`BEST AIR SHOW' PROMISED IN CAMARILLO THIS WEEKEND.Byline: Grace Lee Staff Writer Pilots performing aerial acrobatics acrobatics Art of jumping, tumbling, and balancing. The art is of ancient origin; acrobats performed leaps, somersaults, and vaults at Egyptian and Greek events. Acrobatic feats were featured in the commedia dell'arte theatre in Europe and in jingxi (“Peking as well as vintage and experimental planes will be among the attractions at the 23rd annual Camarillo Air Show on Saturday and Sunday. ``We have the best air show you're going to see in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, ,'' said Ed Burnham, a spokesman for the Experimental Aircraft Association that is holding the event. ``Most of your experimental airplanes have something special about them - they're like nothing else,'' he said. ``... One fellow has a plane out there. It looks funny for a moment. Then it looks like one of the sleekest things, like a hard-boiled egg.'' Experimental planes, which are not factory-built, must still be certified as safe to fly, he said. Both days of the event kick off with experimental pilots performing fly- bys, to be followed by formal air shows. Show-goers also can see vintage cars and shop at a marketplace that promises bargains on flying-related items. Parachute jumpers that have made spectacular jumps into places like Dodger Stadium • • [ and the Rose Bowl will also make eye-catching entrances onto the Camarillo Airport Camarillo Airport (ICAO: KCMA, FAA LID: CMA) is a public airport located three miles (5 km) west of the central business district of Camarillo, a city in Ventura County, California, United States. field. Among the pilots showing off their moves is John Collver, who will provide a first-hand look at the aerobatics aerobatics Sport of performing maneuvers such as rolls, loops, stalls, spins, and dives with an airplane. As an organized sport, rather than as an air show attraction (“stunt flying”), aerobatics began international competition in 1960 under the auspices of the that helped win World War II. A hundred years of flight history also will be on display, including antiques and classics from the 1920s and 1930s, planes from World War II and the Vietnam War Vietnam War, conflict in Southeast Asia, primarily fought in South Vietnam between government forces aided by the United States and guerrilla forces aided by North Vietnam. , and experimental aircraft. The chief of flight safety at the Edwards Air Force Base's flight test center will speak on the topic ``Don't be a Splat: Military Airspace Survival.'' One of the nation's original astronauts, Col. L. Gordon Cooper Leroy Gordon "Gordo" Cooper, Jr. (March 6 1927 – October 4 2004) was an American astronaut. He was one of the original astronauts in Project Mercury, the first manned-space effort by the United States. Early years Cooper was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma. , who lives in Ventura County, will act as grand marshal Grand Marshal is a ceremonial, military, or political office of very high rank. The term has its origins with the word "Marshal" with the first usage of the term "Grand Marshal" as a ceremonial title for certain religious orders. . Gates open at the Camarillo Airport at 8 a.m. The air show runs from 1 to 4 p.m. Children under 12 are admitted free with adults, who are asked for $8 donations. Grace Lee, (805) 662-6757 Grace.Lee(at)dailynews.com IF YOU GO --WHAT: Camarillo Air Show --WHEN: Gates open at 8 a.m. The air show runs from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. --WHERE: Camarillo Airport. Take the Las Posas Road off-ramp from the Ventura (101) Freeway and go south. Turn right at Pleasant Valley Road heading west (right). The airport entrance is about half a mile down the road on the right. CAPTION(S): 2 photos, box Photo: (1) These two planes - a 1945 P-51 Mustang flown by Kevin LaRosa of Van Nuys, top, and a 1944 Marine trainer T-6, flown by John Collver - will be on display this weekend at the Camarillo Air Show. (2) Don Miller, ground boss for this weekend's Camarillo Air Show, makes plans as a 1945 C-46 cargo plane taxis past. Tina Burch/Staff Photographer Box: IF YOU GO (see text) |
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