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Th MORNING PRESS, Frldoy, July 2, 1982 Days to feature A viation i Smyrna Airport "As that began to happen," Davis continued, "we becomes a tremendous community effort which allows us recognized the potential and began to build. For example, to keep all other expenses to a minimum ana tnereoy in-in our early years we would always feature one of the top crease our charitable contributions, we receive great aviation acts in the country. Today we feature several in a port from all sectors of the host and surrounding corn-number of categories, and we keep drawing larger crowds, munities, from local governments to business ana m-Our program has spiraled and we are delighted." dustry; civic and youth organizations; retail ana.wnoiesale It does take doing. merchants; and the news media. "Producing a large and successful air show is an What it amounts to," Davis said, is that we sponsor enormous job which takes a lot of effort on the part of an outstanding air show cooperation with the many.

What we want our audiences to see on Sept. 11th Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority, witnout whose and 12th" says Davis, "is the best air show they have ever Smyrna Airport site, aviation expertise and moral and seen. What they will not see are the long hours and tireless manpower support there would be no program; while the efforts of so many people who have been performing in- quality of our production and the degree of its success numerable tasks locally over the past two years to make it have really become a tribute to Middle Tennessee energy, all happen on those days. We begin planning an air show We early-on discovered that we simply could not succeed essentially the day after the last one ends," he adds. "We with this type of endeavor without the strong local and critique every aspect of the show just completed, identify- regional support we have been privileged and pleased to ing problems and refining methods to better the next pro- enjoy.

We feel very fortunate that the Rotanan Airport duct. What has changed is the expanding scope of the air show Authority drive has been matcnea Dy sucn-an level of interest." About the 1982 show? "We believe it will be the best ever," said Daivs. In addition to selecting the best among previous air show acts for return engamements, there will be more flying talent than ever before, including several top performers new to the showcase, according to Davis. The theme of the 1982 show, reflected both in the air and on display, spans the history of aviation from early general aviation flying machines, through military aircraft then and since, to today's experimental and ultra lite sport craft, as well as highly sophisticated contemporary military equipment and advanced space-age technology. "One of our most pleasant assignments this year," he observes, "and one that truly reflects the spirit of the 1982 effort, is the selection of John C.

Tune as grand marshal of the air show. We know of no one who has worked The planning ensues over the next two years, peaking during the final three months before the show. "When you think in terms of attracting, entertaining, and accom-modatingv feeding, aiding, parking, directing, controlling and responding to 100,000 people on the show site over two-days," says Davis, "you begin to realize the One of the largest air shows in the nation today Tennessee Aviation Days, are scheduled for Sept. 11-12 at Smyrna Airport, 15 miles south of Nashville. In its eleventh production season, this remarkable two-day tribute to aviation, still known to many as the Smyrna air show, has grown from a successful local charitable undertaking by the Donelson and Smyrna-La Vergne Rotary Clubs, to an eagerly-anticipated and widely-popular family entertainment event, drawing its audience from all parts of the country.

During an air show weekend two years ago, Smyrna was destination for 94,000 aviation enthusiasts from near and far who came not only to watch performances by the nation's top rated air show talent, but to view the latest in aviation technology on static display. While the show has become one of the most highly ac claimed and well attended of its kind in the country, the dedication and drive behind its drama remain unchanged, tojaise funds for Middle Tennessee charities. "What has changed," said 1982 Air Show Chairman Willie K. Davis, "is the expanding scope of the air show itself, which is requiring greater efforts of a growing corps of volunteers to meet the challenges and demands of an increasingly popular and successful program. But," says Davis, "the price is right when you see your bottom line growing to meet growing needs.

In 1980 we drew the biggest crowd, produced the greatest net proceeds and made the largest contribution to charity in the history of the show," notes Davis "This makes the man hours worthwhile." It is not surprising that the audience has grown and that the word has spread well beyond Middle Tennessee. Tennessee Aviation Days has become a showcase for the best of their kind. The nation's top air show performers bid to appear in the Smyrna showcase, and many of these greats have been booked to perform here on Sept. 11th and 12th of this year. Perhaps one of the strongest appeals of the show, inad-dition to caliber of talent booked, is its entertainment scope.

Ranging from top local talent to performers of international acclaim, the aerial performances highlight a uniquely wide range of flying interests including radio-controlled model aircraft, experimentals and ultra lites; helicopter rappelling; sky diving and parachuting; solo and precision team aerobatics in classic and antique craft as well as in some of the most sophisticated general aviation and military equipment flown today; wing walking; and even balloons. There is literally something for everyone who has a love of, interest in or curiosity about flying. "All of this adds up to a bargain aviation program unsurpassed in this region and the South, and fast gaining similar national acclaim," said Davis. "It is a show which delights young and old from start to finish. We began by trying to produce a progrm which was better than anything available in this part of the world," he explains.

"We knew if we produced a good show we would succeed in raising needed funds for charities. What we did not know is that our show would grow in stature to draw the large audiences we now experience, and to produce a showcase attractive to the calibre of talent we feature today." Railways receive Harriman award harder or done more to develop air transportation, a community's lifeline in today's world, in our region. We are magnitude of the responsibility." Talent has to be booked for the next show almost as the honored and proud to have him at the helm of our 1982 curtain closes on the current one. Dates must be cleared program." Tickets for Tennessee Aviation Days 1982 will go on Sale July 6th at all Commerce Union Bank branches and at the following affiliated banks: First Trust and Savings, Clarksville; The Union Bank, McEwen; the Union Bank, Waverly. Advance ticket prices are $2 for children under 16 and $4 for adults.

Children under 16 will be admitted free of charge on Saturday, if accompanied by a paid adult. Gates open at 10 a.m. both days. Call 367-3029 for further information. and specific objectives defined.

From that point it breaks down into the myriad assignments, tasks and responsibilities of an umbrella Air Show Steering Committee. "This Committee," explains Davis "is comprised of the Air Show Chairman an approximately 14 individual Sub-committee Chairmen, responsible for a variety of tasks including Flying Events and Static Displays; Experimental and Antique Aircraft; Information, Publicity and Promotion; Budgets and Money Control; Charities, Scholarships, Permits and Audits; Sponsorships; Programs; Concessions; Gates and Admission; Logistics; Security, Parking and Traffic; Insurance; Tickets and Posters; and Transportation and Lodging. Each committee numbers approximately five individuals who direct the activities of many others relative to their assigned responsibility. It is a massive volunteer organization, a production network dedicated to the single cause of raising money for charity. "The return comes with a job well done," says Davis.

"If we manage to give everyone a good time while achieving this end, we are more than compensated." Speaking of money, "because our bottom line charitable capability consists of our balance deducting expenses from gross receipts," explains Davis, "the sponsoring Rotary Clubs exert every effort to keep air show production costs as low as possible. Or major expense is meeting required minimum per diem talent fees. Producing the show beyond that requirement then essentially NOW OPEN BRAKE MUFFLER CENTER Htm Nabvtll Hwy acrou from BTt Carpel Mart ir rowvt ttttt MttiTAMi Amour BUYING A COLO TV. OFT IK mtonrrom rou. Saner fan ever, now it tnt Inn to fry a Curt Harriet color TV Wntn you renf a Curt Warrwt TV from ua.

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