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Every Tuesday night at AirVenture brings the gathering of Van’s Air Force and tonight was not an exception. RV loyalists came together at the Nature Center Pavilion to raise a glass, share a meal, and swap RV stories. Gus Funnell emceed the evening, introducing various Van’s Aircraft staff members and partner companies.
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Rian Johnson showed videos of stress test on the new RV nose gear option. Guest speakers were air show announcer and RV-7A owner/pilot Rob Reider and airshow performer Ken Reeder of Redline Airshows who performs in an RV-8. (Redline is scheduled to perform in the Wednesday evening airshow at AirVenture.)
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