I just saw Dumigan's post on his review of this year, and that's a pretty neat idea. So I wanted to make my own review to share with you guys and gals to show just what made this year special.
These shots are in no particular order, but I hope you can relive a great year with me by looking at my Higlights Of '07...
Trey
Here's my helmet bag on the pitot tube of the '6. This was taken right after my first flight from the front of the T-6. I was 16 at the time, what a blast!...
Frank Strickler runs up HI*G at Indy INTL.
Heller-Bust basks in the sunshine at GML.
A wonderful tribute to a great man...
Voodoo's sleek lines at GML.
Larry Jacobi's Stearman at Kokomo, Indiana.
The Millie G at GML.
The crew at Tom Wood aviation examines HI*G after a post gear well restoration flight
Here's my dad landing Tom Wood's T-6 at Glenndale Days in Kokomo.
Notice anything really freakin' cool about this shot?
The end to a good day at Glenndale Days.
Here's my dad taking the '6 up for one last flight for the day, check out the exaust flame.
Couldn't get my camera pointed at Paul fast enough, but I still got something durind the jet show at Oshkosh.
Dad and I hate mosquitos (the insect kind, not the DeHaviland)
The highlight of the jet show at OSH.
The Ultimate Price...
Tom Blair's taxi...
Frank Strickler and Jim Carlson on a joy-ride in HI*G
A self portrait while we do a "go-around" in the Checkertail Clan Mustang.
HI*G above Indy suburbs
Diamondback at OSH.
Ron Fagen's P-40 looks west into an Oshkosh sunset.
HI*G high off our right wing.
Looking up the skirt of a P-40
Fighter Power.
Frank Stickler forms up on dad and I
I always get a kick out of this...
Almost inverted....
Missed the inverted shot
Midwest Texans' first restoration...
HI*G prowls the skies in search of BBQ...
The Post-WWII Grand Champion T-6G
Mark Watt taxi's Checkertail Clan to the ramp at Gaylord, MI.
Tim Savage flies Midwest Texans' lead-off batter for the signature resoration series.
Eric's rockets on his big blue beast...
Sneakin up on ya...
Pullin up...
Big Belly.
Huntin' for the enemy...
Eric Downing's Skyraider over Goshen, IN.
There's gotta be targets down there somewhere...
The GML flightline...
Herky's bird
Ole Yeller waits for the Sunday sunrise at GML
Waiting to go play at GML...
On the hunt for a photo-ship...
And a couple of shots by Laura Stants (thank you Laura!) of me flying Tom Wood's T-6. You can't really see the fear in my dad's eyes in the back-seat
Hope you had as much fun this year as I did! Can't wait to get the '08 season started!!!
Trey Carroll