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Rally of the Giants Roll Call 2003 (aka Castle Air Forc... - 6/9/2003 9:06:09 AM   
AirRayInc



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Status: offline 		My favorite time of the year, as far as RC flying goes. I am putting finishing touches on my Bearcat and Ziroli Warhawk.
for any of you even close to the West Coast and any other with the means and like for giant scale, this is it.
I have some pictures from last year here;
Castle Air Force Base 2002

Who is going this year, and what cha bringing or flying?
Ray
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California
Chap. 679 - "IMAA RALLY OF THE GIANTS" - June 19 thru 22, 2003

Lf $20 reg 8am fly 9am RV SF Paved food/bev Castle Air Museum (with over 50 Warbirds on site), Night Flying, Vendors, Raffle, Breakfast & Lunch available, Friday Night Cook Out, Sat Night Dinner at Field, Bus Sightseeing trip on Friday Located: Castle Airport, Atwater, CA Just East of Hwy 99, 6 miles North of Merced
Contact: Ken Shapiro 721 Evelyn Ave Albany, CA 94706 (510) 524-6169
Email: [email]gogiantks@aol.com[/email]
http://www.fly-imaa.org/imaa/events/index.html

Rally Pilot Pre-Registration Form - (Adobe .pdf document)

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Rally of the Giants Roll Call 2003 (aka Castle Air Forc... - 6/9/2003 9:23:21 AM   
t_burley



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I hope to go I will either be there to fly the Spitfire with you guys, or be there to spectate

Will be in touch with you and Vic about going once I figure out what I'm doing

Todd

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Rally of the Giants Roll Call 2003 (aka Castle Air Forc... - 6/9/2003 10:16:41 PM   
k_sonn



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Wish I could make it this year but unfortenately, I can't. Take lots of pictures for those of us who cannot make it.

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Rally of the Giants Roll Call 2003 (aka Castle Air Forc... - 6/10/2003 8:34:02 PM   
AirRayInc



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Status: offline 		I will surely be taking lots and lots of pictures Kirk. I think I will be back up your way late July or early August as well.


Todd, spectate or participate, you want to go, trust me. And we would looking forward to having you stop by our "camp" as well.

Ray

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Rally of the Giants Roll Call 2003 (aka Castle Air Forc... - 6/10/2003 9:18:13 PM   
MHawker



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Status: offline 		Hey Ray,

Where is Atwater? i.e. How far from San Diego?

Mike

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Well be there !! - 6/11/2003 4:57:28 AM   
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Status: offline 		6 of us so far from the Camarillo Condors. Count on a byron hellcat, a yellow spitfire, a pica T-28, plus a bunch of none warbirds. maybe a ziroli B-25 ( one guy trying to get it finished in time !! )

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Rally of the Giants Roll Call 2003 (aka Castle Air Forc... - 6/11/2003 8:40:46 AM   
RALBITRE


 

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Status: offline 		HEY RAY,
THIS IS RUDY FROM RENO,LAST YEAR AT CASTLE YOU BROUGHT ME THE BYRON P-51 AND T-6...
HOWS IT GOING, HOPE TO GET THE WESTCRAFT P-51 SPRAYED IN TIME TO TAKE,
I'LL BE DROPPING BY, SEE YOU THERE!!!!!!
RUDY

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Looking Forward to it - 6/11/2003 9:04:51 AM   
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Status: offline 		Hey Ray,
Edwin, Tim & I will hopefully make it up there in a full size C182.
No room for any planes so we'll have to spectate
Anybody else from the Basin going?

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Rally of the Giants Roll Call 2003 (aka Castle Air Forc... - 6/11/2003 11:37:51 AM   
fw190



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Status: offline 		Here is Castle Air Museum's website

http://www.elite.net/castle-air

You will find a location link to a map. Hope this helps...

You can count me in for the West Coast Festival...

Bringing the trusty FW190D9... the only flyer I have at the moment. But I will bring the P38 (don't count on it flying its not ready) I do hope to get paint on it by this weekend.

Driving up with Scott early Friday morning.... 3 days of straight flying is fun... rarely ever happens...

By the way... last year they let the smaller birds fly in the late afternoon when they opened the field for public flying. Might as well bring something to fly....

See you guys there!!!!

Vic

oh, yeah.... basin flyer....

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Rally of the Giants Roll Call 2003 (aka Castle Air Forc... - 6/11/2003 9:26:49 PM   
Mluvara



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Status: offline 		A few of the warbird pilots from the SCCMAS in Morgan Hill, CA will be there with their aircraft. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to get any of my giant scale projects on the bench finished in time, so I'll be solely behind a vendor booth.

The event promoter told me that indications show 300+ pilots will be there. Certainly a big event.

Michael

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Rally of the Giants Roll Call 2003 (aka Castle Air Forc... - 6/16/2003 8:23:43 AM   
AirRayInc



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Status: offline 		Michael, half the event is not the flying, but the hanging out, rv hopping and even watching the night flying. I know, I know, but until I actually watched it last year, I used to think some of the same things. Why?? Very cool, very cool.

Vic, Your Butcher Bird is my favorite target, looking forward to putting more holes in it.

T.D. Dave, flying is the best, but just making it up for the event is nice too. (this coming from a guy that totally hates to spectate mind you) Stop by the "camp", the barbe cue should be going Friday and Saturday night.

Rudy, outstanding, looking forward to seeing you there flying this year.

GB, Camarillo is my favorite place to fly a warbird. The terrain just gives you goosebumps. Jutting out hills on the left, a barn out deep to the right, more hills behind and to the right, and some valleys to actually loose sight of your plane in (I have done it and survived, but dont want to ever do it again) and lastly, the runway is narrow (when flying giant warbirds) and short. Keeps you on your toes.


Counting down the days now Gents!

Ray

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P-40 - 6/23/2003 7:30:38 AM   
Birddog-RCU



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Status: offline 		Ray,

Watched you fly your P-40 on Saturday afternoon. Looking good... did you have an engine problem that caused you to shorten your flight?


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Rally of the Giants Roll Call 2003 (aka Castle Air Forc... - 6/23/2003 7:43:02 AM   
AirRayInc



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Status: offline 		Hey Alan,
this was not my year to fly like crazy, however, I had a great time meeting and greeting.

The Warhawk had a host of problems, one after another. Saturday night I took it as an omen, and tore it down and put it away.
Ray

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Rally of the Giants Roll Call 2003 (aka Castle Air Forc... - 6/23/2003 8:16:15 AM   
t_burley



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Status: offline 		Castle was great, nice to finally met Ray, Scott, and Jose!
Sorry my back didnt hold out long enough and bailed
from the Museum

But non-the-less it was great. Look forward to going next
year with Planes, and a Motorhome

Todd

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