Spectacular Byron Originals R/C Air Show, Ida Grove, Iowa 1989

LoL that rolling wheel from the crash nice video dave

So beautiful, you don't see shows like this anymore. Thanks for sharing.

What a extremely nice video! All your videos are just really great! Morris, IL always had Good Air Shows! They don't have them anymore to much expense! Sure like your videos & trips! Enjoy them all!

i am a big fan of you

I'd love to see something like this nowadays. I miss the '80s

Looks like a great day out. This video had me reaching for my sun hat even though it's dark outside! :¬D

that is history =)

try deinterlacing old videos.

What A Great Show MR Herbert, Lots Of Great Looking Models.

This video sure brings back memories. I attended this air show several times back then. It was a great combination of scale and full-scale with some truly talented pilots. I was awestruck when an F-14 flew on a knife-edge flight path and retracted its wings. I witnessed the B-29 fly several times, saw it crash once and saw the rebuilt plane crash again a few years later; likely its last flight ever. My only regret was passing on a chance to meet the Enola Gay crew one year. Thanks, Byron!

7:20 - Those Zeros are actually T-6's that were converted into replica 'A6M' Zeros by NA Texan. Bonus points for anyone who names the movie they were purchased/built for.

Dave, I love all your older videos, keep em coming. Thanx Rick.

Tora..Tora..Tora?

Great historical video, for a few reasons. Ya know, I still say i'm going to tape something when using the digital camera.

Fantastic video Dave!

Thanks Dave,this must have been a great show! Those Byron kits must be priceless!

Really didn't think you would respond! You seem to be a very busy guy! Watch all your videos! Sure wish I had someone around like you to learn things from! You are a really great pilot! Enjoy everything you do! Have learned alot from your videos! Only in the hobby about a year! Just love helicopters! Happy flying!

Those were great times! I attended the Ida Grove show often and really enjoyed the tour of the manufacturing plant.

Love your classic's Dave thank you sir for sharing.

Dave, thanks for sharing this. My late father would make the trek up to Ida Grove every year. We had a lot of fun and made several magazines with our clubs planes. The Fokker Tri wing at 3:28 was built and flown by Rich Kuening of the Lincoln Sky Knights and Don Neil would bring up his Thompson Trophy planes. Don built several of the model planes for the Rocketeer movie. Once agian thanks G

So.. the rc models are doing the formation flying?

wow, that means you've been flying models for... (grabs calculator)... A LONG TIME 0.o

wow you are 64 you must have alot of skill in rc flying im glad i subscribed thank you for the video

Fantasic vid, very cool and brings back what it was like back when rc was just comin around. I'm a huge fan of your vids and have wached for 4yrs now, keep up the grat work. Happy flyyin:-)

cool stuff!

hello dave can you make a video how to build a Durafly T-28 Trojan w/flaps/retracts/lights/gear doors 1100mm (PNF) i dont know how i buld it no manual in the box plz help me dave =)

We were there that weekend. Cool stuff.

Its interesting that the following years the striking back show was about the battle for Iwo Jima instead of Pearl Harbor. At the end to these shows members of the marine force that fought on Iwo put up a flag with the Star Spangled Banner playing on a hill behind the set that looked like Mount Saribachi (sp). The show evolved with additional aircraft and pyrotechnics. In
addition to the large B-29 Byron also produced a large B-17 that he flew at the show while the announcer read poem written about the B-17 by a B-17 crew member. The poem was written after the Boeing reunion for the B-17 crews and aircraft builders at their headquarters in Seattle, Wa. Got to attend the show several times and twice at Ankeny, Ia before the show was closed forever. Best model airplane fly-in, exibition, full scale air show, professional model pilot demonstrations, and static display of the Conservative Air force war birds. The people of Ida Grove were incredible hosts and a top notch venue.
My son and I have many videos and memories of our trips there.

Was there as a kid cool. lots of great memories.

I had the MIG 15 .

iron bay models still makes parts for them.

Proud to be the great-grandson of Byron. Unfortunately, he passed away while I was young, however, tons of the relics have been kept from the days of the show. One of my favorite things to do when I'm back home is go and look at everything again. Appreciate you very much for posting this.

I'm sitting here watching your video. ( I was there) working on my Byron Staggerwing!!!