs. The children's events scheduled throughout
the afternoon are always very popular with the spectators and their children.
 This year the crowd was "WOWED" by guest club
member Dennis Blade's with his jet plane. The plane made three flights during
the afternoon to the delight of all visitors. Also, from the same Seaford
club, Jim Dinges put on his usual, narrated demonstration with his scale Yak.
We are grateful for the Seaford clubs participation.
 At the conclusion of the main events a 50/50 drawing for
$125.00 was held and the winner was ed Buck who generously donated the money
back to he club. That was followed by the raffle drawing for the airplane and
helicopter. The first winner was Bill Spina, who took the airplane. The second
winner was Ed Vance who won the Helicopter.
Below is a picture of the MARKS members and guest fliers that
made this show possible.
In all, it was a great afternoon and the club is already
looking forward to 2010!!
MORE PHOTOS FROM AIRSHOW CLICK TO ENLARGE.
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Field view of airplanes and
helicopters on exhibition during air show at MARKS Field |
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Sponsors signs go up at field |
James culp ready for demo |
Pilots pre-show meeting |
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Spectators at show |
More spectators |
Kids glider contest |
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Reggie Sterling's candy drop plane |
Kids collecting candy after drop |
Bill Young prepares for raffle
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 Click on the airplane to view an AirShow .pdf slide show.
It's 40 slides taken at the show and runs about three minutes. It runs best on
newer versions of Adobe Reader. You may have to advance the slides using the a
left click of your mouse. Use the escape key to exit slide show.
MAY, HOLLY CENTER STATIC DISPLAY
Mid Delmarva YMCA Air Show
By James Culp
The YMCA Airshow Saturday went over well, we had about a dozen
club members show up to fly and otherwise support the event. The boat guys had 5
people with well over a dozen boats to run all day. The YMCA crew had hot
dogs and sodas for sale.
We had fewer spectators than I had hoped in attendance however
I found out that Saturday was also the Lawnmower races and
a big Pow-wow. I also heard on the radio about several smaller events. Early in
the day the threat of rain was high, it actually poured in a few places near to
the event site however we only had a few sprinkles while setting up. The wind
was a little higher than we would have liked but most of us still flew
regardless. The field was cleared nicely, although the grass was a little long
still we've been assured next time they'll get it cut shorter for us.
Paul told me at the end they are definitely interested in doing
more with us, specifically he'd like to do a September/October
event out there. Also he would like to do the same thing next year but on the
2nd Saturday of May in conjunction with the car show next door and call it
"Land, Sea and Air". He's still interested in our participation in the
summer camp also.
Throughout the day we had around 50 people show up to spectate.
I didn't have a signup sheet out for club members so I'll give you the list I
remember from memory and if I miss someone please forgive me.
James
Culp Bill
Young
Rich Murray
Jeff
McCarter Wally Mackuchal
Dale Martin
George Claupin
Lester
Morris
Kenny Ludka
Bob Huntington Josh
Huntington Jay Yoder
Jason
Yoder Robert
English Robin Muchler
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