Wings ‘N’ Wheels still taking off

Fasten your seat belts, folks.

Despite a foul-up with Federal Aviation Administration, Wings ‘N’ Wheels is still a go this weekend.

However, because of paperwork woes, aerobatics will not be on the schedule.

“Everything will happen but the aerobatics,” said Powell Municipal Airport Manager Orville Moore.

There will be no admission charge, said Naomi Burns, executive director of Powell Valley Chamber of Commerce, but donations will be accepted.
Gary Rower Vintage Airshows will be there, as well as Kelly P., otherwise known as the “Flying Babe” (pictured flying over the Polecat Bench in the above photo, taken Wednesday).

Six war birds will make a fly-over. These include a Russian Yak 52 and World War II training planes: A T-6, BT-13 BT-15 and two L-19s, said Moore.

There will also be helicopter and airplane rides. And lots of cool cars, Burns added.

Raffle tickets will sell for five bucks each — two winners will get a ride on Rower’s plane.

If folks want to see some flying, the airport is the place to be.

“Our show people will do some flying,” said Moore.