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Catalina’s first airshow flies into history
B Y G E R I S I LV E I R A EXCITEMENT WAS IN THE AIR at Catalina Island, California, on September 29 and 30, the weekend of the first Catalina Air Show commemorating the 100th anniversary of Glenn L. Martin’s historic flight to the island on May 10, 1912. On that misty morning, Martin took off in his amphibian aircraft from the waters of Newport Beach, climbed through the marine layer, and flew for more than 30 miles to make a perfect landing in Avalon Bay. Martin logged several milestones that day, including the first flight to Catalina Island and the longest over-water flight in the world to that date. A true visionary, Martin founded the Glenn L. Martin Company in 1912. It was the first of three well-known companies that would carry his name, including Martin Marietta and Lockheed Martin.
The fun began on Friday with the splashdown of Row 44’s 1950s-era Grumman Albatross amphibian. On Saturday, spectators watched aircraft ranging from Clay Lacy’s DC–3 to Frank Donnelly’s Taylorcraft perform over Avalon Bay in an aerobatic box marked by boats. Making his own history, waterpowered jetpack pilot Dean O’Malley set a world record for the longest distance travelled by a water jetpack, reprising Martin’s flight from Newport Beach to Catalina Island. The island’s tiny Airport in the Sky squeezed in approximately 100 aircraft, and on Sunday, airshow performers showed off their airplanes and signed autographs. “It inspired me to do more
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President’s Position
Visual Approach
Letters
Waypoints
Proficient Pilot
Foundation Focus
License to Learn
Pilot Counsel
Fly Well
An aerial perspective
AOPA Sweepstakes
Youth
Milestones
AOPA Action
Test Pilot
micro.
Jet In a Box
Force From Above
Safety Pilot Landmark Accident: Not So Easy
Desert Delight
Gone West
Ownership
Proficiency
Technique
Avionics
Never Again
Membership
Member Products
State and Local Action
AOPA Foundation
AOPA Insurance Services
Fly by Wire
Pilots
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2012 - Proficiency
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2012 - Technique
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2012 - Membership
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2012 - State and Local Action
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