{"id":489,"date":"2012-09-24T13:48:20","date_gmt":"2012-09-24T13:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amaclubs\/?p=489"},"modified":"2012-09-24T15:01:33","modified_gmt":"2012-09-24T15:01:33","slug":"2012-air-expo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amaclubs\/2012\/09\/24\/2012-air-expo\/","title":{"rendered":"2012 Air Expo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Posted September 22, 2012 By Jolene Craig, Parkersburg News and Sentinel<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s almost show time for the 2012 Air Expo to be held Sunday, October 14. The event, held at the Wood County Airport in Parkersburg, West Virginia is open to the public and is free. Preferred seating areas are available with paid admission.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are rolling into the final stages,&#8221; said co-chair of the event Donna Rusche. &#8220;We&#8217;re still taking sponsors and are looking for more volunteers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s air show is expected to be different from the previous events at the airport with new performers, food vendors and shuttle locations.<\/p>\n<p>Performers will include wing walker Jane Wicker, the Iron Eagles, an aerobatic team and Kirk Wicker, who performs as the &#8220;flying farmer.&#8221; There will also be the Trojan Horsemen, Sky Soldiers and remote controllers Sky Sharks.<\/p>\n<p>To appeal to children, there will be a Kidz Zone with &#8220;Adventures in Aviation&#8221; inflatables, a climbing wall and other aviation-oriented activities.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0To allow as many people to attend the event as possible, there will be several shuttle points on both sides of the Ohio River.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the event, and to read the full article click <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsandsentinel.com\/page\/content.detail\/id\/565462\/Air-show-organizers-prepping-for-takeoff.html?nav=5061\">here<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Those interested in being a sponsor or volunteer for the event are encouraged to visit the 2012 Air Expo website at <a href=\"https:\/\/movairshow.com\/\">https:\/\/movairshow.com\/<\/a> or e-mail directors Rusche and Mark Ruff at <a href=\"mailto:infor@movairshow.com\">infor@movairshow.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_490\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-490\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2012\/09\/mark.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-490\" title=\"Show\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2012\/09\/mark-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2012\/09\/mark-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2012\/09\/mark.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-490\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Jolene Craig<br \/>Mark Radcliff, district III vice president for the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA), poses in front of the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport sign with his model airplane. Radcliff of St. Marys will use his remote control plane with others from the area during the 2012 Air Expo this October.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Posted September 22, 2012 By Jolene Craig, Parkersburg News and Sentinel It\u2019s almost show time for the 2012 Air Expo to be held Sunday, October 14. The event, held at the Wood County Airport in Parkersburg, West Virginia is open to the public and is free. 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