This
was taken just after the Santa Ana Grumman flight took off
from John Wayne airport. Seen here is Vi Bui's "Tiger
Lady" (N505). |
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Vi's
"Tiger Lady" is seen here in loose formation heading
up the California coast to Oceano. The other two guys in our
flight of four thought it was an air race and are long gone,
never to be seen again! {;-D |
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It
was moderately exciting to see a C-130 coming towards us while
decending through our altitude. |
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Here's
the Savage's (Jan, Daren & Dan) Tiger (N7467B). The tiger
on the cowl was a Christmas present and a big hit with the
other Grumman owners. |
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Sorry
guys (and gals), my page, I get to put two pictures of our
airplane. |
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Here's
Ken Finley's Tiger (N254) which he recently bought. The final
total of the day for the SNA based Tigers was 6. |
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This
is Bob Milligan's Cheetah (N26294) and it was a beauty! Something
usually only seen on the cover of Hot Rod magazine. |
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Here's
a shot of Bob's engine in his Cheetah. Very pretty indeed!
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Here's
a closer photo of Vi Bui's "Tiger Lady" (N505).
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Here's
Mike Crisafulli's Tiger. Another beauty inside and out. Fast
too! |
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I
didn't get this Yankee (N1632R) owner's name, but he was one
of the earlier arrivals. |
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Here's
another Yankee (N39022) whose owner I missed out on. Sorry
again! |
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A
nice Cheetah (N26793). This is getting embarassing. |
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Here's
the Tiger (N45252) flown in by Carolyn Brown and Greg Sincock
(see, I remembered). Greg was the lucky winner of the raffle.
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This
Tiger (N13GT) sporting Navy colors was flown in by Chuck and
Brandy Curtis. |
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This
is Colin Perry and Penny Staffanou's Tiger (N28631). |
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The
crowd was an ever present fixture at Travis Grey's Tiger (flown
in by Gary Vogt of AU Country). Fresh out of the engine and
interior shop, heading into the paint shop very soon. |
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Here's
one of the main reasons for the crowd around Travis' Tiger.
What a panel! Warning, the full-sized image is a large
one! |
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Here's
Jan Savage in front of his Tiger (yeah I know, shameless self-promotion).
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Dan
Savage on the right, Daren on the right. Still confused? |
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Looking
down the flightline at half of the Grummans present. |
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This
flight of two gave those present a very welcome low pass to
peal-off. Great job guys! |
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Seen
here is the lunch crowd at the Rock and Roll cafe near the
airport. The food was good and the company great! |
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We
about gave the staff a heart attack when they asked how many
in our group and we told them 25-30 (separate checks, of course!).
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This
is looking from the east end of the parking area of the 37
Grummans who've taken over Oceano Airport. |
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After
lunch and everyone's thinking about getting home. This picture
was taken from the east end of the runway. |
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Here's
a pretty picture of Vi's Tiger in formation on the way home.
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