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News Sky’s the limit at Chilliwack Flight Fest Greg Knill The Progress
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The annual Chilliwack Flight Fest will take to the air again this weekend. But the event is about more than aerobatics and aerial mastery, says organizer Ray Firkus. It’s about inspiring a new generation to test their wings and pursue their dreams. Some of the biggest names in the airshow circuit will be returning to Chilliwack this Sunday – pilots like Dan Buchanan and Bud Granley who just performed at the Abbotsford Air Show last weekend. Buchanan is a master of powerless flight, says Firkus, and a true inspiration. After an accident left him paralyzed from the waist down, Buchanan returned to the air, mastering both sail planes and hang gliders. His performance, which often involves pyrotechnics that he rigs himself, has earned widespread acclaim, including three awards for showmanship. Bud Granley, meanwhile, also has a couple of showmanship awards to his name. He’ll be back with his signature move – a snap roll just seconds after takeoff. “Super Dave� Mathieson returns with a new plane this year. The popular performer will be flying the MX2 – considered to be the most advanced aerobatic aircraft in the world.
Flight Fest returns to the Chilliwack airport this weekend. JENNA HAUCK/ PROGRESS FILE
But Super Dave doesn’t just shake things up in the air. He’s also a partner in the Ryan J. Poe Foundation, which was established to help young people make the right decisions in life, using aviation to “inspire, motivate and provide a path for young people to realize their dreams.� This week Mathieson has invited a couple of local young people to experience the thrill of flight, Firkus says, and hopefully help them recognize their potential. There will be another special guest at this year’s Fight Fest that will show young people what is possible. Lt.-Col. Scott Greenough graduated from Sardis Secondary
School in 1987 and is currently the commanding officer of 2 Canadian Forces Flying Training School at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan – home base of Canada’s famed Snowbird aerobatic team. (Greenough, in fact, is married to Lt.-Col. Maryse Carmichael, the Snowbird squadron’s commanding officer). Greenough has 2,400 hours in the CF-Hornet, and has served overseas (Bosnia-Herszegovina, Italy) and North America. His training is extensive, including Top Gun honours from Fighter Weapons Instructor Course. He’ll be at Sunday’s Flight Fest with a CT-156 Harvard II – a premier training aircraft for Continued: FLIGHT/ p7
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