Jets over DeLand 2001

Can you believe this? Tim Redelman, good JPO member, great host and CD (Jets Over the Heartland, Winimac) went to Florida again this year without the Jetadic. At least he was gracious enough to provide us not only with picutres of this international event but also some of his own observations and clever comments. I now give you this report, in Tim's words, so that those of us not fortunate enough to go can enjoy Jets Over Deland (although somewhat vicariously). And, even those that were there might find his report entertaining.

The weather for Jets Over Deland was perfect, 70 to 75 degrees every day and not a cloud in the sky all weekend. The wind was almost always down the runway with lots of turbine and ducted fan flying all weekend. I must apologize for my first picture as I didn't get the pilot's name. The plane was a beautiful Cyclone by DL Aeromodels and was powered by a RAM 750F and controlled by JR Radio.

The next picture is some guy (I don't know his name either) I see at almost all the jet meets throughout the year. I think his name is Bob Violett. He had his new F-100 powered by an AMT-280 and guided by JR Radio. This plane is awesome and I must have one!

Rob Lynch was there flying the bajesus out of his BVM F-4 Phatntom powered by a RAM 1000 and also driven by a JR Radio. Horizontal rolls all the way aross the field at shoulder height. Inverted passes at your wait, eight points, you name it, he did it!

And then there's me, Tim Redelman, with Billy Harrods newly repainted F-4 Phantom. The plane was originally painted in the 30 Years of Phabulous Phantoms color scheme. Billy said his Dad told him he had his life saved many times in Vietnam by these fabulous aircraft, so we painted it in a more fitting manner. It is powered by a RAM 1000 and flown with JR Radio.

Ralph Braun returned this year with Tracy, Taylor and me for a great weekend of flying. (I put a new paintjob on his Roo to help convince him we needed to go!) The Roo is powered with a RAM 750F and he uses JR equipment in all his best models. We returned to DeLand the next weekend for the bid bird meet and it rained all weekend. (Maybe they would start flying jets, cause that's where all the good weather is!) (No , Tim. That's what happens when you go to Florida for two consequtive weeks!)

A beautiful Cyclone by DL Aeromodels and it's pilot.	Bob Violett with the new F-100. Powered by an AMT-280, guided by JR Radio.
Rob Lynch with his BVM F-4 Phantom and Ram 1000 (JR Radio).	Tim Redelman and Billy Harrods newly repainted F-4 {hantom
Ralph Braun and his newly repainted Roo (Ram powered, JR Radio)	Rei Gonzalles (RAM) with his new Rafale and two RAM 1000s. Their new on-board auto start was working beautifully. Rei put in many flights over the weekend.
Ahmet and Maria Helvacioglu flew their Hot Spot with RAM 1000 power. Ahmet used Futaba radio in his jet which had a beautiful finish to boot!	Jorge Escolona had his new BVM Bandit with Ram power flying all weekend.
Team AMT. Truly a team effort!	John Burdin and his new Bandit, RAM 750+. In my opinion, the perfect power plant for this airplane and would also be great with a MiG.
Johnny Hernandez with his beautiful BVM Phantom in the playboy bunny scheme and a great looking Aviation Designs F-16. Both had RAM 1000 for power.	Gordon Dickens and his Jet Cat Hammer powered BVM F-86 (included a Tom Robertson conversion kit)
A shot of the flightline Saturday about 1:30 in the heat of the action!	Francis Pinschner, David Shulman, and David's dad Don Shulman pose with Francis' BVM Bandit after a great flight by David.
The AMT Dream Team! From your left - Vern Krammer, Francis Pinschner and Larry Kramer - builder, owner, pilot. Francis powered his Bandit with an AMT-180 with awesome vertical and stunning performance. I wish I could be like those guys!	The three best looking models at the J.O.D. … Vern Kramer and my daughter Taylor Redelman.