Clayton Davis (9 years old) with his Balsa USA Super Stearman, along with his grandmother, Bonnie, and Ray's daughter, Kateyrae. The Stearman was professionally built by Alex Muller, weighs 55 lbs, and has a 3W-120 (12.5 hp) swinging a 28-10 prop. Clayton is the youngest student to solo through Hobbies Aloft, soloing after 20 hours of instruction, and he flies that Stearman well enough to make the rest of us jealous

Jennifer Burton, Mark's daughter, is ready to get her airplane in the air.

Jim Rassler with two of his resurrected ARFs which look better than the originals.

Another fine flying Eagle 2 out at the field.

The Willsey family, from left to right, Christopher, Andrew, Katie, Sarah, Jennifer, and Keith with their Sig Kadet LT40.

The airplane here is a beautiful Candy, which was a design that won the Nats in 1965 and 1966.

Dan Marks with his Eagle 2 which uses a Saito 56 4stroke engine.

Ray's daughter, Kateyrae, holding the tail for runup.

Ray Smith with a class of enthusiastic youngsters flying gliders at the beach near Monterey.

Ray's daughter, Kateyrae, helping her dad out at the flying field.

Kateyrae is putting new covering on the wing of her Carl Goldberg Eagle 2.

Kateyrae is holding a beautiful fiberglass glider fuselage built by Blue Feather.

Kateyrae launching her dad's modified Sophisticated Lady glider. Notice the great form as she lets it fly.

Another class through the Lyceum of Monterey.

After flying it's time to clean up.

Jewl Woods "Woody" with an ARF.

Kateyrae, helping her dad by fueling up his airplane.

Bill French and his Son Chris with their modified arf glider they call the "Duck". Quite a bill on that duck!

Bolting on the wing for another day of flying.

Kateyrae with her hand-toss, free-flight glider.

Charlie Krone and his Hanger 9 ARF Cub with an O.S. 91 4-stroke.

Kateyrae with her "Little Plane" from a book of the same name.

Ray Smith demonstrating his Eagle 2 for a sixth grade class.

Kateyrae, retrieving Charlie's 1/4 scale "Cub".

The peanut gallery.

Flying kites at the flying field.

Kateyrae, about to launch her dad's Zagi flying wing glider.

Haruna Isa holding the TopFlite P-40 Warhawk which he built for Chuck Kille. A great flying airplane.

Haruna, Chuck, and 9-year old Clayton Davis, all enjoying some flying together.

Ryan Melcher and his dad holding his Dragon Lady with a weed-eater engine.