{"id":794,"date":"2010-10-08T04:00:34","date_gmt":"2010-10-08T08:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/joeclarksblog.wordpress.com\/?p=794"},"modified":"2010-10-08T04:00:34","modified_gmt":"2010-10-08T08:00:34","slug":"tgif-%e2%80%93-on-an-air-show-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joeclarksblog.com\/?p=794","title":{"rendered":"TGIF \u2013 On an Air Show Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s Friday!\u00a0 Not only is it Friday, things are abuzz at the world\u2019s greatest beach down in Florida.\u00a0 This weekend, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University<\/a> will host the The Embry-Riddle Wings and Waves Air Show in Daytona.<\/p>\n

The air show will start at 11 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday at Daytona Beach, FL, right off the shoreline centered in front of the Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort.\u00a0 If you are a fan of airplanes then there is no other place to be on Saturday or Sunday this weekend.<\/p>\n

The lineup of performers is spectacular.\u00a0 This will be the 40th<\/sup> anniversary of Canada\u2019s Snowbirds Demonstration Team, of the 431 Squadron.\u00a0 Acrobatic pilot Matt Chapman will perform in his CAP 580, a 1300 pound aerobatic airplane powered by a 330 horsepower Lycoming engine.\u00a0 Other performers include Julie Clark, Michael Goulian, Greg Poe, Mike Whiskus, and more.<\/p>\n

In addition to the jet performance by the Snowbirds, the Navy will have an F\/A-18 Hornet demonstration and the Air Force will demonstrate their highly maneuverable F-16 Viper.<\/p>\n

One treat the spectators will enjoy is simulated air combat between the British Sopwith Camel F.1 biplane and the legendary German Fokker DR-1 triplane.\u00a0 Both belong to The Plunkett WW 1 Aviation Collection<\/em> based just south of Daytona at the Spruce Creek Airport.<\/p>\n

Things around the Daytona Beach International Airport and ERAU have been hopping this week.\u00a0 Tactical jets from the Air Force and the Navy have been arriving at the field and flying around the campus located at the international airport, next to the speedway.\u00a0 Other aircraft have also landed at KDAB carrying pilots and passengers, some of whom are ERAU graduates.<\/p>\n

One of the returning graduates is Michael O\u2019Neal, one of my former students who is now one of our client-authors with BluewaterPress LLC.\u00a0 In 2000, Michael won the\u00a0 Fountainhead Productions National Writing Contest with\u00a0a story he first drafted as a sophomore in high school.\u00a0 When he discovered we were publishing books, he came forward with a query for his novel, The Eighth Day<\/em>, an action story in which high school students literally go out and save the world.<\/p>\n

Michael has acquired space at the bookstore on campus for his first book signing event.\u00a0 If you have a chance, drop by the bookstore on Friday afternoon starting at noon and give Mike a few words of encouragement.\u00a0 Oh yeah, buy one of his books, too.\u00a0 He\u2019ll sign it for you.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If you don\u2019t get a chance to buy one from Mike in person, you can always buy it through the website at http:\/\/bluewaterpress.com\/eighthday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Yes, if you have some time and need something to do this weekend, Daytona Beach is the place to visit.<\/p>\n

-30-<\/p>\n

\u00a9 2010 J. Clark<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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