Theron, the brains behind Day in the Sky 2005, tries to figure out where in the heck he's going to put the KC130.
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Ready or not, here it comes.
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Theron guides the big KC130 in.
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Talkin with the crew, Theron figures where to put our plane.
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Jane registers the kids with glee.
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Theron teaches the first flight school.
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Nathan cuts the flight checkin ribbon, opening the airport for the first flight.
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Cool! Airport's open. Let's go FLYING!
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The sheriff's show off their robotic technology.
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Walking to the plane, Nathan prepares for the first flight.
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The plane. Ain't she a beauty!
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Nathan stands 10 feet tall.
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Nathan checks to see if dad is gonna be airsick.
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Nathan at the controls. Talk about a thrill!
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Brian is good to go, at about 3000 feet.
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Over the beautiful coastline.
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Dean gives a thumbs up.
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Nathan gives a thumbs up in the first annual Watsonville "Day in the Sky"
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Around the whispy clouds we fly.
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All we have to do is reach out and touch the clouds. That's a good lesson for life.
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Thru the cockpit.
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Nathan clarifies some of the finer points.
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Heading back over Watsonville.
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Nathon gets a picture.
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Final approach. Time to turn the controls back to the pilot.
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Back on the ground, our newest Young Eagle proudly struts his stuff....
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And Nathan gets his certificate.
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Um, Dad, can I borrow your credit card for a couple of minutes.
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Dean and Scott Rains with Mayor Rivas and the Senator Moldinado.
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Monterey Bay Aquarium shows up with SCUBA gear.
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NASA's robot Mars rover.
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Nathan standing in front of the NASA Mars landing photo gallery.
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Lisa hawks tshirts.
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Dan White shows us how the KC130 really flies.
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Lisa checks out one of the 3 dozen nonprofits, and one of the biggest hits: Guide Puppies.
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Cecily takes a go at getting the recycling table set up.
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The veggie-burger crowd cooks veggie burgers. The regular burger pit is off to the left.
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The jump house is a huge hit, especially with Nathan who jumps for half the afternoon.
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Monterey Bay Aquarium's SCUBA masks are a great hit.
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Senator Moldanaro hams it up...
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and speaks on his support of the airport.
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Nathan doing his Spiderman thing. Those facepainters were great, huh?
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Daryl rocks! He was our PR Guy Extraordinaire, and then some!
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Amy rocks too! She was the brains behind the brains....
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Cotton Candy for everybody!
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JW House shows up en force!
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