37-ship Formation Team
Thanks for all the favorable comments about the 37-ship formation. 37 RVs arrive SQI, 37 Practice at SQI, 37 Depart SQI and do Flyover for Sunday Main Gate Dedication, 37 Perform Tuesday and Wednesday. Pretty impressive. We had two significant maintenance problems but the team jumped in and got them fixed.
In case anyone would like to know, here's the 37-ship Vans Air Force Formation Team who broke their own Guinness World Record for largest civil close formation. They represent formation teams from TX, GA, NC, SC, CA, OR, OH, and IL all flying to the same formation standards. This was the 10th anniversary of FFI which sets the standards.
A1- Stu McCurdy Falcon RV-8, Falcon Flight
A2- Bill Gunn, Gunnbody, RV-4, Falcon Flight
A3- Tom Jett, Woody, RV-7A, Falcon Flight
A4- Roy Geer, Jarhead, RV-6, Falcon Flight
B1- Lowell LeMay, Pfantom, RV-7, Falcon Flight
B2- Glen Miller, Dogg, RV-8, Cincy River Rats
B3- Deven Felix, Fish, RV-4, Falcon Flight
B4- Pat Tuckey, Glider, RV-8, Falcon Flight
C1- Greg Reese, Greese, RV-8, Cincy River Rats
C2- Bud Newhouse, Joker, RV-8, Cincy River Rats
C3- Jon Thocker, Mutha, RV-8, Cincy River Rats
C4- Ron Gieleghem, Giggles, RV-8, Cincy River Rats
D1- Scott Farner, Debris, RV-7A, West Coast Ravens
D2- Brad Peacock, Wingnut, RV-4, West Coast Ravens
D3- Tim Cone, Slick, RV-8, West Coast Ravens
D4- Jim Percy, JP, RV-7A, West Coast Ravens
E1- Mike Stewart, Kahuna, RV-8, Team RV
E2- Tom Dubrouillet, Dubes, RV-8, Team RV
E3- Tad Sargent, Stripes, RV-7A, Team RV
E4- Len Leggette, Leggs, RV-8A, Team RV
F1- Bob Goodman, Subob, RV-4, Team RV
F2- Bill Crothers, Red, RV-8, Team RV
F3- Danny Kight, Speedy, RV-6, Team RV
F4- Charlie Plunkett, Bones, RV-8, Team RV
G1- Ron Schreck, Smokey, RV-8, Team RV
G2- Jon Berndsen, Reno, RV-7, Team RV
G3- Ken Harrill, Lurch, RV-6, Team RV
G4- Jerry Morris, Widget, RV-8, Team RV
H1- Gary Sobek, Condor, RV-6, West Coast Ravens
H2- Trish Russell, Schoolmom, RV-6A, West Coast Ravens
H3- Joe Blank, Shade, RV-6, West Coast Ravens
H4- Dave Klages, Hog, RV-8, West Coast Ravens
I1- Dan Checkoway, Sharpie, RV-7, West Coast Ravens and Cincy River Rats
I2- Greg Vouga, ------, RV-7A, Team RV
I3- Gregg Wilson, Wizz, RV-4, Cincy River Rats
I4- James Clark, Chatterbox, RV-6, Team RV
I5- Mark Frederick, Rocket, F-1Rocket, Falcon Flight
Chase 1- Bill Turner, Pappy, RV-8, Hawks
Chase 2- Larry Dagley, Bones, RV-8, Hawks
Chase 3- Don Pfeiffer, Taco, RV-8, Hawks