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Art Nalls, a retired Marine Lt. Col, pilot with more than1,400 hours flying the Harrier AV8-A and B models, made hisfirst public debut of the world’s first-and only-civilian ownedHarrier jump jet at last year’s Culpeper Air Fest. He’s back thisyear with an amazing flight demonstration of several highspeedpasses and the Harrier’s trademark hovering exhibitionat about 100 feet AGL.Art retired from the Marine Corps and started a realestate development company, Nalls Development and Investment,specializing in restoring and developing the neglectedareas of historic Washington, DC, such as Anacostia andSouth West Washington, DC. He returned to flying byjoining the Commemorative Air Force and became a flyingsponsor of two of their aircraft. He now regularly flies in an “Albatross”Czechoslovakian Advanced Jet Trainer and a 1939 Piper Cub L-4 “Grasshopper”aircraft powered by an original Continental 65 HP, 4-cylinder engine. He has flight time inapproximately 65 different type, model, and series of military and civilian aircraft in addition to the“Harrier.” These include the B-52, C-141, C-130, A-7, A-37, T-38, F-4, F-5, F-15, and F-16, andF-18. He was also NATOPS Qualified for a special flight test in the back seat of the F-14 “Tomcat.”photo: Ulf Wallinulfwallin.comCulpeper Model BarnstormersThe Culpeper Model Barnstormers will sponsortoday’s model airplane show featuring numerousdisplays and performances from such clubs asFARM, NVRC, PGCRC and the Windwalkers.John Hunton, President of the newly organizedCulpeper Model Barnstormers, says the ModelAirplane show will consist of static displays (undertwo tents) and a flying show from 1:00pm to2:00pm. Stop by and view the models ranging from the most basic to large scale multi-enginedmodels. Performers will range in age from teenagers to the 90s! The feature performer is internationalchampion, Don Sczur.Culpeper 10th Annual Air Fest 20099