turbo
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we had a huge group of florida flyers land at indian river aerodrome, just west of vero beach, for a nice lunch and then a special treat. here is rogers summary.
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Right at the top... A huge THANK YOU to Old Farts Bill Kaser, Ray Dyson and Carl Miller. Also, a big thank you their wives, friends and neighbors for hosting such a wonderful event as we were treated to today!!! And, we of course want to thank Mr. John Schumann for sharing his magnificent collection of cars with us.
I did not get an "exact count" but I believe we had seventeen aircraft fly into Indian River Aerodrome and another three (two Cirrus and an RV8) fly into VRB, rent a car and drive over. Grass runways and Cirrus wheel pants apparently don't play well together. Our mix of aircraft was its usual wide variety. Sixty-five horsepower Cubs to 450 horsepower Howards. Amphibs to helicopters. High wings, low wings, biplanes, taildraggers, nose daggers... we have them all. Where you gonna go to see two Howards? An Old Farts lunch, of course!
My best guess for lunch was around fifty! I had over thirty on my RSVP list, and thanks to some nice weather... You all showed up! I brought along a couple extras, some "maybes" showed up and the Aerodrome residents crowd was size-able. There was plenty of food... and it was quite good!!! You all ponied up generously, and Bill Kaser (my I.A.) came out with a little extra for the effort. Thanks for your generosity! Bill said if we were short in the collection jar, he would add his losses to the cost of my next Howard annual.
The highlight of the day was a tour of Aerodrome resident, John Schumann's collection of exotic, rare and gorgeous sports cars and race cars. The cars are displayed in pairs by manufacturer... one 20th century, the other post millennial. There were, Chevys, Fords, Jaguars, Aston Martins, Maseratis, Mercedes, Porches and Ferraris. Mr. Schumann gave a brief overview of each car, took a few questions then ran a high quality sound program featuring each car as it starts, winds through the gears, down the stretch of his on site race course... then shuts down. Very cool!!! Then it was off to another building for more cars, including a Lola, Shelby A/C Cobra, Ferraris, etc. The capper was an open wheel Ferrari Formula One car from the Sixties that actually won the French Grand Prix. Yes, these cars were also featured in a sound program. Oh yeah, and on the way to the cars we took a peek into Mr. Schumann's hangar for a look at his Champ, Citabria and Classic Waco. We need to get this guy on our Old Farts list!
Again, thanks to ALL who made this day possible and to whoever got the weather to finally cooperate! Look for an email over the weekend with a destination for next week. Several asked how I was going to top this event? I haven't a clue!
Old Fart Roger
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