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CANVAS FALCON DAY
The Ultimate in Modeling Page 1 of 2 |
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at LIBERTY FIELD |
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| The menacing sight of a Fokker Dr I crossing low over Liberty Field |
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Eric Kirby, the CD and organizer, attracted quality builders, pilots and airplanes to this little known, grass roots, flying club. Contributing photographers: Larry Gustafson, Greg Huffman and Andrew Tickle Fantastic lunch catered and organized by Glenn Binkley and Darla Kirby |
Larry
Gustafson opens the gate to start Canvas
Falcon Day.
Enter over the cattle grid, pass the ancient barns. Just another mile to go. There is no better site for a Canvas Falcon meet than a grass roots club like Liberty Flyers. The airfields of the time were improvised from farmers' fields, and the canvas falcons never saw a hard surface runway. Probably would have caused a ground loop anyway. Andrew photo |
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Tim Stingle hand starts, just like the old days. In fact hand starting is the easiest way with these big gas engines. The ignition timing of this 1/3 scale Camel is retarded way after Top Dead Center to prevent a dangerous backfire. Andrew Tickle photo |
NIEUPORT Superb surface texture. David Pippen's winning entry. Andrew Tickle photo |
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THIS IS A BRITISH SOPWITH CAMEL! It was captured after landing behind enemy lines and repainted so that it would not be shot down while the German pilots evaluated it. Andrew Tickle photo |
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Eric Addresses the Pilot's Meeting Larry Gustafson |
Eric presents the trophy Larry Gustafson |
