ESLICK, PASSENGER KILLED IN SUNDAY ACCIDENT
Todd Eslick, a member of the Vanguard Squadron air show demonstration team, was killed on Sunday afternoon in an accident near Tea, South Dakota. A passenger on board at the time of the accident was also killed. Witnesses saw Eslick’s RV-3 performing aerobatics immediately prior to the accident, but the exact cause of the accident has not yet been determined.
PARIS HOTEL REDUCES CONVENTION HOTEL SLEEPING ROOM RATE
After considerable negotiations over many months, ICAS has secured an additional discount on the hotel sleeping room rate at the Paris Hotel for December 6, 7, 8 and 9. The new rate is $99 and will be automatically changed for those ICAS members who have already made their convention hotel reservations. The original rate of $117 will still apply on the weekend nights of Friday, December 4 and Saturday, December 5. The new rate will only be available to ICAS members until October 9. Thereafter, the rate will go back up to the original $117 rate on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
“The struggling economy is putting additional financial pressure on all of our members,” said ICAS President John Cudahy. “We’ve held the line on registration fees and booth prices, and now we’ve even convinced the hotel to lower the sleeping room rates for our convention delegates. By making the convention a bit more affordable, we hope that even more members will be able to join us in Las Vegas this December.”
To reserve your room at the discounted rate of $117 for Friday and Saturday, and $99 for Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, click here.
RUSSIAN JET TEAM FIGHTERS COLLIDE IN TRAINING FLIGHT
Team lead Colonel Tkachenko was killed on Sunday afternoon when two jets from the Russian Knights military jet aerobatic team collided in mid-air near Moscow while preparing for the MAKS 2009 air show, Russia's largest exhibition for aerospace industry. Two other members of the team ejected after the collision and were listed in “satisfactory” condition according to news reports immediately following the accident. One of the jets hit a row of houses and at least five people were injured, at least one seriously.
RENO FINALS TO BE BROADCAST LIVE ON INTERNET
The finals of the National Championship Air Races in Reno, Nevada will be broadcast live over the internet on the afternoon of Sunday, September 20. The broadcast will include the finals races in all classes and the entire air show, including a performance by the U.S. Navy Blue Angels. Coverage will begin at 9:00 a.m. PDT and conclude at approximately 4:30 p.m. Produced by LiveAirShowTV in cooperation with officials from the National Championship Air Races, the broadcast is expected to combine the highest standards of traditional broadcast television with the newest internet webcast technology. For more information on the broadcast, visit www.LiveAirShowTV.com.
CAF RED TAIL FLIES AGAIN
Restoration is complete on the rare P-51C Mustang that was nearly destroyed in a 2004 fatal accident involving ICAS member Don Hinz. Painted in the colors of the Tuskegee Airmen squadron, the aircraft’s $1 million restoration was completed just in time for the red-tailed Mustang to make a late July trip to Oshkosh, Wisconsin for EAA AirVenture, where it appeared on static display in AeroShell Square for a full week.
THANK YOU TO 2009 CONVENTION SPONSORS
Many thanks to our 2009 ICAS Convention sponsors: Air Boss & Consulting, Inc., Julie Clark’s Chevron Mentor T-34, John Klatt & Air National Guard, Team Chaos, Insurance Technologies & Programs, Eddie Andreini Airshows, CAF/Tora Tora Tora, AirSupport, LLC, Shannon & Luchs Insurance Agency, Air Boss, Inc., Jim Peitz Aerosports, Goulian Aerosports, Jacquie ‘B’ Airshows, Mohr Barnstorming, Aerostars, Team Rocket, Gordon Bowman-Jones, ValleyWide Communications, Rob Reider and OnBoard Images.
For information on how your organization might become a sponsor of the 2009 ICAS Convention, contact ICAS headquarters by phone at 703-779-8510 or by e-mail at icas@airshows.aero.
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