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28th CAP Air Meeting at Carpi

The 28th edition of the CAP air meeting was held on 16th and 17th September, at the Carpi airport near Modena. CAP (Club Aviazione Popolare), was established in1970 thanks to the efforts of late Prof. Rotondi, as the Italian chapter of Experimental Aircraft Association

The meeting, which enjoyed very fine weather conditions, is definitely one of the leading events in the Italian light aviation scene.

CAP confirmed its vitality in gathering at Carpi more than 20 home-built aircraft. Few of them were new-built but their craftsmanship was outstanding. Following a well established tradition, the CAP technical commission awarded the participating aircraft with dedicated prizes:

Gianfranco Rotondi Trophy to Stewart S-51D I-VBMR built by Mr. Roberto Ferrilli and Mr. Vittorio Bognolo
Caproni Museum Trophy to Vintage Aircraft SkyPup I-3891 realized by Mr. Alessandro Frigerio
CAP award to the best aircraft (built by plans) which obtained a Special Certificate of airworthiness to Evans VP-1 Volksplane I-BYRA built by Mr. Andrea Vavassori
CAP award to the best aircraft (built by kit) which obtained a Special Certificate of airworthiness Van's Aircraft RV-6 I-UGON built by Mr. Ugo Nunzio Neri
CAP award to the best VLA aircraft built by plans to SAB Avions Jodel D.18 I-5080 built by Mr. Enrico Nucci
CAP award to the finest historical aircraft taking part to the meeting to Cessna 120 I-FFLJ belonging to Mr. Giovanni Gardano
Club Aviazione Popolare special award to Sequoia F.8L Falco I-BARO of Mr. Andrea Tremolada
Italian Navy Chief of Staff award to Dyn'Aero MCR 01 Ban.Bi I-OPBS built by Mr. Pietro Meneguzzo.

Other prizes, presented by various organizations, were also awarded to home-built aircraft realized in the previous years, some of them being true veterans of the Italian amateur-aeroplane scene:

Mr. Pietro Marchi Lancair 320 I-MAPY, Asso IV I-STRF built by Mr. Marco Corridori, Rand Robinson KR-2S I-FORA belonging to Mr. Guglielmo Forasassi, Mr. Giordano Baricchi diminutive Brügger MB-2 Colibri I-CAPS, Rutan Long-Ez I-BKAK and I-KARL owned respectively by Mr. Roberto Carluccio and Mr. Carlo Chignoli, Pitts S-1T I-PITT biplane built by Giorgio Marangoni and Cosy Classic canard LX-ACE by Uli Wolter.

For the first time, CAP awarded trophies for a virtual flight contest and a flying kit demonstration held during the meeting.

As usual, in occasion of the 2000 CAP meeting, the major Italian ultralight manufacturers, of aircraft structures and accessories, participated to a very active VLA fair (see VLA EXHIBITION AT CARPI): During the two days of the show, about two hundred aircraft (home-builts, VLA and visiting aircraft) participated to the Carpi fly-in.

In the picture: Stewart S-51D I-VBMR built by Mr. Roberto Ferrilli and Mr. Vittorio Bognolo was awarded the Gianfranco Rotondi Trophy at the 28th CAP meeting at Carpi, September 2000.

(Aeromedia, December 2000)