Heart of Florida Airshow Gainesv

	*Patty Wagstaff* Favorite shot: Patty taxis her Extra 300S out of the ramp onto taxiway Alpha in preparation for her performance on Sunday. The full parking lot is visible in the background. Patty flew a full aerobatic performance with enough rolls, tumbles, knife-edge, and smoke effects for any aviation enthusiast. click on the image to see a photo gallery
Red Barons Favorite shot: The four-aircraft frozen-pizza- sponsored team fly a low-pass in preparation for a formation loop. The group choreography was fantastic - from the formation hammerheads to the many heart-in-the-skies drawn with smoke. The group performed twice on Sunday, both times a similar routine. click on the image to see a photo gallery
	Blue Angels Favorite Shot: The Blues approach show-center from the west in a formation pass. As always, they had a phenomenal display of piloting and coordination. The Blues photo gallery has more pictures than any other, owing to their long performance and plenty of close-up photo opportunities. click on the image to see photo gallery
*Heritage Flight* Favorite shot: An Air-Force F-15 Eagle flies in formation with an F-86 Sabre for a 'Heritage Flight' photo pass. The F-15 pilot put on an excellent solo display for several minutes before joining the F-86. click on the image to see photo gallery
	Super Decathlon Favorite shot: John Black on taxiway Alpha before his performance. John flew beautiful, slow, energy-conservation maneuvers. His finesse on the stick and excellent execution were undermined only by the lack of smoke. The lack of smoke makes the pictures look somewhat non-discernable, since there's no relevant velocity information. click on the image to see photo gallery
Otto the Clown Helicopter Favorite shot: Otto pitches forward to during his somewhat-goofy flight routine. The pilot was quite skilled in decoupling attitude and velocity, especially while flying backwards. The clown face and yo-yo stunt were interesting additions to an already unusual presentation. click on the image to see photo gallery
	*B-25 Disabled American Veterans* Favorite shot: A B-25 Mitchell makes a low-pass with the bomb-bay doors open. I was secretly hoping that a fury of watermelons might be unleashed, but I was clearly denied. click on the image to see photo gallery
*Propeller-Heads* Favorite shot: Three aerospace nerds watch with mild amusement at the structural loads testing underway during the airshow performances. The gallery is all the people-pictures taken during the event. click on the image to see the photo gallery
	Static Aircraft Favorite shot: An Air Force KC-135 refueling tanker provides simultaneous amusement and shelter to weary airshow-goers. This aircraft was one of many armed services aircraft parked on the ramp. Some of the other notable aircraft included an F-5 Tigershark, a militarized Piper Super Cub, a FEDEX Cessna Grand Caravan, the Shands TraumaHawk, and a pair of Navy T-34s. click on the image to see the photo gallery