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Boglietto Airfield Air Show 2007

In the skies of the scenic Monferrato hills (Italy), on October 7, 2007, the fourth edition of “Disabili Volando Insieme” air show was held. This peculiar aviation event, organized at the Costigliole d’Asti (Boglietto) airfield not far from Turin, is fully devoted to provide an aviation experience to handicapped people and to raise funds for various Charity Organizations such as AIMO, ANGLAT, APRI, CEPIM Autoaiuto, Centro Servizi Volontariato Asti and Alessandria, CISA, Pegaso and Unione Italiana Ciechi. The sunny day attracted a large public and favoured the success of the show, offering the emotion of the flight to more than 250 people.

To perform the compelling task, the members of the Boglietto “campo volo” used thirteeen of their light sport aircraft, ultralights and flexwing microlights, supported by other aircraft coming from nearby airfields, including an hot-air balloon. During the afternoon, some aircraft and an Angel ultralight helicopter performed a series of flight displays, together with powered paragliders and aircraft models. Three pilots of the “Papere Vagabonde” Flight Club made an outstanding flight display with their Texans, in different tight formations.

A selection of the aircraft present at Boglietto on October 7, 2007: ATEC 321 Faeta I-7257; BRM Citius Sport awaiting registration number; BRM Palanca I-8278 “Land Africa Sport” (s/n 0016/06); Euro-Fly Firefox I-8587 of Scuola VDS del Monferrato e delle Langhe; Euro-Fly Flash I-5259; Fly Synthsis Texan Top Class I-7231, I-7736 and I-8382 of Club di Volo ULM Papere Vagabonde; Flylab Tucano I-7531; Heli-Sport Angel CH-7 Kompress I-5843 and I-6410; Iannotta I 66 San Francesco I-8112; ICP Savannah I-5827 (s/n 11-98-50-102), I-6548, I-7350 (s/n 03-05-51-208) and I-8621 (s/n 05-02-51-369); Kappa 77 KP 2U Sova I-7147; Polaris two-seat trike I-8362 “Volopuro”; Slepcev Stork Mk4 I-5980; TEAM miniMAX I-6664; Tecnam P.92 Echo I-5152; TECNAM P.92-S Echo I-6299; Tecnam P2002 Sierra I-8789; Ultramagic S-90 balloon I-LEGS.

The Boglietto airfield – code IATBOG – was established in the early ‘Eighties and today hosts more than 30 ultralight aircraft. It is located South-East of Costigliole d’Asti (44°45’29” N - 8°11’14” E), and has a 10/28 grass runway 600 m (1,968 ft) long.

(Note: in the Aeromedia article about the 2006 Boglietto event, I-8278 and I-7976 were incorrectly quoted as ICP Savannahs. The correct type is BRM Palanca.)

In the picture: Tecnam P.92 Echo I-5152 take off from Boglietto airfield (Italy), during the October 7, 2007, air event. (Aeromedia)

(Aeromedia, October 2007)