Florida International Jet Rally
9th
Annual
November 1-3, 2002
2 pages of
coverage
Clear skies, mild temperatures and a 5-10 mph breeze down the runway
allowed all 67 registered pilots to thoroughly enjoy their hobby.
Lake Wales is a small
city in south central Florida with a great little airport that primarily
supports sky diving activities, light plane and ultra-lite flying. Contest
Directors, John Burdin and Steve Jaworski made special arrangements with the
city mayor and airport management to host the yearly rally in early November.
The relaxed nature of this gathering has made it a favorite for many jet
modelers.
We are all very pleased
that a sizeable group of jet enthusiasts from Great Britain has made the event
one of their favorites as well.
Photo
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The Brit's like and fly a lot of BVM Jets. Here Nick,
Jeff, Jonathan, Donny, Jason, Mark, and Colin seem to approve of the great
runway at Lake Wales and their Bob Cat and Bandits.
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Mark Woodland (England) is now the 3rd owner of BV's
original Bandit. The Jet Case transportability of BVM Jets makes them popular
with international traveling jet enthusiasts.
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Jason Fletcher (England) converted an early Maverick to
Wren 54 power and is very pleased with the results. He took home a Super Bandit
kit and Jet Case, intending to return with it in early March for Florida Jets
'03.
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Pretty girls and jets do mix. Jason Somes assisted Laura
Houselander with some pilot link time on the BVM Bob Cat. She flies jets in
England. JetCat representative, Jason Somes, flew in from California to help us
fly the P-80 powered Sabre and the P-120 powered Bob Cat XL.
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| Jonathan and Jo Smith are frequent Florida visitors with
their BVM Jets. This time they enjoyed the perfect weather with a new Bob Cat
and a new Super Bandit. Sunshine, mild temperatures, and jet flying are rare in
England in November. We are happy to share our fortunate conditions with our
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Bob Covish traveled from Elgin, Texas to enjoy the event
with his JetCat powered Bob Cat.
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David Carter likes black jets. The Super Bandit and Bob
Cat XL are shining examples.
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