Super Ringmaster for VSC 2015

My friend and I built models and flew together since Junior High School. We met when I was flying my PDQ Flying Clown at school for a project. 6th and 7th grades let out to see me. I got it going in about 10 minutes and flew three times doing some of the Stunt Pattern. The teacher was happy, I got my grade and then Dave and I met when another guy I knew introduced us. The beginning of a long friendship.

Dave and I learned to fly full sized airplanes together, developed a British car fetish as well, as he had a TR-3 and I an MGB, and later we were hired onto the airlines too.

Fast forward to 1989 we flew at the first VSC. Dave had a Veco Warrior with Veco 19 kit on the bench and decided to go that way, I a Macchia P-63 King Cobra that was later kitted by Midwest with a Fox 35. He was a DC-10 first officer for American and I a flight engineer for TWA on the L-1011. I showed up late, Sunday am for the two day contest and asked the CD if i could fly both flights on Sunday. Mike KeVille said yes, no sweat.

Later, Dave and I flew our own airplanes as we progressed through the ranks at the airline, flying my Pitts specials, his Staggerwing, his Crosley Formula Ford race car, our collective bunch of sports cars, and years of R/C and C/L and F/F flying as the kids grew up.

A few weeks ago Bob Gieseke died. He was a few years younger than my dad, whom which took me to the Nats, introduced me to Bob, and as well all of those Stunt greats, and I thought this is the time to finish my gieseke Nobler and return to VSC. Dave agreed and sent his Rick Loomis framed up model to Lou Wolgast in Tucson for a cover and paint job.
Here are the results...