Second Annual SunQuest Anniversary Party
We want to thank everyone who attended our second anniversary party that was held on Saturday, October 6th, 2007. Food, DJ, dancing, glider competitions, trivia, and prizes were enjoyed by approximately 130 people!! A special thank you to John Dennis who generously donated some wonderful appetizers from Crazy Buffet. Setti’s Restaurant in Jupiter catered a dinner of salad, rolls, chicken, pasta, and cannolis. Rock N Roll Joel played a lot of great “aviation” tunes as well as some old favorites.
There were two glider competitions - one for distance and one for accuracy. George Haddad won both prizes which were Gift Certificates to Crazy Buffet, again donated by John Dennis. The winner of the Aviation Trivia game, with 14 correct answers was Denny Sherman, from Sherman Aircraft Sales, located right here at North County. The prize is a ride in SunQuest’s new Super Cub. The questions and answers to Aviation Trivia are listed below for all you inquiring minds who want to know!! The winner of the Arbonne Ladies’ Skin Care Products raffle was Robert Hall. The winner of the Arbonne Men’s Skin Care Products was Maggie Sinclair. (Sounds like they should have traded!) The Arbonne Products were donated by Arbonnne representative, Lenda Coons. And the winner of the big raffle for one hour dual in the Apache was Christina Balazi.
Congratulations to all!!
Again, thanks to all of you for your support of SunQuest over the past two years of new ownership. We greatly appreciate each and every one of you and your love and dedication to General Aviation.
Pictures of the party taken by our resident photographer, Andres Duque.
Happy Flying!
Joe and Carol Brinker and the SunQuest Staff
Building a runway for the glider competition.
Looks real!
CJ, RJ, Nick, Leah, Joel
Tamara and Carol
The smile says it all!
Fred and Joe in Daisy Mae
Rick Collins, FBO Manager with his family
Yay, a twin!
Appetizers provided by Crazy Buffet.
Sherman Aircraft Sales
Scott and Nicole
Jeff and his Harem
Winner of the glider competition, George and wife Betty
Steve and Lenda
Joe and Carol
OK – here are the Trivia Questions and Answers:
- What was the name of the airplane that made the first successful powered flight?
Answer: The Wright Flyer
- What date did Orville and Wilbur make their first successful powered airplane
Flight?
Answer: December 17, 1903
- Name the Wright Brothers mechanic.
Answer: Charles Taylor (In recognition of Charles Taylor, there is currently an award in his name dedicated to mechanics with fifty or more years of service without incident.) No, it was not Joe Brinker!!
- In what year did man first take to the air?
Answer: 1783 just outside of Paris, France
- Name the brothers who made this first flying vehicle?
Answer: Montgolfier (Joseph and Etienne and the first flying vehicle was a smoke filled balloon)
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The popular Waco aircraft has a name that is a combination of words. What does
Waco stand for?
Answer: Weaver Aircraft Company
- The famous 1930’s race planes, the Gee Bees, were named after the designers?
Who were they?
Answer: The Granville Brothers
- Where were the Gee Bee planes built?
Answer: Springfield, MA
- Who made the first solo flight across the Atlantic?
Answer: Charles Lindbergh
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What company made his airplane?
Answer: Ryan
- What was the plane called?
Answer: The Spirit of St. Louis ( or the Ryan NYP – for NY to Paris)
- How old was the pilot when he made this flight?
Answer: 25 (Born February 2, 1902, flight was May 21, 1927)
- In what year was the first solo flight across the Atlantic?
Answer: 1927
- Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic?
Answer: Amelia Earhart
- What airplane did she use for this flight?
Answer: Lockheed Vega
- What airplane was the first vehicle to go supersonic in level flight?
Answer: The Bell X-1 – Glamorous Glennis
- Who flew this airplane on its famous flight?
Answer: Chuck Yeager
- What is the larges wing span aircraft of all time?
Answer: Hughes H4-Hercules (Spruce Goose). Wingspan is 320 feet
- Who had this airplane built?
Answer: Howard Hughes
- What is the world’s heaviest airplane?
Answer: Antonov AN-225 (cargo aircraft designed to carry the Russian version of the space shuttle.
It weight 1,322,750 lbs gross weight!)
Bonus Questions
1. What is the fastest, highest flying, piloted aircraft?
Answer: North American X-15 (4,520 MPH)
2. Joe and Carol’s airplane is a Mudry CAP 10. What does CAP stand for?
Hint: It’s not Civil Air Patrol
Answer: Contructionne Aeronautique Parisienne (yes, it’s French!)
3. What does Aeronca stand for?
Answer: Aeronautical Corporation of America
4. The Swift was made by Temco.
What does Temco stand for?
Answer: Texas Engineering and Manufacturing Corporation
5. The US has won the World Aerobatic Championships three times. Name these
Pilots.
Answer: Charlie Hillard, 1972; Leo Loudenslager, 1980; Henry Haigh,
1988.
