The husband-and-wife team of Kathy McGurran and Dan Metz traveled from Denver, Colorado, to help direct pilots taxiing in. Parents and grandparents lifted children up and over landing gear and wing walks so the youth could experience what it's like to sit in a cockpit, manipulate a yoke or control stick, or learn how to read the flight instruments. Evelyn Bloom learns about a homebuilt Cozy Mark IV airplane from pilot Russ Meyerriecks. The throwback 1958 paint scheme of pilot John Rezzonico's 2022 Cessna 182T garnered a lot of attention. WASP advocate, author, and recently certificated pilot Erin Miller took up a position next to the Grumman AA-5A Cheetah that she flew in with Leon Jackler. She said the event was not only fun, but it also was a great success. Plus, she said it was " pretty cool to answer 'yes' " when attendees asked if she was the pilot. FLIGHT TRAINING AUGUST 2023 25