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not like biplanes? They are a connection to the past, no matter when designed or built. From 1903 through about 1935 it was
the most dominant airplane type in the skies. During WW II the majority of primary trainers were bi-planes. The bi-plane is
still and most likely will remain one of the most unique and admired of all aircraft.
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Founded May 2009 and based out of Fort Parker
Flying Field www.fortparkerflying.com , the mission of the International
Biplane Association is to play a part in maintaining the history of biplanes and to promote the biplanes which
are being built, flown & preserved today.
At this time there are three fly-ins
scheduled for 2010 that the IBA is participating in and an idea I believe whose time has come is a single weekend set aside
each year and for many biplane fly-ins to be held around the continent (world?) on the same date at airfields willing
to host. This would allow a more overall opportunity for attending a biplane event with fellow biplane owners - appreciators
but not having to travel so far in order to do so.
In this day of instant communication an attendee would have the happenings at
their event and through cell phone, cell cameras, a computer system, etc. communicate with attendees at others. Believe
doing this would bring in close to the same amount of biplanes at many of them that would normally attend at one central event
since many in the past have been prohibited from attending a central yearly one due to distance and cost.
At this time the Association is not a non-profit.
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