anything that might be loose. If your air- craft uses avgas, look for blue staining from the dye indicating a fuel leak. Mechanics and pilots, please keep an
eye on your fuel and fuel-delivery sys- tem. We take fuel for granted. We should not. Do your due diligence. Sump your aircraft tanks, and ensure that your air- port FBO folks are sumping their airport tanks, as well. Back to Rotors ’n Ribs. Our final edu- cational session at the event was reserved for Bruce Webb, director of avi- ation education and community outreach for Airbus. Bruce doesn’t need much of an introduction for most readers of ROTOR. He is an absolutely fabulous speaker. His ability to make us think is worth the price of admission to any event at which he’s appearing. Bruce spoke about “flying blind,” demonstrating how every pilot has a cen- tral blind spot that literally prevents them from seeing other aircraft or objects in plain view. Bruce showed how being dis- tracted can cause a pilot to miss what’s clearly right in front of them. Good scan- ning and a willingness to observe what isn’t normal will get you in the right mindset to see what you don’t expect.
A Grand Finale The 2023 Rotors ’n Ribs grand finale was a drone light show (photo opposite, bot- tom). I hadn’t seen such a display before, and I was totally amazed at the precision and organization required to create such artwork in the sky. The light show lasted about 12 minutes and had the crowd of about 4,000 people looking up in awe! If you want to take part in a very enter-
taining and educational event, circle Jul. 13, 2024, on your calendar to attend the next Rotors ’n Ribs show. That event will include America’s Freedom Fest, which celebrates America and aviation, and is estimated to draw more than 20,000 spectators as well as numerous aircraft for both static display and the air show. Fugere tutum!
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