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Boglietto Air Show 2008: Flying Emotions

In the skies of the scenic Monferrato hills (Italy), on October 12, 2008, the fifth 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 some 180 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.

The event was the right occasion for the awarding of the first Fulvio "Bubu" Gamba Memorial prize, dedicated by the pilots of the WEFLY! Aerobatic Team (M. Cherubini, A. Paleri and E. Kustatscher) to the late promoter of the Baroni Rotti (*), the Italian Federation of Disabled Pilots. The prize - a commemorative plate - was awarded to the Campo Volo del Boglietto, where Fulvio Gamba learned to fly.

Notwithstanding marginal weather conditions in the surrounding area, some 60 aircraft took part in the event. A number of flight displays and aerobatic solo exhibitions were performed. A series of low passages by three paragliders concluded the air show.

A selection of the aircraft present at Boglietto on October 12, 2008: AeroAndina MXP-1000 Tayrona I-8566, T7-MAR and I-8294 (s/n AA-12-05-90-014 manufactured in January, 2006); Alisport Yuma I-9706; Alpi Aviation Pioneer 300 I-7067; ATEC 212 Solo awaiting registration number; BRM Citius Sport I-9403 and I-9221; BRM Land Africa - Kit I-8730 (s/n 012/05/KF2); Brügger MB-2 Colibri I-5936; Euro-Fly Firefox I-8146 and I-8587; Fly Synthesis Storch I-3743; Fly Synthesis Texan RG Solaris I-7942 and Texan Top Class I-7603; FlyItalia MD 3 Rider I-8583; Heli-Sport Angel CH-7 Kompress I-6410; ICP Savannah I-7842, I-8621 (s/n 05-02-51-369), I-7350 (s/n 03-05-51-208), I-7634 (s/n 03-10-51-239) and I-6548, ICP MXP-740 Savannah I-5827 (s/n 11-98-50-102 manufactured in November, 1998), ICP Savannah VG I-9141 and I-9442 (s/n 08-03-52-695), ICP Vimana I-8439; Pipistrel Virus I-6797; Pottier P.220 Koala I-5251; Rans S-9 Chaos I-8160; Robin DR 400/180 Regent I-LGET; Scheibe SF-25B Falke I-PAIU; Tecnam P.92S Echo I-5846, P.92 Echo I-5152, P.92 Echo Super I-9049 and P.96 Golf 100 I-6308; Tecnam P2004 Bravo I-8051; Trio Aviation X-Ray I-8458 and I-8820; Ultramagic S-90 I-LEGS balloon.

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.

(*) a play on words in Italian, who call the "Red Baron" "Il Barone Rosso" and since the Disabled are, in one way or another, "broken" ("rotti" in Italian), the joke name "Baroni Rotti", ie "Broken Barons", was chosen.

In the picture: Alpi Aviation Pioneer 300 Hawk making a low-passage at Boglietto airfield (Italy), during the October 12, 2008, “Disabili Volando Insieme” air event. (Aeromedia)

(Aeromedia, October 2008)